A recent study found that dieters who increased their whole-grain intake shed more belly fat than those eating refined grains — even though both groups ate the same number of calories! The whole-grain eaters also lowered their levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker associated with inflammation and increased risk of stroke.
So, in honor of [...]

I know what you’re thinking: Tuna Loaf? Ewww. But don’t knock it before you’ve tried it. Not only is this meal inexpensive (tuna’s only $0.69 per can, after all), it’s also filling enough to satisfy my meat-loving husband yet yummy enough to please my two picky kids. As for me, I love that it’s quick, [...]

WG asked for budget-friendly, healthy recipes and it just so happens I’ve got a file box full of them! This time of year, my family eats a lot of soup, and not simply because of the weather. We eat soup because it’s also one of the most economical meals to make and, in these weeks [...]

I’m a huge fan of just about every flavor and form of tea you can imagine: black, white or green; bagged or loose; hot or iced. I’ve long considered tea to be the second-most perfect beverage (martinis being the first), even before scientists and magazines began touting its health benefits.
As to those benefits, well, there’s [...]

When I shared my Chicken Picatta recipe, it was such a hit with Jae that it got me to thinking about other speedy, healthy recipes I could share with you. After all, I don’t need fancy market research to know we’re all interested in eating better. And who doesn’t like being able to whip [...]

If there’s one flavor I could never live without, it’s got to be garlic. I use it a lot, and I do mean a lot. But anyone stepping into my kitchen would know that — even if their nose didn’t tell them — by the twin pair of garlic-shaped sconces flanking the 6 foot [...]

We’re just about OD’d on the “Sunshine in a Glass” juice recipe I posted earlier. So today we’re trying the Dr. Oz juice recipe I found at The Online Recipe Box.
Care to place a bet on how fast my son turns up his nose and refuses to drink even the tiniest sip?

Yes, I’m still crazy about my juicer, much to my husband’s surprise. Part of it’s due to the exquisite difference between freshly made orange juice and that bitter stuff which comes from the store. It’s just such a pleasant way to start the day… until you run out of oranges, as I did this morning.
My [...]

When I informed my husband that I intend to cut several types of foods out of my diet for a while in the hope of improving my allergies (along with my waistline and allover health), he made me promise that I won’t put him on the same food plan, too. I agreed, for the [...]

Just when I thought I’d have to give up one of my favorite snacks while taking Alli, I found a way to have my nachos and eat them, too. It was “Beautiful Disaster’s” comment here about baked tortilla chips from Whole Foods that gave me an idea.
Why not bake my own?
Armed with these three [...]