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Apple Crisps
Here is a delicious way to serve candied apple slices as a garnish for your next masterpiece dessert or as the dessert itself.
Hot Recipe: Zucchini Squash Sauté
It's a lot easier to eat healthfully when you can actually enjoy what you're eating. Good food shouldn't taste like punishment. There are lots of tasty and healthful options out there -- the key is finding them. Here at Food and Health, we hope to do our part by introducing you to some of our very favorite recipes.
Salad Tulips
Use any cup-shaped lettuce leaf. The ones in our photos come from heads of radicchio and Boston Bibb lettuce. Both of these lettuce heads can be shredded or sliced to make a tossed salad when you are done using their outer leaves as tulip petals.
Chocolate Pears
Most of the time pears are poached in wine or liqueur. But you can poach them in a light chocolate syrup. We served ours with a light sprinkling of real chocolate shavings and a tiny amount of chocolate syrup.
The Importance of Side Dishes to Balanced Eating
Side dishes are awesome. Most people don't appreciate these nutrient workhorses of healthful meals, but the right side dish actually involves very little extra prep work for a serious health reward. Of course, choosing the right side dish makes all the difference.
Resistant Starch: A Different Kind of Fiber
Have you ever heard of resistant starch? Though starchy foods in general have a bad name, resistant starch actually has surprising health benefits. Learn how it affects your health today!
Hot Recipe: Cuban Beans and Rice
Today's recipe will help you add more fiber to your diet, while upping the flavor of a truly amazing dish.
Omega-3 Facts for You
You probably already know that eating seafood high in omega-3 fatty acids is good for your health, but do you know the best ways to incorporate omega-3s into your diet? Check out this post for can't-miss tips from Lynn Grieger, RDN, CDE, CPT, CWC.
Flavor Exploration: Spices
Today is the day. The last post in the 10-part flavor series is finally here! We've had such fun reviewing and exploring healthful ways to boost flavor so that your clients can Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right. So what's the grand finale? Well, it's one of the most healthful ways to give food a very serious kick of flavor… with spices!
Flavor Exploration: Herbs
Fresh and dried herbs are the true workhorses of the flavor-boosting world. With tons of varieties, including basil, thyme, oregano, sage, parsley, and rosemary, it's easy to find a fresh new option to add to your cooking repertoire. Herbs are generally added to food in small amounts in order to provide a particular flavor.
Eat from the Rainbow
As Nutrition Month comes to a close, we offer one last way to reach this month's theme: "Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right." Today's post is all about getting the nutrients and fiber you need by eating from the rainbow...
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