Sometimes you just want a freebie—something you can chew on for next to no calories. Enter mini cucumbers. It’s said that these compact cukes (sometimes called Persian cucumbers) got their…
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Looking for more delicious dishes? Check out From the Heart, Nutrition Action’s newest cookbook by Kate Sherwood, The Healthy Cook. The recipes in this post were developed by Kate. Tomatoes, zucchini, bell…
Looking for more simple, delicious dishes? Check out From the Heart, Nutrition Action’s newest cookbook by Kate Sherwood, The Healthy Cook. Here’s a sample. Height-of-Summer Salad This salad is fabulous…
“If it wasn’t on a caveman’s menu, it shouldn’t be on yours.” That’s the basic premise of a Paleo diet. The question remains, as it should for any diet—is Paleo healthy?
Maybe you’ve heard of the Nordic diet, the Mediterranean diet, and more recently, the gluten-free diet, but these are all very different from the primal diet known as Paleo.
But is the Paleo diet healthy?
Chopped Chicken Salad To make it vegetarian, drop the chicken and mix in 2 cups of cooked, shelled edamame. Total time to prepare: 30 minutes [text_ad] Ingredients: 1 lb. boneless,…
There’s no rule that your Super Bowl party has to feature boring sporting-event staples like chicken wings, pizza, chips, and soda. With that in mind, the food detectives at the…
Caribbean BBQ Chicken Total time to prepare: 20 minutes Ingredients: 8 pitted prunes 3 cloves garlic ½ cup orange juice 2 Tbs. fresh lime juice 3 Tbs. reduced-sodium soy sauce…
Kitchen surfaces and hands aren’t the only things that need to be cleaned—some foods do too. Others—like raw meat and poultry—should not be washed, and doing so may cause more…
With veggie “meats,” you don’t have to worry about nitrites (though some are smoked). And the sodium is typically 300 to 400 mg per serving, which is less than most…
“Mozzarella, fire roasted eggplant, spinach, tomatoes and crushed red pepper with a spicy tikka masala sauce on a stone-fired crust with Kashi 7 Whole Grains, sesame and flax seed.” Kashi’s…