With less than a week until Christmas, our days are busier than ever. There are the year-end holiday pageants and recitals for your children, last-minute shopping, celebrations at work and with friends, and out-of-town visitors starting to arrive. With everything going on and the assortment of goodies tempting you at every turn, who can focus on ...
read more >Ingredients 4 cups of fresh greens (e.g. spinach, kale, mustard, collard) 1/2 cup frozen berries 1 scoop of white chocolate whey protein Directions 1. In a blender, combine all ingredients. 2. Blend until smooth. ...
read more >The average Thanksgiving meal racks up over 2000 calories and can easily top 3000, which equates to almost a pound of body fat. This huge caloric load can really derail your diet and make getting on the scale the Monday after Thanksgiving a depressing experience. But with a little effort, treat yourself to a wonderful Thanksgiving day m...
read more >Cut It Out & Save Serious Green The Price Of Convenience! Consumers spend 3-5 times more on pre-cut and washed produce than the whole varieties, sacrificing freshness, savings and sometimes safety (remember the bagged Spinach E.coli outbreak of 2006?) Here’s the skinny. You can spend $3.49 on a 16 oz. bag of pre-cu...
read more >from Fruits & Veggies More Matters Also known as string beans, these bright green and crunchy beans are available year-round. Green beans are picked while still immature and the inner bean is just beginning to form. They are one of only a few varieties of beans that are eaten fresh. How to Select Choose fresh, well ...
read more >from Fruits and Vegies More Matters Balsamic & Berries. Reduce balsamic in a sauce pan by bringing to a boil then simmering over low heat until it has a syrup consistency. Top low-fat frozen yogurt with fresh strawberries and finish with a drizzle of the balsamic reduction. Sweet Greens. Add sliced berries to mesclun greens (or ot...
read more >from Dr. Melina Would you rather eat a heart-healthy bowl of oatmeal with sliced strawberries and almonds or take medicine to lower your cholesterol? If you chose the more flavorful option, you’d achieve nearly the same benefits, according to research evaluating a cholesterol-lowering diet done by a group of Canadian researchers. ...
read more >from Sylvia Melendez, MS RD ½ small cantaloupe or 1 small banana 4 cubes of low fat cheese 1 cup (8 oz.) fat free yogurt 6 large cucumber slices dipped in lime juice 1 frozen fruit juice bar ½ cup wheat cereal with ½ cup skim milk 1 medium orange or 20 grapes 2 cups fat free popcorn sprinkled with chile 10 whole roas...
read more >Top 10 Ways to Enjoy Kale from Fruits & Veggies More Matters With Your Favorite Noodles – soba, fettuccine or rice noodles. Add chopped kale when pasta is about 5 minutes from being done. Season with a small amount of sesame oil, sesame seeds and salt. Quickie Kale Salad. Toss canned sliced beets with cooked fresh or frozen k...
read more >Top 10 Way to Enjoy Brussel Sprouts from Fruits and Veggies More Matters Make candied Brussels sprouts. Defrost frozen sprouts and dust with brown sugar and a pinch of salt. Microwave for 5 minutes and serve hot. Simply roast Brussels sprouts at 400 degrees for 40 minutes. Toss with a small amount of olive oil before baking. Add steam...
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