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5 Low-Fat/Low-Calorie Entrées & Side Dishes Apple-Beet Salad. A Nutrient rich salad that uses canned beets for ease. Recipe: Apple-Beet Salad. S…

5 Ways to Add Fruits & Veggies to Entrées Pork Chops in Warm Cherry Sauce. Impress your guests with a delicious dinner on the table in 30 minutes…

5 Healthy Appetizers Shots. Not the boozy kind. Fill shot glasses or small glasses with bite size treats. Celery & Shrimp w/cocktail sauce, Gazpacho…

Botanists or scientists classify tomatoes as a fruit because they are a product from the seed-bearing structure of a flowering tomato plant. Cooks, however, co…

Topping the list of popular fall produce are sweet potatoes and yams.  While they are available year round, they are particularly popular in autumn with the f…

I’m happy to hear you have a vegetable garden! The type of vegetables a gardener grows is based on food preferences, your climate, and maintenance time.  I…

October 4th is National Taco Day (yes there really is a Food Day for everything!).  Tacos are a personal favorite of mine–they’re simple to make,…

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING Skipping one sugar-sweetened beverage a day – an energy drink, a soda, a sweetened iced tea, etc. – can help Americans lead healthier…

If apricots weren’t fall flavor enough, how about gooey Medjool dates stuffed with dried apricots and walnuts! What is a good date? (Insert potential joke he…

Spaghetti squash is a winter squash that is gaining popularity as a lower calorie, lower carb alternative to pasta. Once it’s cooked, it’s as simple as dra…

Botanically speaking, tomatoes, peas, and lima beans are categorized as fruits, but due to their savory flavors are historically used as vegetables in main mea…

Eggplant flesh will have tan to brown colored spots around the seeds. If this is the color you are referring to, it is edible. If the flesh is more brown than…