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Lighten up December meals with a festive, budget-friendly vegetable and fish stew. One of my favorite Italian dishes next to good old fashioned spaghetti is a…

 Children can be very hard to feed! If your son is growing normally, and has plenty of energy to play and learn, he is probably getting what he needs. Remembe…

  Absolutely!  You came to the right source.  Check out our kids’ website FoodChamps.org for your specific fruits and veggies teaching needs.

 Since dried fruit loses water and therefore volume during the drying process, nutrients, calories, and sugar content become concentrated.  To compensate for…

Over the past few holiday seasons, I’ve experimented with creating my own green bean casserole from scratch – green beans, homemade mushroom gravy and…

Living in Massachusetts, I’ve been fortunate enough to visit local cranberry bogs to see harvesting of these beautiful, vibrant berries. Cranberries are only…

 The good news is, eating fruits and vegetables as part of a healthy diet promotes weight loss and maintenance! There are several keys to successfully mai…

Some foods that take longer to digest (e.g. foods high in fat, protein, or fiber) may cause discomfort when lying horizontally but shouldn’t upset digestion.…

As someone who loves to entertain, I’m always on the lookout for simple recipes that highlight the best of the season’s produce. In the summer, that often…

 Green beans are a vegetable and each ½ cup serving can be counted towards your daily recommend intake of fruits and vegetables.  Remember all forms matter,…

You may be interested to learn some science behind food cravings.  Cravings are actually more psychological than biological. Hormones, memories and other neur…

TheBUZZ High Carbohydrate Intake Connected to Higher Risk of Mortality? WHAT THEY’RE SAYING New research observing 135,000 people from five (5) continents i…