Whole Wheat Pumpkin Pancakes These pancakes were the best, we’ll certainly will be adding them to my breakfast rotation. This is a pumpkin recipe but don’t be that fussy if you can’t find pumpkin you certainly can substitute winter squash or mashed sweet potato. I don’t keep pumpkin pie spice on hand as making my […]
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Freezing Tomatoes for Winter One of the many joys of summer is working in the garden. Talk to any new gardener and you will hear the same question, “what do I do with all that produce when it ripens at the same time?” There are many good things to do with bountiful harvest. In our
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Maui Black Bean Soup Everything in this soup happens to be things my family loves. I knew as soon as I saw the recipe that it would be a hit, it certainly is. You can puree this soup once it is cooked’ we never do and eat it as is. Maui Black Bean Soup (via
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What’s wrong with what we eat I have listened to Mark Bittman’s talk on what is wrong with what we eat a few times. I really like the message he is sending. In this talk he details: The current health crisis How eating foods in their natural state helps improve health That industrialized foods are
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Debunking the cookie diet photo via cookiediet.com We have all read the headlines while waiting in the checkout lines You know the which ones I am talking about right. These headlines try to get your attention with salacious promises like… “Eat all you want and still lose weight” or this one “The Cookie Diet” to shed pounds
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5 Ways to Get Off a Weight Loss Plateau I read this great article this morning regarding breaking a weight loss plateau. I wanted to share this with everyone as it is something we all go through from one time or another, this article has some excellent points.. Here is a blurb…. “There is nothing
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Chocolate Date Nut no bake cookies/bar This is a bar/cookie that tastes like the Lara Jocalat bars.. Try these and your family will love them. What better way to get your kids to eat fruit and fiber.. I love the premade bars and thought I could reproduce them in my own kitchen. I gave one
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Water, how can something so simple be so complicated I have been thinking a lot about water lately which might be due to the summer’s high temperatures and trying to stay cool. Our bodies are made up of 66% water and it plays a vital role in how our body functions. Your brain is made
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Lemon With Water Recently I attended a nutrition lecture, a nice addition to an otherwise dull conference. The talk was very informative, again I was reminded of the importance of drinking a glass of lukewarm water, upon waking in the morning. The speaker explained that the body becomes acidic during our sleeping hours, this can
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(photo courtesy of: Monterey Bay Aquarium) We are trying to do the right thing by eating fish at least once a week and also making good sustainable fish choices. The best way for us to do this is to keep informed and also keep a list with us when shopping so we know which fish
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