A Nutritious Dish

Pears – The Bright Green Gems

Did you know December is national pear month? December is the time of year where most of the pears we consume here in the northern states are being harvested. If you’re like me, the cold winter weather always puts me in the mood to bake something…

Healthy Habits and Good Food

Best Foods to Keep in Your Pantry for Fall

There are many reasons to love fall. It marks the gap between the warmest and coldest months of the year – it’s the happy medium of seasons! Many people partake in “spring cleaning” where they completely gut out their closets and dressers…

Healthy Habits and Good Food, Recipes

An Apple A Day… Does It Really Keep the Doctor Away?

The end of summer and beginning of fall brings cool and crisp air. Apple orchards are blooming, and the ovens are heating up! It's the perfect excuse for us health gurus to bring up the old saying, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away!”…

Healthy Habits and Good Food, Vitamins & Minerals

Nutrition for Gut Health

I am sure you have heard the saying, “your gut is your second brain”. It sounds funny, but it holds a lot of truth. When we have a healthy and happy gut, we have a healthy body. Think about a time when you had a stomachache or didn’t feel…

Healthy Habits and Good Food, Senior Nutrition

How Nutritional Needs Change as We Age

Introduction Did you know that as we age, our nutritional needs also change? It may seem odd, but as we age, our bodies start to require more of certain nutrients and less of others. This is often the result of the wear and tear our bodies…

Healthy Habits and Good Food

New Year’s Resolutions

The end of another year has already passed! It seems like every time another year goes by, the next one passes by even quicker. The end of the year pushes many people to set New Year's resolutions for themselves that they didn’t achieve in…

Healthy Habits and Good Food

Crazy for Carotene

With the abundance of nutrition articles available to the public, especially via internet publications, we are all exposed to more nutrition jargon than individuals in the past. Words such as “hydrogenated oils”, “carbohydrates”, and…

Vitamins & Minerals

The 7 “Most Wanted” Nutrients for Americans

Background: We all know getting proper nutrition is important, but figuring out what to focus on can be confusing – should you worry about iron? Carbs? Vitamin D? Saturated fats? Cholesterol? Healthy Fats? or what? So to keep things…

Healthy Habits and Good Food

Amazing Avocado

Avocados have been very popular for awhile now, and they have a right to be – not only does this pear-shaped Central American fruit possess a creamy texture and subtle buttery flavor, it’s unique from most other fruits. Avocados feature…

Cooking Videos, Healthy Habits and Good Food, Recipes

Crazy for Cocoa! Homemade Hot Chocolate Recipe

Those chilly winter months will be here before we know it. What better way to stay warm this winter than with a cup of rich, velvety hot chocolate! Homemade hot chocolate brings back fond memories of warming up after a cold night of sledding…

Healthy Habits and Good Food

Nutrition’s Role in Surviving COVID-19

Nutrition's Role in Covid-19 Survival It’s hard to believe that we have been collectively fighting COVID-19 for over two years. It’s safe to say that this pandemic has exhausted us. Fortunately we’ve made it to the point where vaccines…

Cooking Videos, Healthy Habits and Good Food, Recipes

Squash Nutrition: Apple stuffed Acorn Squash {Favorite Fall Recipe}

Acorn squash are a type of winter squash that are named for their shape, which is like an acorn. Acorn squash provide great nutrition and come in a variety of colors including green, orange, white and a variegated green. When choosing squash,…

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Pears – The Bright Green Gems

Best Foods to Keep in Your Pantry for Fall

An Apple A Day… Does It Really Keep the Doctor Away?

Nutrition for Gut Health

How Nutritional Needs Change as We Age

New Year’s Resolutions

Crazy for Carotene

The 7 “Most Wanted” Nutrients for Americans

Amazing Avocado

Crazy for Cocoa! Homemade Hot Chocolate Recipe

Nutrition’s Role in Surviving COVID-19

Squash Nutrition: Apple stuffed Acorn Squash {Favorite Fall Recipe}

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