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Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Toasted Pine Nuts, Arugula and Balsamic Glaze
Post and images by guest blogger, Rebecca White, of A Pleasant Little Kitchen.
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Confession: I regularly feed my children sweet potatoes and never eat them myself.
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I know. Making children eat vegetables that you won’t eat yourself seems a bit…dishonest? tricky? not right? Well I do this frequently when it comes …
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Strawberry Blackberry Chia Jam
When leading our Diabetes Tours it is not uncommon for the conversation to turn to seeds when we talk about healing foods. There are sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, flax seeds and chia seeds. Flax has been popular for a while and chia has become popular more recently. The chia seed is exactly what you are thinking - that terracotta figurine that sprouts hair or fur on …
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Peanut Butter Banana Parfaits
After May’s month of orange, it is finally June and time to celebrate this month’s color- yellow! There are a lot of yellow fruits and vegetables that are fun to prepare and enjoy during the summer. Today’s recipe incorporates bananas, but also yogurt, to celebrate National Dairy Month. Yogurt is a cultured milk product that provides an excellent source of calcium, …
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Bacon Mango Fried Rice
When people think of brown rice, they often think “bland and boring”. But, it can be so much more than that. Brown rice is a great source of B vitamins and the mineral, selenium. Selenium is a powerful antioxidant that helps fight certain cancers. Ok, so we still haven’t addressed the issue of taste. While rice alone can be a little bland, adding other healthy …
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Sparkling Green Tea Lemonade
August is Green Month and stepping out of the produce section and grabbing something off the shelf is a great way to add additional greens to your basket. Today something we're talking about and what you should be looking for is Green Tea! It can be found in the bulk foods section or down the hot beverage aisle.
Green tea is primarily made up of …
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Flourless Pumpkin Gingerbread Blondies
It's pumpkin time and our foodie hearts are happy! Pumpkin is a unique vegetable that many families enjoy, especially during the fall. Although it’s considered to be a starchy vegetable, the bright orange color of pumpkin is a giveaway that it’s loaded with an important antioxidant, beta-carotene.
Beta-carotene is converted to vitamin A in the body, which allows many …
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Dietitian Spotlight: Slow Cooker Southwestern Chowder
Do you ever feel like you are running in a million different directions during the holiday months? It seems as though there is always somewhere to be, something to buy, and something to wrap. As a result, having time to prep and cook food can fall by the wayside. However, we believe that consuming foods that are nutritious and filling during these busy holiday months should …
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28 Day Challenge: Week Three
Whew! You’ve survived another week. We hope we’ve convinced you that a healthier lifestyle is attainable, despite how intimidating it might seem at first. Remember to keep incorporating those small challenges you’ve already made as you continue on into Week 3 of the 28 day challenge! (For more 28 Day Challenge info, click here).
This week, the dietitians challenge you to …
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Dietitian Spotlight: One Pan Chicken and Rice
A study released in 2013 found that the number of children with food allergies has increased by 50% between 1997 and 2011. There are several hypotheses for the cause of this sudden increase in food allergies, but the definite cause is still unknown. The only treatment for food allergies is complete elimination of the allergen. There are 8 foods that make up 90% of food allergies …
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Dietitian Spotlight: Corned Beef and Brussels Sprout Saute
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this tasty dish! A corned beef and Brussels sprout sauté will have you feeling festive and full of St. Paddy’s spirit. What makes this recipe even better? It's free of the top eight food allergens, making it a great dish to serve to family and dinner guests that have common food allergies.
More than 50 million Americans have some sort of …