Recipes and Posts Tagged food safety
How to Eat Healthy When It’s Hot!
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
Read moreIs Canned Food Healthy?
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
Read moreDe-Gassing Strategies For Beans
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
Read moreThe Skinny on Bacon
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
Read moreTo Buy Organic or Not?
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
Read moreHow to Toss Beans Into Family Meals
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
Read moreTips for Introducing Peanut Butter to Your Baby
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
Read moreShould Kids “Veg” Out?
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
Read moreTop 4 Fresh Cooking Herbs
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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