nutrition

Food Trend Chronicles:  Fermented Foods

Food Trend Chronicles: Fermented Foods

February 18, 2014

  In a culture where we incessantly sanitize our hands and pasteurize our dairy products, it might come as a surprise that some of the healthiest foo...

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Food Trend Chronicles:  What About Coconut Oil?

Food Trend Chronicles: What About Coconut Oil?

January 10, 2014

Recently, I was asked to write a few articles for a newsletter designed for nutrition professionals.  The challenge was to write about food trends th...

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Our Adventures With Chia Seeds

Our Adventures With Chia Seeds

January 3, 2014

On a cold, snowy, snow day off from school, a mom decided to conduct a little science experiment with any willing children in the house at the moment....

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August is Corn Month!  Grilled Corn Time!

August is Corn Month! Grilled Corn Time!

August 7, 2013

Well, I’m not certain that August is officially Corn Month, but it is for me.  When I went to sleep away camp as a kid, the girls’ side a...

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Juicing:  Fad or function of health?

Juicing: Fad or function of health?

August 3, 2013

It seems like everywhere you turn lately, juicers, juicing diets and juice cleanses are all the rage.  Recently, a friend told me that she was starti...

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Tomatoes, Basil and Bean Pasta Salad

Tomatoes, Basil and Bean Pasta Salad

July 30, 2013

Due to my quick trigger finger on the bean can pull top the other day, I need to incorporate these little fiber bundles into a number of dishes this w...

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