Cooking Newbies
3 Tips to Get You Out of Your Food Rut
As anyone with food allergies can tell you, it can be challenging to find good recipes that fit you and your family’s dietary needs! With the challenges of specialized diets it’s no wonder that when many of us find a recipe that works, we stick with it! While it’s great to find these meals […]
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Four Surefire Ways to Make Cooking at Home Easy Breezy
Eating at home offers plenty of benefits: more fresh ingredients, less chemicals and additives in your meal, budget savings, and more. Yet even with all of those benefits, cooking at home can seem unappealing sometimes because of the perceived time commitment it can take. While it’s true that elaborate gourmet meals can be a time […]
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The Top Strategies You Must Know for Successful Meal Planning
Standing in the kitchen racking your brain for what you can prepare for dinner; taking yet another trip back to the store to get all the ingredients you need for a dish; making poor choices because you’ve just run out of time. Do any (or all!) of these scenarios sound familiar? We’ve all been there, […]
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Surprising Switcharoos: Easy and Healthy Swaps Anyone Can Pull Off!
Switching to a healthier way of eating can bring with it a litany of changes. And while making major changes to your diet is certainly worth it, if you are new to seeking healthier foods it can seem a little daunting to make changes like ditching your pasta in favor of spaghetti squash (even though […]
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Ten Kitchen Staples You Never Knew You Couldn’t Live Without
Cooking more nutritiously, relying less on processed foods, and addressing food sensitivities is one of the best things you can do for you and your family’s health and well-being. To successfully do more cooking at home it is vital to have a well-stocked kitchen. Whether you are making over the way you cook or upgrade […]
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Why You Shouldn’t Overlook the Power of Fermented Foods
What Is a Fermented Food? The first thing to know is what a fermented food is exactly. Fermented foods are any foods that have gone through the fermentation process. During the this process, bacteria consume and breakdown the starches and sugars found naturally in foods. The end result is food with a much greater concentration […]
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Hogwash! Five Awesome Substitutes for the Holiday Ham
A big ham is closely linked with thoughts of the holidays, but do we really love the ham or do we just continue to bake it out of a sense of tradition? Whether ham is not your favorite, not part of your dietary guidelines, or you are just looking to mix things up on the […]
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Five Popular Healthy Grains and How to Incorporate Them in Your Menu
1. Oatmeal. We all know oatmeal is filling and delicious, but did you know that it can help reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol levels and boost the immune system because of its beta-glucan levels. Additionally, its high magnesium levels help reduce your odds of diabetes. Hint: try steel cut oats for maximum benefits. Try It: In […]
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3 Awesome Tasting Healthy Breakfast Ideas to Replace Scrambled-Eggs
Scrambled eggs can make a quick and easy breakfast with plenty of nutrients, but for those with egg allergies, picky eaters, and those just burned out on scrambled eggs, it is great to have some other options that meet these same characteristics of being quick, easy, nutritious, and, of course, awesome tasting. Here are three […]
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Delicious Ways to Use Overly Ripe Bananas
It happens to the most meticulous of planners: those beautiful, firm yellow bananas turn to soft, spotted bananas seemingly the instant you get them home. Though biting into an overly ripe banana is unappealing, there are actually a few uses in which an overly ripe banana is the preferred option. As an added benefit, the […]
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