Quick and Easy Salsa Queso Queso is the Spanish word for cheese. This quick and easy appetizer is not only tasty; it has just the right amount of spice. It’s important to use fresh cilantro because dried cilantro takes approximately two hours for the oils in the dried leaves to flavor the queso dip. Click here ...
Cheese is essentially concentrated milk. It takes about 7 fluid ounces of milk to produce 1 ounce of cheese. That one ounce is packed with nutrients found in milk: protein, calcium, phosphorus and fat. During the cheese making process some of the lactose in milk is converted to lactic acid. People who have lactose intolerance ...
Cauliflower Mash This mashed potato substitute can be served any time of the year but it’s especially good for the holiday time. It’s an easy way to cut calories and carbs while adding a vegetable serving to your meal. It’s sweet and buttery and it doesn’t taste like raw cauliflower. Click here for the ...
Eat dinner at the table. Where do you eat dinner? Are you usually parked in front of the TV? If so, clean off the table and move mealtime where it belongs. Whether you are trying to slow down your eating, chew more thoroughly, or savoring each bite, it’s easier to do it without the ...
Pumpkin Pecan Oatmeal Nothing says fall like pumpkin. Add pumpkin to breakfast by spicing up your oatmeal with pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice. Click here for the recipe.
The bright orange color of a pumpkin comes from beta-carotene, an important antioxidant. Antioxidants help protect the body from damaging free radicals. The body converts beta-carotene into active vitamin A. Current research also shows that a diet rich in beta-carotene foods can help enhance the function of your immune system, may reduce the risk of ...
The days and nights are getting colder and we’ve got hot protein supplements to warm you up and help you meet your protein goals. Back on the shelf is the popular hot cocoa with fiber and creamy tomato soup. Both beverages have 15 grams protein per packet and are suitable of all diet stages after ...
Santa Fe Meatloaf Spice up traditional meatloaf with this Southwest version. This meatloaf can be prepared the night before so when you get home after work you can just pop it in the oven. Click here for the recipe.
Today is Do Something Nice Day. Go ahead, do something nice, anything nice. Doing something nice for someone almost always brings a pleasant response, and usually results in a smile. Practicing kindness makes us happier and gives us healthier hearts. And, best of all, doing something nice can be contagious. In keeping with the spirit ...
Limit your intake of processed foods. You may think you’re eating healthy but if you are eating a lot of highly processed foods, guess again. Did you know that about 75% of daily sodium intake comes from salt added by food manufacturers? Michael Pollan’s “In Defense of Food” is book worth reading if you ...