Recipes and Posts Tagged food safety

How to Eat Healthy When It’s Hot!

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Five tips to help you get dinner on the table without breaking a sweat! By: Jodie Shield, RD If you can’t’ stand the heat . . . get out of the kitchen.  But your family’s hungry, so what do you do? When the thermometer soars, summer dining can be a ... more

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Is Canned Food Healthy?

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Kick these four canned byproducts to the curb!  By: Jodie Shield, RDN Canned foods are clear choices for convenience and cost-savings. Nutrition gets a little trickier. On one hand, the heating process of canning kills some nutrients, but the same effect occurs when you cook fresh and frozen fare. In ... more

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De-Gassing Strategies For Beans

By: Jodie Shield | 1 Comment | | Category: Adults, Seniors

How to eat the musical fruit without the toot! By: Jodie Shield, RDN Alright, after all of my bean stories and Tuscan White Bean and Plum Tomato Soup recipe, a lot of you have politely asked about the “aromatic” side effect of beans – gas. There I said it! Beans ... more

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The Skinny on Bacon

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Follow these five tips and bring home “healthier” bacon!   By: Jodie Shield, RDN Bacon’s popularity is sizzling! Who can resist its sweet, rich, hickory-smoked taste? Despite its rising fame, bacon is no health food (sorry Paleo Diet fans). Over 68- percent of bacon’s calories come from fat, almost half of ... more

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To Buy Organic or Not?

By: Jodie Shield | 1 Comment | | Category: Adults, Babies, Kids, Seniors, Teens

How to shop for fresh produce without blowing your food budget. Guest Post By: Laura Chalela Hoover, RDN The reasons to buy organic fruit and vegetables are many. Earlier this month, Organic Authority highlighted five reasons that buying organic is good for the body and the planet, including higher lower greenhouse ... more

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Five Grilling Tips for Healthy Barbecues

By: Jodie Shield | 1 Comment | | Category: Adults

Fire up the grill – it’s barbecue season! By Jodie Shield, RDN Hey, moms!  How would you like to take a vacation from cooking?  Now that I’ve got your undivided attention, let me share a little secret with you.  After 27 years of marriage, there’s one thing I know for ... more

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How to Toss Beans Into Family Meals

By: Jodie Shield | 0 Comments | | Category: Adults

Three tasty bean tips you can count on!  By: Jodie Shield, RD Beans are a great source of protein, vitamins, and minerals, but many kids – mine included- wish they could toss them out the window like Jack’s mother did in “Jack and the Beanstalk.” But, with a little kitchen ... more

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Tips for Introducing Peanut Butter to Your Baby

By: Jodie Shield | 2 Comments | | Category: Babies

The Preschooler’s Plate: Discovering the truth about peanut butter and food allergies. Guest post by: Laura Chalela Hoover, RD Last month, Jodie shared her mouth-watering recipe for homemade peanut butter. Soon after, she and I were chatting the deliciousness of homemade peanut butter, and (in a way that only a ... more

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Should Kids “Veg” Out?

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October is National Vegetarian Month! By: Jodie Shield, RD More kids are saying no to meat and going green – they’re eating vegetables!  But is a vegetarian diet OK for kids? If your child wants to become a vegetarian, there’s no need to panic.  According to the Academy of Nutrition ... more

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Top 4 Fresh Cooking Herbs

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Tips and recipes for enjoying the salt-free flavor of fresh herbs. By: Jodie Shield, RD This summer I grew my very first herb garden.  My family was skeptical because while I can cook, they know I don’t have a green thumb. Guilty as charged!  That’s why I decorate my house ... more

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