This whole grain wheat berry salad will add a burst of color to any Thanksgiving table. Chunks of roasted butternut squash are tossed with bright pomegranate arils, sliced green apple, baby kale and candied walnuts, all bundled up in a warm cider vinaigrette.
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25 Vegetarian Recipes Even Carnivores Will Love
Are you a curious carnivore? If you’re a meat-eater (or live with one) and you want to add a vegetarian meal to your weekly rotation, start here. I’ve searched far and wide for these 25 vegetarian recipes even carnivores will love. They’re based on dishes you know and love already – eggs, pastas, pizzas, burgers, popular Mexican entrees, and noodle…
Tropical Green Smoothie
This week, I got to do something I LOVE – work at a health fair! I always have a fun time at health fairs because I love getting to talk to lots of people, face-to-face, about food and lifestyle behaviors that can make eating healthy a whole lot easier. THIS time, it was all…
My 10 Favorite Pinterest Dinner Recipes
I use Pinterest as a virtual recipe book. Instead of tearing out sheets of paper from magazines and taping them into an oversized notebook organized by course (yup, that type A), I just click a button and magically zap them into place online. When I’m deciding what to make, it’s the first place I go….
Plant Power & A Quick Mediterranean Salad
I like quick, easy-to-assemble meals and snacks, so I keep a bunch of healthy staples on hand and prep fruits and vegetables when I have some time (like weekends). In my guest blog post for Sharon Palmer, “The Plant-Powered Dietitian,” I share exactly what those staples are, so head over for a list of my “must…
My Radio Interview on LA Talk Live!
Yesterday morning, I was on LA Talk Live! radio on their show Here’s to Your Health with Josh Lane. Ruth Frechman, MA, RD, CPT and author of The Food is My Friend Diet, interviewed me about wellness for half an hour. We talked about a variety of common concerns from picky eaters to emotional eating to simply getting more fruits…