Honey Ginger Tea
It is the end of January and here in Minnesota we are enjoying extremely cold temps. Yes, I said “enjoying” because it is all in our attitude right? Anyways, it is cold outside and we may need to warm up on our insides.
The Sugar Dilemma
January is the month of resolutions and often that entails eating healthier. We start out with great intentions but it is often challenging to keep our goals. Just having a plan when things get tough, can often be the difference between success and failure.
Lemon Pepper Turmeric Salmon Cakes
Are you trying to improve your diet and eat healthier? I know on my health journey, I wanted to make so many changes. One of them was to add more fish to my diet. For some this may be easy, but for me it was a challenge as I did not eat a lot of fish growing up (and if I did, it was fried in vegetable oil with a saltine cracker batter which doesn’t exactly scream healthy). I did not know where to start as I don’t like fishy tasting stuff.
January In-Season Produce
A great way to have your grocery money go further is by purchasing what is in season. Food is more plentiful and often tastes better when purchased within its normal growing season. So I thought it would be fun for a new year’s resolution to try all the foods that are in-season during each month. You can check out a previous post about eating with the seasons here.
Kid Chef Junior Cookbook Review
As a Health and Wellness Consultant, I believe one of the greatest gifts we can give our children (or grandchildren) is teaching them basic kitchen skills; after all we all need to eat so why not get these kiddos off to a great start!
Four Leafy Greens to Add to Your Meal Plans
There are so many different types of greens available to choose from now. Knowing a little bit more about a few common greens can be helpful for meal prep. Things like the flavor, uses, and storage can be some of this helpful information.
Below you will find four greens that I’ll share a little bit about and a picture (helpful when shopping for these greens). Hopefully, you can start adding a variety of greens to your meal plans.
The Difference Between Prebiotics and Probiotics Simplified
Every human has an entire community of bacterial strains that reside in their gut. The challenge is whether this is a healthy and strong community, or if it has been taken over by a number of “bad” strains.
The Standard American Diet (SAD) of processed food, wide spread antibiotic use, and a number of other reasons has negatively affected the community of bacteria in our guts.
Fire-Roasted Salsa
We are entering the peak of the growing season in Minnesota; my CSA box has had an abundance of produce. Tomatoes are starting to show up in the box, and need to be used! This salsa has the deep flavors of restaurant style salsa, and it is super easy to make.
What To Do With All That Zucchini?
If there is one crop that is super easy to grow and will produce an abundant harvest, it is zucchini. I have been getting one to three zucchinis in my local CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) box each of the last three weeks.
Zucchinis are a member of the summer squash family. Summer squash are much more delicate and cannot be stored for long periods like winter squash. So that means I need to be creative with all this zucchini.
Meet Your Farmer: Together Farms
Here is the next “Meet Your Farmer” post which features Together Farms. We had a great time visiting the farm, and I think you would enjoy it too!