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Revitalize Your Salad
This salad offers an explosion of flavor and texture that is sure to please any palate! Plus, it's infinitely adaptable. What's not to love?
Micro Greens 101
Have you ever heard of micro greens? Micro greens are very young plants that are both delicate and flavorful, and they're totally loaded with nutrients. Check out how to grow them, harvest them, and cook with them, all in this handy post!
Grow Your Own Micro Greens
Growing micro greens at home is fun and easy! Plus, it's a great way to get kids involved with good nutrition. Check out this easy how-to page and learn to grow your own micro greens today!
Paint Me a Snack: Fun Ideas for Kids
It’s time to revamp your snacks. Find a new recipe and a guide to making it shine, all in today's post!
Pastry Brushes: Snacking's Trump Card
Sometimes all you need to pep up a snack is a little bit of pizazz. Instead of pouring a bit of dip or a dollop of nut butter into a dish to put on the side of your snack, consider making it into a line on the plate and arranging the rest of the snack on top of it. How do you make this look its best? With a pastry brush, of course!
Pudding or Pie? Why Not Both?
This tasty dessert is rich in protein and calcium. It also has way more fiber and nutrients than most typical desserts.
How To Stir-Fry
This members-only guide to healthful stir-fries is a perfect resource for health educators and their clients.
Strawberry Sensation!
I've been studying 3-star desserts and presentations lately, and it has been super inspiring! Applying the same visual principles to healthful and balanced foods can make them look even more appealing. Plus, it's fun to put together a pretty plate of food. Here's my latest creation -- the Strawberry Snack Plate.
Beets 101: Everything You Need to Know
It's time for a closer look at beets. These nutrition powerhouses are fantastic sources of nutrients and fiber. Plus, they're very versatile, especially when it comes to cooking. It's easier to incorporate them into a balanced diet than you might think, especially with a little know-how. So let's dive in to Beet 101!
Broccoli Quiz!
What do you know about broccoli? What do your clients know? Find out with this fun broccoli quiz! This quiz offers a great way to re-introduce this super-healthful vegetable, and is new way to make broccoli approachable, appealing, and fun.
Free Infographic for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month
To add to your Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month celebrations, we've whipped up a brand-new infographic. Since many people have a hard time visualizing MyPlate's serving sizes, we made a visual guide. And you can get a copy -- for free! Take a look...
Gorgeous Fruit Desserts
Remember back in the day when we posted The Most Beautiful Salads? Or how about that recipe for Raspberry Beet Cheesecake? We got such a wonderful response from all of you for both posts that today we'd like to bring you a new riff on old favorites: a quick guide to beautiful and healthful fruit desserts.
Raspberry Beet Cheesecake
I could not be more excited about this incredible dessert, which I first developed for the Nutrition Month Communicating Food for Health newsletter last year. Ever since its debut, rave reviews have been pouring in. So I decided it was long past time to offer you a free handout with this recipe.
How Much Salt is in Your Soup?
Help your clients reduce the sodium in a bowl of soup by making soup at home. Here are my top 5 favorite soup recipes, which are perfect for cooking demonstrations or speedy handouts. You can also prepare samples at home and then bring them to your next session. The samples make equally-good health fair booth lures. Which will you try first?
A Pro's Guide to Cooking with Greens
What do you know about cooking with greens? Today I want to take an in-depth look at 5 great greens -- what their nutrients are, what they taste like, and how to cook with them. There's even a free infographic!
Woo Hoo! It's Chocolate Month!
Celebrate Chocolate Month this February with a simple, healthful, and delicious recipe for chocolate mousse. This decadent-tasting dessert is decidedly guilt-free, offering a serious nutrient boost and surprisingly light calorie profile.
Valentine Dinner for Heart Month
February is such an exciting time to cook. It's Heart Month, and Valentine's Day offers a festive occasion that often centers on special and festive foods. I've decided to combine these two celebrations into one, putting together a spectacular meal that makes the best of both worlds.
The Most Beautiful Salads
Today I want to highlight some of the most beautiful salads that you and your clients can make. These are perfect for cooking demos, health fair booth samples, recipe handouts, or really whatever you need, salad-wise. Your clients will love bringing these tasty treats to the dinner table too.
Kale 101: Everything You Need to Know
A few weeks ago, one of our readers asked us if we could publish a guide to everything kale and we leaped at the chance! What better time to explore this health and nutrition powerhouse than at the start of a brand-new year?
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