With the advent of the holiday season upon us, I will focus a majority of my recipes this week on festive and health holiday dishes. Most of them will be a bit traditional with twist. I like to do things differently when it comes to food. I like to make sure my readers don’t get [...]
Nothing starts out the morning right on a cool fall day like a warm, hearty pancake breakfast. Good balanced breakfast is a great way to start your day. Listed below is one of my favorite, nutritious pancake recipes. Enjoy !!
What you eat will have an enormous impact on your overall health and longevity. It is important to look at food as more than just a way to satiate our cravings. Food is medicine. What you eat will have an enormous impact on your overall health and longevity. Nearly all of our clients include one [...]
Since my cookbook is coming out in a couple of months, I am showcasing a few healthy recipes this week. So for all my Facebook friends, Twitter followers, Linkedin connections and other internet readers, please let me know your thoughts/feedback on this week’s recipes. My next recipe is Banana Cookies. Bananas are a great source [...]
Ever wonder to do with the Jack-O- Lantern spare parts once you carved pumpkins with the kids ? Here’s a good constructive way to use the extra pumpkin to make a nutritious snack for the kids.
This recipe can be found in my new cookbook, which will be coming out in the next couple months. It’s a family favorite. My kids absolutely love it. Kids love raisins. Raisins contain no fat and no cholesterol. A serving contains 10 milligrams of sodium, 310 milligrams of potassium, 31 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of dietary fiber, 29 grams of sugars, 1 gram of protein, and 2 percent of your daily value of calcium, as well as 6 percent of your daily value of iron. Raisins also contain high levels of phytochemicals and antioxidants.
With the advent of the Fall football season, most of us long for healthy, low-calorie comfort food alternatives when tailgating and enjoying the cooler temperatures. For that reason, I am enclosing one of my favorite recipes for creamy corn chowder soup.
Recent research has shown that swiss chard leaves contain at least 13 different antioxidants, including kaempferol, a flavonoid responsible for regulating cardic health. In addition to kaempferol, another flavonoid found in swiss chard leaves is syringic acid. Syringic acid has been known to regulate blood sugar according to recent medical research.
