Recipes and Posts Tagged healthy
How To Get Your Family To Eat Breakfast
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
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
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 moreKids Eat Right!
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
Read moreHungry or Satisfied? Rate Your Appetite
Use a hunger scale to help you and your kids learn when to put down that fork! By: Jodie Shield, RD Hunger Games. Kids and adults play them all the time. You know what I mean – nibbling when you’re bored or pigging out at a party. Your appetite ... more
Read morePecans: Top 3 Reasons to Eat More
Get cracking and enjoy pecans! By Jodie Shield, RD Calling all health nuts. Did you know that eating a handful of pecans each day is good for your heart, mind, and may help you lose weight? It’s true. While most nuts are healthy, there seems to be something special about ... more
Read moreThe Egg-ceptional Egg
Go ahead and enjoy eating those Easter eggs – they’re good for you! By: Jodie Shield, RD Easter is this weekend. So I thought I’d get crackin’ and talk about eggs. (Sorry about all of the puns in this blog, but it’s too hard to resist!) Eggs are an excellent source of protein, ... more
Read moreTop 5 Beat-the-Clock Breakfast Tips
Rise and Shine It’s Breakfast Time! By: Jodie Shield, RD Did you know that on any given day 20 to 30 percent of kids skip breakfast? This is unfortunate given that breakfast really is for champions in and out of the classroom. Kids who eat breakfast have so many ... 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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