March 1, 2017
Check out the menu below.
It very well could be what a kid would eat in a typical day, right?
Seems harmless enough, right?
Wrong.
February 21, 2017
I was a slow cooker virgin. I’d heard such great stuff about slow cookers and how easy they are to use. I actually attempted to buy one in Bed Bath and Beyond. Twice. But I think I had a case of analysis paralysis. Do I buy a 4 quart? a 6 quart? Do I get one with fancy features like steaming and browning?
And it’s not like I was making the purchase of a lifetime. It was a SLOW COOKER, for goodness sake! Continue reading
February 14, 2017
Happy Valentine’s Day!
I have to admit, I’m really not a Hallmark holiday person. In fact, I despise buying cards. They are ridiculously expensive and I feel like I’m throwing money down the drain.
Just call me Debbie Downer!
That is why I prefer ‘verbal cards.’ Continue reading
February 7, 2017
This is my favorite vegetarian sandwich: pesto, tomatoes & mozzarella. Lucky for me, my husband feels the same way and is happy that I serve it for dinner once per week! Unfortunately my kids are allergic to nuts so they can’t have pesto, but I just make it for them without it.
It’s super simple, and I make some type of baked vegetable to go with it to make the meal feel more substantial since it’s for dinner.
You COULD go nuts and make your own pesto, but the store bought ones I’ve found are so delicious and relatively ‘clean’ so I choose not to and instead choose to make it the easiest dinner night ever. I’ve used the basil pesto made by Whole Foods and by Cibo Naturals and they are both delicious.
January 31, 2017
This past Saturday I went to hear Dr. Joel Fuhrman speak. Have you heard of him? He is a medical doctor who advocates what he termed a Nutritarian Diet, which is a diet rich in micronutrients. (Micronutrients are vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals.)
For those of you have been following my blog for some time, you know that I am obsessed with vegetables and getting enough into our diets – and that is the Nutritarian way as well – vegetables should be the largest amount of food you eat and sugars and processed foods should be the least. But that is a no brainer, right? MOST diets advocate this.