Approaching the holiday season can make many of us a little anxious. Typically, weight gain and stress are associated with these extra-busy months, which are filled with holiday parties, larger-scale meal preparation, gift shopping, traveling, volunteering and a host of…
Vegan Holiday Entree with Only 5 Ingredients
Just how creative can you get with 5 ingredients or less? VERY when one of your ingredients is a pre-made spice blend. Here is our Fall Holiday Entree with 5 Ingredients or Less: Shiitake & Wild Rice Stuffed Squash with Pomegranate…
Simple Coconut Delicata Squash Chips
Not sure what to do with your abundance of squash? These Delicata squash chips are healthy, flavorful and delicious – not to mention super easy to make! Oven-Baked Coconut Delicata Squash Chips Ingredients 3 delicata squash, halved, seeded, and cut…
This Healthy Green Bean Casserole is the Ultimate Comfort Food
This healthy green bean casserole recipe recreates the flavors of classic comfort food while providing essential nutrients for you and your family. Healthy Green Bean Casserole Recipe Ingredients 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 large leek, sliced in half…
An Easy Way to Eat More Veggies: Vegetable Cashew Stir-Fry
If you are a regular listener to the What’s in Season segment of our show, you more than likely have heard Earl Herrick and I talking about transition times in your produce department. April and May are those “in between” months where local…
Baby Kale Bean Salad with Basil Vinaigrette
Wax beans, which are pale yellow in color, are a type of snap bean with a slightly mild flavor, similar to green beans. They are at the peak of their season from late July to late September. Basil is also…
Peach Blackberry Toast: The Ultimate Healthy & Easy Summer Breakfast
Ah, summertime stone fruit and sweet, juicy berries. What to do with these seasonal fruits? Enjoy the sweet flavors and soft textures on crunchy multigrain toast as a quick breakfast delight: Peach Blackberry Toast! Peach Blackberry Toast Prep Time: 5 Minutes Ingredients…
How to Use the Ayurvedic Principles of Cooling Foods
During the warmer months, try incorporating cooling foods into your diet to improve metabolism and digestion. Ayurvedic Principles of Cooling Foods The Ayurvedic Principles of food assess whether a food has a cooling or heating effect on the body, which impacts digestion…
Eat More Berries to Neutralize Free-Radicals
Northern California enjoys an early berry season, with strawberries appearing for sale at farmers’ markets in mid-February. However, April and May showcase the true abundance of in-season berries, including cherries, blackberries, and blueberries. Berries have extraordinary health benefits and are…
Piping Paleo Parsnip and Pear Soup
Parsnips are a perfect winter vegetable that provide excellent nutritional benefits. According to The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods, this relative of both carrots and parsley are a great source of minerals and vitamins, including vitamin C, fiber, folic acid, potassium and…
Our Massive Problem with Sugar Addiction: What Can We Do?
The average American consumes about 150 pounds of refined sugar a year. That’s almost half…
