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Stock 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 moreWhat Is Clean Eating?
Get the dirt on this popular eating trend! Guest Post By: Ginger Hultin, MS, RD, CSO, LDN Clean eating. Eating “clean”. What does this mean exactly? A popular buzz word in magazines, on-line and among celebrities, this term can be confusing because it doesn’t have a set definition. Does it mean ... more
Read moreHow 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 moreEating Blueberries Helps Lower Blood Pressure
A cup of blueberries a day may keep the doctor away! By: Jodie Shield, RDN If you’re a woman, between the ages of 45 and 65, and a berry lover, here’s another reason to go blue. A recent study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics ... more
Read moreHow to Make Healthy Hamburgers
Four tips for making lean and tasty burgers! By: Jodie Shield, RD It’s hard to resist a juicy burger, especially during May, National Hamburger Month. But let’s face it. Living in a fast food, super-size-me world, the burger has gotten a bad rap. No surprise when a deluxe bacon-cheddar burger ... more
Read moreHow to Pick the Healthiest Pretzel
Stick to these 7 tips and pick a pretzel that’s a nutritional winner! By: Jodie Shield, RDN Pretzel lovers! Did you know that pretzels symbolize the marriage bond. (Ever hear of tying the knot?) Maybe that’s why so many of us have a love-hate relationship with this popular grab-and-go snack. ... more
Read more10 Ways to Enjoy Pecans
Go nuts! April is National Pecan Month. By: Jodie Shield, RDN Good things really do come in small packages. Pecans are powerful little nuts packed with body-building protein, hunger-filling fiber, and disease-fighting antioxidants. As if that wasn’t enough. Pecans contain more than nineteen vitamins and minerals, too. Studies have found ... 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 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 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
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