Three cheers for tomato soup that's fast, easy and filled with all the right nutrients to keep you healthy and happy. Except for chopping the onion and garlic, you simply open and dump canned and jarred ingredients. Technically, you could use already chopped fresh or frozen onion and ready-to-use chopped garlic to save even more time. Tomatoes, red pepper, garlic and onions give you tremendous immune-boosting, disease-fighting nutrients. Good for healthy blood pressure and heart health, ...
Holiday Nibbles Bites & Sips
Aiming to maintain, not gain, this holiday season? Well then pay attention to those nibbles, sips and bites. Because they can really add up fast and before you know it, you’ve enjoyed hundreds of extra calories in one day. And many don’t offer nutrient perks – only extra calories. Take a look at these approximate calories: Bite of those iced sugar cookies in the break room = 30 calories. A big sip of pumpkin spice caramel macchiato = 55 calories. Whittle away at co-worker’s famous ...
Time for a Big Bowl
It’s chili time! Chili is the first thing I think of when fall rolls around. It has all the right things from a nutrient standpoint: fiber, antioxidants and lots of disease-fighting and immune-boosting nutrients. But best of all, chili is filled with comfort and warmth. Chili isn’t chili in my book unless it’s hot and spicy and packed with far more beans than meat. My husband Jeff tells me it’s the best chili he’s ever had, but I’m not gloating because I know that everyone has different ...