Sweet Treat: Strawberry Club SandwichesWhile dessert is not a meal component frequently associated with being healthy, dessert can be part of a healthy eating style. When desserts incorporate foods like fruit that isn’t eaten as part of the main meal, desserts help your family reach dietary recommendations without a heavy dose of sweet. Enjoy…
Recipe: Spinach, Strawberry, and Walnut SaladMay is Strawberry Month! Strawberries are the most popular berries in the United States and when they are at their peak of flavor and freshness, an all-star food that packs plenty of good nutrition. This month is also National Salad Month and spinach is a tender green with health benefits…
Recipe: Peaches with Kale SaladAugust 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…
Recipe: Panzanella “Italian Summer in a Bowl”This summer my vines are bursting with tomatoes and the basil is a deep green. With the hot summer night heat, it is the perfect time for panzanella. This Italian bread salad is the quintessential summer lunch or dinner side dish. It's an easy mixture of ripe tomatoes, red…
Grilled Barbecue Chicken PizzaAs 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…
