A simple, yummy summer Niçoise salad
Salads are great summer fare, and can be healthy if you choose your ingredients wisely—not all salads are created equal. Of course, you want your salad to be filling, especially if it’s a main course. That you are feeding to your husband. Who is starving, because he never bothers to eat breakfast or lunch. [ More ]
They're open! Buy local at farmers' markets!
It's time to shop for local produce again—this weekend my local farmers’ market opens. I’ve been doing just fine with produce from the winter market a few towns over, but I’m beyond excited that the market in my town will finally be up and running. [ More ]
Meatless Monday's menu: A tempeh attempt
We haven’t had a meatless Monday at my house in a while, so tonight, we’re going big. We’re trying something new: Tempeh (temp-ay), which is a fermented soybean product that’s a cousin to tofu, of which I’m a big fan. Have you tried tempeh? [ More ]
How clean are your eats?
Are you shying away from processed foods with lots of chemicals, or at least questioning what’s in your food? If so, you’re definitely part of an emerging trend. According to the International Food Information Council Foundation (IFIC), more consumers are asking themselves: “What’s in my food?” [ More ]
Making that Reuben a little bit better for you!
With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, ’tis the season for corned beef! And when I think of corned beef, I immediately think of my favorite sandwich in the whole world, the Reuben. For you non-Reuben lovers out there, it's made with rye bread, thousand island or Russian dressing, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and corned beef. [ More ]
What's the deal with extra-virgin olive oil?
In light of the recent New England Journal of Medicine study about the power of the Mediterranean diet to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, extra-virgin olive oil sales are bound to spike. [ More ]
Free nutrition advice is a click away
Here's a hot tip from one of our own staff nutrition experts, Amy Keating, who told me to check out the Nutritionblognetwork.com. It's a directory of nutrition blogs written by real health pros—dietitians from across the country with degrees and credentials that show they know their stuff. [ More ]
