Articles tagged with Fruit and Vegetable
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Healthy Home-made Apple Sauce
Even though apple season is 5 months away, I had a hankering for some fresh homemade apple-sauce. So over the weekend I whipped up a batch and it turned out amazing! Here’s an easy recipe for you to try. Home-made apple sauce is a great low-calorie, nutritious snack. Although the apples are peeled and cooked, losing much of their [...]
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Avocados: Ugly but Healthy
Avocados are the Quasimodo of Super Foods. They aren’t very attractive on the outside, but they are truly good inside. Rich in monounsaturated fatty acids, fiber, magnesium, folate, vitamin E, lutein, carotenoids and polyphenols, this odd looking fruit packs a nutritional punch. Avocados have been cultivated for thousands of years. They originated in south-central Mexico between [...]
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The 5 Minute Lunch Solution
This cauliflower soup is the quickest soup you’ll ever make. You can have this soup on the table faster than you could get lunch from a drive-thru. So why go for the unhealthy option? This cauliflower soup only takes two steps: Step 1: Steam or roast a chopped cauliflower (this took 5 minutes to steam in my rice [...]
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Zucchini and Sweet Pepper Pancakes
Shrove Tuesday is approaching, and it's time to take out the syrup and get pancake flipping. Unfortunately, when we're dieting, pancakes can be our biggest downfall. There is nothing nutritious in them. How about doing pancakes with a twist this Shrove Tuesday and making a dinner out of them? These zucchini and sweet pepper pancakes [...]
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Tent camping with kids: vegan style
Last week, my husband and I took our kids tent camping in Lake Tahoe. This might sound like a crazy idea, considering that both of our kids are under five years old, but it was great! The weather was perfect and, with a little planning, we were able to eat well and have fun. The [...]
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15 ways to sneak more veggies into your meals
Parents often talk about sneaking vegetables into their kids' meals in a ton of different ways. I've even seen a chocolate cake recipe that called for beets! I am not a big fan of making this the only way that your kids get their veggies, though. I think that kids should learn to enjoy vegetables [...]
