Vegetable Dip
Enjoy veggies alongside this fabulous veggie dip. In addition you get to enjoy yogurt which is a healthy food for your gut health too. You’ll Need 1 ¼ cup plain yogurt ¾ cup sour cream 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped 1 Tablespoon fresh mint,...
Vegetable and Garbanzo Bean Couscous
Couscous is a featured grain in many regions of the Mediterranean. Enjoy this side dish as a complement to some fish. You’ll Need 1 ¼ cups water or chicken broth 2 Tablespoons butter 1 cup couscous Salt Freshly ground pepper 1 cup cooked garbanzo beans 2 small zucchinis, thinly sliced Directions Bring the...
Dirty Dozen: The 12 Fruits And Vegetables With The Most Pesticides
Could an apple a day really keep the doctor away? Maybe — but what if it is also coated in pesticides?!?! Check out this video report by the Newsy Group Organization.Today, the Environmental Working Group, an advocacy nonprofit, released its latest “Dirty Dozen” list of the 12 fruits and vegetables that are most...
Cancer Fighting Foods (Video)
I was on KDKA-TV this morning, talking with my friend Jon Burnett about cancer fighting foods: 1. What they are … 2. What makes them so healthy … 3. And why the colors are so important. Hope you enjoy. Please share this with your friends!! Will For more information:...
Toxic Fruit & Veggies: “100% more risk”
Put something toxic on fruits and veggies … what did you THINK was going to happen. Researchers looked at our children to see if eating pesticides for breakfast, lunch, and dinner made those same kids more likely to develop cognitive disorders like ADHD. For me and you, it’s a...
How To Make Kid Friendly Veggies
According to this study (Reuters Health – headlines), if you want your kids to eat more veggies, approach it with K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple). Dutch researchers Wageningen University tested two readily available and commonly eaten vegetables — carrots and french beans — that had been cooked in six different...
Vegetarian Concerns?
Eating a vegetarian diet is one of the healthiest ways to go. But this article suggests that there may be some concerns you should watch out for, especially for your teenagers. According to this work in the April issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, twice as...
When fat can be healthy
The New York Times reported today that there are some great ways to cook vegetables to maximize the vitamin content, and that eating them raw was not always as good for you. Here is the full article. But the most interesting aspect was in an afterthought at the bottom...