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Best Ways to Cook Vegetables

Cooking and spicing vegetables the correct way means that you can take the world’s healthiest foods and turn them into lip smacking meals that you’ll look forward preparing for yourself and family and friends. Follow this simple guide to learn all the basic techniques, then check out my post on spices and seasonings for more fun flavorings.

Healthy Cauliflower Recipe Swaps

Cauliflower is a wonderful “basic food” that you can cook and flavor a million ways. It’s easy to find in your local grocery store, year round and is a heavy hitter when it comes to nutrition.

Basics of Healthy Cooking

Healthy cooking is easy when you have the basics down, and making it tasty is easier than you think. Learn a few basic cooking techniques that anyone can master, then build a healthy fridge and pantry, gather the recipes you love and you’re off to the races!

The Skinny on Fats

When low-fat, high-carbohydrate diets were all the rage in the 80′s, fat was pure evil. Yet the last 25 years have seen a significant shift on the proper role of fats in your diet…get the skinny on what fats to use, and which ones to avoid.

Best Tasting Superfoods for Juicing

When you juice with superfoods, it’s the ultimate way to give yourself a burst of nutrition and recharge your body any time you need an energy boost. Check out my favorite juices, and my take on whether you should go organic…

Kale and Oxalates

“I have just been told that kale is extremely high in oxalates and that they can be very dangerous to one’s health if one’s body doesn’t have the healthy gut flora which break oxalates down for elimination. Any info on this topic?”

Healthy Memorial Day Menu

Start your summer fun by planning your Memorial Day weekend menu today! There is no reason why your cookout can’t be full of healthy yet delicious fare with all the dishes people know and love…

Superfood Squared: Crispy Peanut Kale Chips Recipe

Check out my Crispy Peanut Kale Chips recipe that I developed for the National Peanut Board…taking the popular idea of kale chips to the next level by adding a crispy coating of another superfood: peanuts!