Tips for Eating Healthy with Your Family
Food is an integral part of who we are and impacts our lives, therefore eating nutritious and healthy food is essential.
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What you don’t know about organic farming: Myths
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines organic farming as an ecological production management system that promotes and enhances biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity and it is based on minimal use of off-farm inputs. However, organic… Read More
Cooking Matters in Your Community
Are you looking to start cooking and shopping for healthier foods? Are you trying to work towards a new health goal that has something to do with better food choices? Do you still think healthy eating is more… Read More
Get Out the Grill for Some Creamy, Grilled Avocados!
Avocados are filled with healthy fats and have 60% more heart-healthy potassium than bananas. Florida avocados’ flesh holds up well for grilling and are great for cubing and slicing for adding to salads or sandwiches. They also have… Read More
Refreshing Tastes of Summertime
Tomatoes and Watermelon It is summer, and we are surrounded be the refreshing flavors of foods such as tomatoes and watermelon. These foods not only taste great but have a barrage of health benefits as well! Did you… Read More
Healthy Salads Begin With Lettuce ~ The Greener the Better
What makes a salad healthy? Of course, it’s the healthful ingredients from the lettuce to the dressing and everything in between. While there is no “one recipe” for salad, it typically features basic ingredients such as lettuce, tomatoes,… Read More
Never Had Edamame?
Edamame is a large-seed soybean (legume) that grows in pods. It is from the same species as field soybeans but has been specifically bred to produce larger seeds with different characteristics for fresh consumption. Essentially, it is an… Read More
Jicama – Try This Healthy Crunchy Slaw
Jicama is a root vegetable native to Latin American. It is also known as yam bean, Mexican turnip and Mexican or Chinese potato. It has become popular in the United States and is available year-round. Jicama is grown… Read More
Try This Broccoli Strawberry Orzo Salad
Broccoli is one of the most nutritious and versatile green vegetables in the United States, gaining in popularity over recent years because of its health benefits. For starters, it is high in phytochemicals (compounds produced by plants) such… Read More
Foolproof Ways to Sneak in the Vegetables this Season
Focus on increasing the amount of vegetables and fruits you and your family eat, instead of focusing on trying to decrease holiday treats. The holidays are coming! With all the sweets and carbohydrate-loaded dishes around, it is easy… Read More