What to eat to protect your skin from sun damage and wrinkles. As the weather warms and we all start spending more time outside, chances are you’re upping your sunscreen usage. But did you know that certain foods also shield your skin from the sun — and the damage it wreaks on your skin? It’s true [...]
Get The Most Out Of Your Vegetables
05/23/2013 By Leave a Comment
Cooking vegetables and fruits using high heat, water, or both can destroy some of their nutrients. Here’s how to get the most from their nutritional power. Cooked or Raw? High temperatures can destroy 15 to 30 percent of some of the vitamins in vegetables. Boiling leaches another 10 to 20 percent, and up to 15 [...]
How to Freeze & Preserve Fresh Herbs in Olive Oil
05/22/2013 By Leave a Comment
1. Choose fresh herbs from the market or your own garden. 2. You can chop them well, or leave on branches and leaves. In the photo, the herbs are finely chopped. 3. Place on trays of ice c…ubes (about 2/3 full of herbs). 4. You can mix herbs (sage, thyme, rosemary). 5. Place extra virgin [...]
Tasty Seven Layer Salad
05/21/2013 By Leave a Comment
This makeover of a Midwestern classic tops layers of lettuce, peas, bell pepper and tomatoes with a creamy, tangy dressing. The salad stays fresh underneath until it’s served and gets even better when held overnight. Makes: 10 servings, about 1 cup each Active Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Ingredients 8 cups shredded romaine [...]
Peanut Noodles with Shredded Chicken & Vegetables
05/20/2013 By Leave a Comment
If you can’t find a bagged vegetable medley for this easy noodle bowl, choose 12 ounces of cut vegetables from your market’s salad bar and create your own mix. SUGGESTION: Try using rotisserie chicken and crunchy peanut butter for more flavor and texture. Makes: 6 servings, 1 1/2 cups each Active Time: 30 minutes [...]
Restaurant Words to Avoid
05/17/2013 By Leave a Comment
Decoding restaurant menu descriptions in search of healthier fare can require some serious detective skills. Here’s a helpful glossary of words to steer clear of when you’re trying to avoid heavy, high-cal dishes while dining out. STEAKHOUSE MENUS Au Gratin: Baked side dish (using potatoes, cauliflower, or another vegetable) typically made with cream or [...]
52 Awesome Superfoods to Try
05/16/2013 By Leave a Comment
Step into any supermarket and you’ll see thousands of labels shouting good-health claims: Whole grains! No trans fats! Essential vitamins and minerals! But figuring out what really is part of a healthy diet is getting harder and harder in these days of information overload. And it shows in the sobering statistics: 66% of Americans are [...]
Fresh Tomato Salsa
05/14/2013 By Leave a Comment
Fresh and easy, this recipe yields about 5 cups of salsa. If you like spicy salsa, use the full amount of jalapenos and add more cayenne pepper. Makes: 10 servings, 1/2 cup each Active Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Ingredients 4 cups diced tomatoes, (5-6 medium) 3/4 cup finely diced red onion, (about [...]
Breakfast Fruit Bread Pudding
05/09/2013 By Leave a Comment
Studded with strawberries, this breakfast recipe is a cross between a baked French toast and a dessert bread pudding. Swap in almost any fruit depending on what’s in season. Although we typically advocate using whole-grain bread, we stuck with challah for this recipe, because the results are so luscious. Makes: 10 servings Active Time: [...]
Tips and Information on Why You Should Have Good Posture
05/08/2013 By Leave a Comment
Have you ever been told, “Sit up straight and pull those shoulders back?” Here is a quick checklist to take inventory of your posture while at work or at your home workstation. Mark the habits you already practice, and see how many you may still need to work on. ___ Your upper arms form right angles. [...]