10 Days of Healthier Thanksgiving Recipes Naked Fresh Pumpkin Pie Serves: 8 (One 9-inch pie) Ingredients 2 eggs 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger 1 1/4 cups evaporated milk 15 ounce homemade pumpkin puree* 1/4 cup chopped…
Sage and Butternut Squash Soup Recipe Serves: 12 Total Time: 1 hr 20 min / Prep Time: 20 min Ingredients 2 2 1/2 pound size seeded butternut squash cut lengthwise 4 tablespoon good olive oil 2 diced medium celery stalks 2 large, thinly cut shallots 1 medium carrot, diced 3 stems fresh thyme 1 fresh…
Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes Ok, it’s Thanksgiving time already and everyone’s all about food these days! But when you are planning your holiday food, there is no reason to go crazy with fat and calories and there is also no reason to sacrifice flavor. I hand-picked this list of recipes for Thanksgiving day, from breakfast through…
10 Days of Healthier Thanksgiving Recipes – Day #3 Once the weather starts to cool down, you can’t go wrong with apple desserts. Whether you are cooking for the holidays, or just making a quick sweet treat for tonight, this is a healthier easy apple cinnamon crisp recipe. Easy Apple Cinnamon Crisp Serves: 8…
Health Benefits of Cauliflower It is very low in calories. Cauliflower contains several anti-cancer phyto-chemicals like sulforaphane and plant sterols such as indole-3-carbinol, which appears to function as an anti-estrogen agent. Together, these compounds have proven benefits against prostate, breast, cervical, colon, ovarian cancers by virtue of their cancer-cell growth inhibition, cytotoxic effects on cancer…
One of the main reasons why I love summer is because that’s when my garden is producing so much. Another reason is because produce usually costs less in the summer, making this cucumber salad an inexpensive yet extremely refreshing side dish. The crisp taste of the cucumbers and onions with the juicy tomatoes comes together…
Weekly Living Simple. Naturally. Summer Fun. So the saga continues of our kitty drama and we had our third and youngest at the vet this week for more UTI issues. He was the worst out of the three and he barely let on that he was in pain. Poor guy! But we have a really…
Children love to snack. My kids would live on snacks if I let them! Unfortunately, most snacks that you can buy in the store are unhealthy and it takes some planning to make sure there are healthy snacks in the house. A lot of store-bought snacks are packed with sugar, fat, and sodium. None of…
Since I’ve finally started my Couch to 5K program, I’ve been thinking more about how I start my day, so I decided to change things up a bit with some healthy recipes! While it’s important to eat dinner every night at a reasonably early time, it’s just as important to eat breakfast. I can’t eat…
Creating healthy recipes that kids will eat without complaint can be a struggle, especially when trying to cut out junk foods. Try these Easy Rice Recipes for Kids and get your kids eating more nutritious foods.