Vegetables

Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Don’t Have Labels

I am not a fan of the word “chemicals” in this image and wished it would have said ingredients.  However, I still support the message.  The focus should be on consuming healthy food choices instead of a caloric number.  Fresh fruits and vegetables don’t have labels!  Eat more of them (mostly vegetables)!!! (Image Source)

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Bringing Back Pee Wee’s Secret Word of the Day!

I think it is time to bring back Pee Wee’s Secret word of the day!  Who doesn’t like a secret word…especially when that word is a healthy one Today’s secret word is VEGETABLE!  I don’t hear this word enough, which probably means most people are not consuming enough of them.  Below is a chart based on the USDA’s MyPlate that shows […]

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Fall Into Farmers’ Markets

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Fall is upon us, but that is no reason to give up on your love for Farmers’ Markets!  This past weekend, the Logan Square Farmers’ Market moved indoors to continue to support local farmers, bakeries, and other foodie businesses.  The Logan Square Farmers’ Market moved to a new location and is now inside an old […]

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Pop Food..Not Pills!

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“What a great message,” I thought when this image popped up in my Facebook news feed last week.  It was posted by Fruits & Veggies More Matters, which is a program developed by Produce For A Better Health Foundation to help Americans increase their fruit and vegetable intake.  This picture helps relay a message that I believe in and […]

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Urban Gardening

While growing up in a small town in Indiana, my family had a large plot of land that we grew crops in every year.  One of the main crops we grew was sweet corn.  However, there is more than corn in Indiana (Indiana Beach Amusement Park reference…anyone?). One year, my sister and I tried to […]

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Irish Boiled Dinner

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Happy almost Saint Patrick’s Day! To celebrate, I made an Irish Boiled Dinner last night.  This dish is traditionally made with corned beef or a smoked “picnic ham” shoulder. My roommate, however, is vegetarian so we each had a soy sausage link with the dish.  You can use this recipe and just add the corned beef or smoked “picnic […]

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