Ways to Reduce Your Dietary Fat The less fat goes into your mouth, the less fat is deposited in your body. The healthiest diet not only has less total fat, but also has more of the right kind of fats. Eat the right amount and right kinds of fat. How much fat is the right […]
Getting Enough to Eat
How to Tell if Your Child is Getting Enough to Eat Most mothers and all grandmothers worry that children aren’t getting enough to eat. While few infants and children pack in enough food to satisfy their parents, the more important question is whether your child is eating enough of the right kind of foods to […]
Cinnamon Apple Pancakes
These whole grain cinnamon apple pancakes are not only delicious, they’re also a healthy version of a well-loved, classic breakfast. whole grain pancake mix, 2 cups milk or buttermilk, 1-3/4 cups eggs, 2 sweetener (raw sugar, honey or fresh apple juice), 1/4 cup ground cinnamon (or more, to taste), 1 tablespoon ground whole grain fiber […]
Water as a “Health Food”
Water, the original health drink, is underrated and overshadowed by commercial substitutes. Consider these health uses of plain water. Drown the cold. You’ve heard the expression “Starve a fever, feed a cold!” This bit of medical folklore is only half true. It’s best to “drown” the fever and the cold with water. Fever makes you […]
12 Frequently Asked Questions About the Vegetarian Diet
Vegetarian Diet FAQs 1. What does a “vegetarian diet” mean? The term “vegetarian” is really a misnomer, since vegetarians eat more than just vegetables. Vegetarian simply means a plant-based diet. There are several kinds of vegetarian diets, defined by what types of foods are consumed. A strict vegetarian, a vegan, avoids all foods of animal […]
Top 10 Veggies
Taking into consideration the following factors – protein, fiber, beta carotene, vitamin C, B-vitamins, folate, calcium, zinc, iron, and phytonutrients – here are our top ten veggies in alphabetical order: Artichokes Beans (kidney and black) Beet greens Broccoli Chick peas Lentils Spinach Sweet potatoes Tofu Tomatoes Honorable mention: kale, sweet peppers, chili peppers, pumpkin
Why Tomatoes are Terrific
Tomatoes make the “Top Twelve Foods” list, not only for their nutritional qualities, which are many, but because they are so versatile and they’re a kid favorite in ketchup and spaghetti and pizza sauce. While some green veggies rate higher on paper than red tomatoes, try getting a cup of kale into kids. Here’s why […]
Cooking and Serving Vegetables
Serve your family a wide variety of vegetables and from all different parts of the plant – roots, stems, leaves, and seeds. The leaves, or greens, of some vegetables, such as beets and turnips, are equally nutritious if not more so than the veggie itself. These greens are high in beta carotene, fiber, vitamin E, […]
Sweet Facts You Should Know About Sugar
Sugar, like fat, gets a lot of sour press, some deserved, some not. Babies are born with a sweet tooth. Human milk is quite sweet, so a child begins life making the connection between eating, drinking, and pleasure. Sugars are one form of carbohydrates and carbohydrates are good for you, as long as you eat […]
Rating Sugars: Best to Worst
Nutritionally speaking, there is no such thing as a bad sugar, since all digestible sugars provide energy to the body. It doesn’t matter to an individual cell whether the glucose it is using for fuel entered the body as a starch or as a sugar. Yet, simple and complex carbohydrates behave differently in the body […]
Glycemic Index
An important characteristic of sugars and starches is the glycemic index (GI), which is a measure of how quickly a carbohydrate is digested, enters the bloodstream, and raises the blood-sugar level. Foods with a low glycemic index enter the bloodstream slowly and trigger the insulin response less quickly, contributing to a steadier blood-sugar level and, […]
Alternative Sweeteners
Want to satisfy your sweet tooth, yet get more nutritional bang for your calorie buck? Instead of heaping tablespoons of the white stuff, try these suggestions: Fruit concentrates . Fructose sugar is sweeter than table sugar, and because of its more steady absorption and metabolism in the bloodstream, it doesn’t produce the roller coaster effect […]