Krispy Kale

Also known as Kale Chips are all the rage.  This is how I learned to love Kale and my kids always ask for more when I make it.  It can be used as a side dish but in my home it doesn’t make it to the table so we just use it for a snack, [...]

Three ways to enjoy Cauliflower

Belonging to the cruciferous vegetable family, Cauliflower is also known for its antioxidant properties and is loaded with vitamin C which is a great reason (as we enter cold and flu season) to add it to your shopping cart. While Cauliflower can be grown year round its natural growing season is late summer to early [...]

Go Green -leafy that is

Did you know that vegetables are the most missing food group from the Standard American Diet and leafy greens are the most missing vegetable.   My family and I love greens; and even when they don’t feel like eating them, I find ways to sneak them in.  Here’s why: Leafy greens are some of the easiest [...]

Healthy Food Experience ticket giveaway

Jo can’t cook (so she says anyway), I’m not a chef and we are not trying to be.  What we are is obsessed with eating good food and finding fast, easy ways to feed ourselves along with our families SUPER food.  And by that we mean food that is highly nutritious, gives us energy and keeps [...]

Natural Sweeteners

Who doesn’t love sweets? The sweet flavor releases serotonin in our brains, the chemical responsible for our sense of well-being and contentment. But when it comes to sweeteners, not all are created equal. There are side effects and health risks from refined sweeteners like white table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup, and from artificial sweeteners [...]

Health Tip – Green Powders

No time prepare veggies, even with a fully stocked pantry and freezer? Get your daily dose of greens with a high-quality green powder. A combination of wheatgrass, barley grass, kamut grass and sea vegetables, green powders will give you a huge boost of nutrition and energy. Use ¼ tsp green powder per 8 ounces of [...]

We are now a three artichoke family

Last night my husband saw artichokes in the refrigerator and declared we would have them for dinner tomorrow night; this morning my “picky eater” pulled one out of the fridge and said: “now that’s what I’m talking about.”  I grew up eating artichokes and love them so I’m always good with having an artichoke or [...]

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