Weekly Recipe – Brussels Sprouts with Toasted Pecans

Brussels Sprouts with Toasted Pecans

Serves 4 Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Do you remember those little green door knobs that sat on the dinner plate? Untouched. I would have a veritable stare down, thinking that if I stared hard enough they would just…disappear.  However, I wasn’t allowed to leave the dinner table until I ate them.  [...]

Weekly Recipe – Egg & Spinach Whole Grain Goodness

Weekly Recipe: Egg & Spinach Whole Grain Goodness

Prep time: 4 minutes Cook time: 1 minute Serving Size: 1 breakfast sandwich to keep you going! This sandwich is perfect for when I am rushing to a 9:30 class and have to swim afterwards. It keeps hunger away and I feel I had a good breakfast!  Plus, I can easily make another one for [...]

Weekly Recipe – Toasted Walnut Pear and Arugula Salad

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Pears are still in season and available! Get ‘em while they last and use a Starkrimson, red pear. Pears are high in fiber when eaten with the skin. In fact, one pear provides approximately 5.5 grams of soluble fiber. Soluble fiber has been found to help lower blood cholesterol, keeps us regular, and slows the [...]

Weekly Recipe – Eggplant Spinach Lasagna Curls

Eggplant Lasagna curls, healthy recipe

Every now and then a girl just wants a good piece of pasta and this easy lasagna dish does the trick.  We used eggplant in place of meat and curled it to help with portion control.  Traditional lasagna always has me going back for seconds but this method kept me satisfied without the additional calories [...]

Mama always said to drink my milk!

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Little did I know how important calcium would be growing up, especially after the big 3-0! Calcium is the most abundant mineral in our bodies, 99% of it is in our bones and teeth.   We need calcium to build strong dense bones and store it for use later in life. Mom was right when [...]

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