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Recipe: Peaches with Kale Salad

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August is national peach month, and even though peach season is waning, it’s not too late to make this summery salad. A medium-sized peach has a mere 38 calories, measurable amounts of calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, and vitamins C and K, plus a plethora of disease-fighting phytochemicals. This…

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Food: Healthy Eating Tips to Banish Snack Time Hunger

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When my kids were younger, the only meal I really stressed about was a healthy dinner. Now that they are a bit older, dinner isn’t the only thing I’ve got on my mind. I know that when that school bell rings, I’m going to have a couple ravenous, bottomless…

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Sweetie Pie Quesadilla Quick Recipe

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As the less-structured days of summer come to an end, it's time to transition back to school with the least amount of stress for you and the kids. Temperatures are still warm and while my focus is on the new school routine, I find myself searching for a quick and…

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Grilled Barbecue Chicken Pizza

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As parents we are always teaching our children and I enjoy when the tables are turned and they teach me something. At work I have the good fortune to mentor nutrition students and the learning flows both ways. Morgan, an incoming senior, is home from college for the summer and…

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Recipe: Homemade Banana Split Ice Cream

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What a better time to share a sweet dessert recipe than for Independence Day? This quintessential American holiday began 236 years ago. And while our food supply has changed a lot since then, ice cream was available in early America. How do we know? Our founding father Thomas Jefferson

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