Spotlight Recipe: Sweet Potato Quinoa
Make the roasted sweet potatoes the night before and store in the refrigerator for a super-easy prepartino of a nutritious, seasonal lunch.
Archive for October 2009
Weekly Bits: Pumpkin Galore
We celebrated lots of holidays this week — Halloween, National Oatmeal Day (Thursday) and National Chocolate Day (Wednesday). As always, you, our readers, had great ideas for all of them — from cooking with pumpkin to overnight oats. Here are our faves from the week.
Reading List: Halloween Safety, Smart Choices Suspended & the Milkman Cometh (Again)
In this week’s nutrition news: Milk delivery services are back in vogue, last-minute tips for a safer Halloween and how a healthier home can help you lose weight.
Dining Out: Diners
Diners are a fave for weekend brunch or a late-night meal. The wide variety of foods means there is something there for everyone, but the options usually aren’t the healthiest. There’s no need to just settle for a plain salad or cottage cheese, however.
Healthy Pregnancy: Getting Some Exercise
When you’re pregnant, it’s important to take care of your body — that means getting exercise as well as following a healthy diet. So get out those comfortable workout clothes (this isn’t the time for skin-tight spandex), lace up a pair of supportive sneakers and get moving.
5 Tips for Smarter Tailgating
Between post-season baseball, high school and college sports, pro football and the beginning of hockey season, you’ve got plenty of chances to root for your favorite teams. Sports events are synonymous with greasy food and alcohol, but tailgating doesn’t have to be a calorie disaster.
Roast Your Own Pumpkin Seeds
When carving up your jack o’ lantern, don’t ditch the seeds along with the rest of your pumpkin’s innards. Cook them up for a tasty snack or the perfect addition to tonight’s dinner.
In Season: Pumpkins
Have you made a trip to the local pumpkin patch and started carving your jack o’ lantern yet? If the answer is no, what are you waiting for? It’s pumpkin season!
Aisle by Aisle: Candy and Chocolates
Yes, I’m a candy addict! But there’s a time and place for “junkie foods,” as I call them. With Halloween around the corner, here’s a rundown on some of the popular candies and the best choices for those Halloween treat bags.
Leftover Chicken 5 Ways
Chicken is a healthy go-to food that works great for lunch or dinner. To cut down on fat, cook up breast meat (a.k.a. white meat) and get rid of the skin (most of the saturated fat is there). Next time you grill or roast some, make extra and try these tricks to stretch the leftovers into another meal.
Advertisement
Newest Comment
On Fruit Juice: Good or Bad?, CallFritz.com said:If that is the case, it should say something about the fruit juice it's self. They are not real fruit. How can something so natural be so bad for you? Think about that. I would try a Yoli Health Drink to be on the safe side.
Recently Commented On
- Fruit Juice: Good or Bad? — 25 comments
- Fruit Juice: Good or Bad? — 25 comments
- In My Kitchen: The Thanksgiving Turkey — 2 comments
- Spotlight Recipes: Yummy Appetizers for Under 250 Calories — 1 comments
Categories
Thanksgiving
Delicious Destinations
- ADA’s Eat Right
- Cheap Healthy Good
- Chef’s Collaborative
- Cooking Light’s Test Kitchen Secrets
- Dine Dish Delish
- EatingWell
- eBrandAid
- Field to Plate
- Foodnetwork.com
- Healia
- Healthy Harvest
- Kitchen Therapy
- Local Harvest
- Meal Makeover Moms
- Mighty Foods
- Nutrition Data
- Recipezaar
- Self Magazine
- Sustainable Table