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How to Pick the Best Produce
Quick tips to help you pick the best fresh, frozen, and canned produce options for your family. By: Jodie Shield, MEd, RDN When selecting and preparing fruits and vegetables, taste and nutrition matter. However, as the flurry of media attention regarding pesticides and produce recalls demonstrates, food safety is also ... more
Read moreIs My Food Safe?
Love those leftover! Food Safety App Review. By: Jodie Shield, RDN How long does lunchmeat last in the fridge? What temperature should you cook pork tenderloin? Does ketchup ever go bad? If you’re not sure how to answer these questions, have I got an app for you! Is My Food Safe? ... more
Read moreNew and Improved Eat Healthy Homemade Meals App!
Check out my new and improved Time To Eat Healthy app and you’ll be making homemade meals in minutes – it’s free! By: Jodie Shield, MEd, RDN You’re craving a homemade meal with fresh, healthy ingredients that won’t undo your workout, but . . . no time to cook! ... more
Read moreStock Up on Beat-the-Heat Meals
Cool tips for stocking your kitchen with four healthy summer meals! By: Jodie Shield, RDN Scorching heat. Sticky humidity. If you can’t stand the heat . . . get out of the kitchen! But your family is hungry, so what do you do? No sweat. These four “cook-less” meals can ... more
Read moreHealthy Out App Review
This easy-to-use app can make eating out a healthy dining adventure! Guest Post: Steven Humbrecht If you love to eating out, but hate being tempted by all of the tantalizing menu options like coconut fried shrimp and cheesy lasagna, then Healthy Out is the app is for you. Simply enter ... more
Read moreMyFitnessPal App Review
Keep track of your eating and exercise with this easy to use app! By: Jodie Shield, RD What’s the most popular New Year’s resolution? If you said losing weight, you’re so right! Losing weight always ranks in the top three along with saving money and getting organized. While it’s important ... more
Read moreHow to Pick and Store Fresh Fruits and Veggies
Harvest App Review By: Jodie Shield, RD Summer is my favorite “food” time of year. All winter I dream about fresh red tomatoes bursting with actual flavor. I long for juicy sweet corn on the cob that drips down my chin after each bite. This past cold and dreary February, ... more
Read moreOh, the Pastabilities!
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
Read moreCooking With Fin-Esse
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
Read moreHealth by Chocolate: Top 3 Reasons to Eat It
By: Jodie Shield, RD As if anybody needs a reason to eat chocolate! But if you do, here’s the bittersweet truth about everybody’s favorite sweet stuff – – just in time for Valentine’s Day. Chocolate is . . . heart-healthy. It takes approximately 400 cocoa beans to make 1 pound of chocolate. ... more
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