By Jaimi Jansen Meeting your weight loss goals can be a daunting challenge, made even more difficult if you are a busy parent. However, there are some simple tips that can be incorporated into a busy day to make losing weight that much easier. Here are four of them: 1. Don’t skip breakfast! The […]
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Seasonal Pick Mushrooms
Mushrooms have been used medicinally for centuries and have an incredibly vast presence in folklore across cultures with an equally expansive list of varieties, especially in the wild! There are currently over 10,000 known varieties and that’s not accounting for the yet undiscovered. Since ancient times mushrooms have been associated with mystical powers. Egyptians […]
Got Almond Milk?
“Got milk?” This slogan has been a cornerstone in the advertising industry and reminds most of the ads with the milk mustache and even brings me back to the elementary school lunch line where I would hope for the chocolate milk special Wednesdays. Food can elicit good memories and a parasympathetic response from positive experiences […]
Seasonal Pick Eggplant
Eggplants originated in the Eastern World and were first introduced throughout the Mediterranean by Arabs in the early Middle Ages, where they were given various names from the regions they reached. Eggplant has been considered the “King of Vegetables” in India (perhaps due to their crown-like stem?), while the Italian name for eggplants is thought […]
Seasonal Pick Broccoli
Just like spinach, our previous Veggie of the Month, broccoli has a reputation as being the bane of many a child’s dinner experience—a stereotypically hated vegetable. But we say, let’s change our point of view! Broccoli is actually a tight cluster of unopened flower buds that are packed full with highly beneficial nutrients, vitamins, and […]
Seasonal Pick: Pumpkins
Pumpkins are a seasonal favorite packed with nutrition. It’s that time of year again when stores and cafes pack their shelves with pumpkin flavored products of all kinds, families take trips to the pumpkin patch and people of all ages break out their kits and carve up Halloween jack o’ lanterns. Modern Halloween and pumpkin […]
Seasonal Pick: Spinach
Spinach has the reputation for being the vegetable all children hate and all parents force those children to eat before they get dessert. As a vegetable loved for its hearty goodness since its origin in 7th century Asia, parents had it right! It has slowly moved it’s way west, receiving praise and namesakes along the […]
Seasonal Pick: Cucumbers
As this summer heats up, we want to help you stay healthy and “cool as a cucumber.” Cucumbers are a naturally cooling food–internally, they are about 20 degrees cooler than their surroundings and full of water to help keep you hydrated in the heat. Cukes are a perfect hot summer’s day snack! Cucumbers originated over […]
Seasonal Pick: Bell Peppers
Historically, Bell Peppers were cultivated in Central and South America before Christopher Columbus brought them to Europe where they got their name. Despite sharing the name, they are not related to other sweet and hot pepper varieties we know and have no relation to the peppercorns we use for seasonings. Bell Peppers are part of […]
Seasonal Pick – Beets
Whether you love them or hate them, you can’t deny the astoundingly vibrant array of colors in which beets can appear. During the 19th century women often used the dark juices of beets for lip or cheek stain. Today, beets are adored for their many health benefits but also for their ability to add vibrance […]