Recipes and Posts Tagged healthy recipe

How To Get Your Family To Eat Breakfast

By: Jodie Shield | 0 Comments | | Category: Adults, Kids, Seniors, Teens

Beat-the-clock breakfast tips! By: Jodie Shield, RD Daycare, school, work – for today’s busy families, the morning rush hour is about more than traffic.  Everyone is in a mad dash to finish homework, brush their hair and teeth, and pack lunches before racing out the door. Squeezing in a quick ... more

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Top 4 Fresh Cooking Herbs

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

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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Kids Eat Right!

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

A website that helps families shop, cook and eat right! Do you have kids or grandkids ranging in age from newborns to teenagers? If so, you have got to check out one of my favorite family websites – Kids Eat Right. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and its Foundation ... more

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Oh, the Pastabilities!

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March is National Noodle Month By: Jodie Shield, RD If you could use only one word to describe the perfect family meal, what would it be? Versatile? Convenient? Economical? Healthy? Delicious?  I would use the word pasta, because it’s all of the above.  Pasta comes in a variety of shapes, sizes, ... more

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Cooking With Fin-Esse

By: Jodie Shield | 2 Comments | | Category: Apps & Websites

Tips for Buying and Preparing Seafood By: Jodie Shield, RD It’s Lent.  And I’ve had several requests for fish stories and recipes.  Some of  you even confessed that you’re hesitant to cook fish because it’s too complicated.  Let me try to reel you in.  Fish takes only minutes to cook ... more

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Do Kids Really Need Snacks?

By: Jodie Shield | 4 Comments | | Category: Adults, Kids, Teens

By: Jodie Shield, RD Preschoolers have tiny tummy capacities. Teens are eating machines. Three daily meals may not be enough to provide all the nutrients kids require. Because many kids need to eat snacks to help them grow properly and to fill any nutritional gaps, snacks are an important part of your child ... more

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Is Your Bread a Winner?

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By: Jodie Shield, RD Here’s the scenario: This school year you want to buy whole-grain breads for your kids’ sandwiches so you’re perusing the grocery aisle.  You glance at the packages and pick which of the following as the most nutritious option: (a) naturally stone-ground wheat bread, (b) light-style seven-grain bread, ... more

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Healthy Birthday Cakes

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

  By: Jodie Shield, RD A birthday party just wouldn’t be the same without a cake.  A cake signals that it’s time to sing “Happy Birthday,” make a wish, blow out the candles, and open the presents.  But while most birthday cakes are laden with sugar and fat, they don’t ... more

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How to Plan a Fun and Healthy Birthday Party for Your Child

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

  By: Jodie Shield, RD All foods, even cake, ice cream, and candy, have their place in a healthy diet.   That’s the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (www.eatright.org).  Kids can eat anything they want in moderation, but they need to compensate for the extra calories elsewhere in there day.  One ... more

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