My house is full of picky eaters. My husband earns the title as pickiest eater in the family — and the pickiest eater I know. We both want to eat healthier, but our “go to” meals that he’ll actually eat aren’t exactly good for the waistline. In an attempt to stick to our New Year’s ...
Shepherd’s Pie is a traditional British dish that comprises minced lamb, onion, vegetables and gravy, covered in a mashed potato crust. There are many creative variations to Shepherd’s Pie that taste just as good as the traditional recipe. But what can you serve as a healthy side dish to Shepherd’s Pie? Garden Vegetables Garden vegetables ...
Eating healthy at any restaurant can be difficult but the challenge becomes even greater when you attempt to get a nutritious, lower calorie meal at a fast food restaurant. Luckily, there are more fast food options available for the healthy eater these days. One fast food restaurant that makes it easy to eat nutritiously is ...
For many of us, the holiday season means unhealthy eating , overindulgence and weight gain. While it’s fun to enjoy our favorite foods, it’s no fun to try to compensate for overeating after the fact. After all, who really wants to spend the entire month of January dieting and exercising in order to make up ...
Sometimes there’s no time for cooking dinner but you still want to eat healthy. If a quick trip to a fast food restaurant is in order and the gang wants chicken from Popeye’s, with a little planning you can still enjoy a trip to Popeye’s restaurant without experiencing the guilt of eating unhealthy. Here’s how: ...
When we think of healthy side dishes to go along with our meals we usually think about salads, rice, vegetables, fruits, cottage cheese or slices of whole wheat bread with butter, but rarely do we think about beans. Beans of all kinds are excellent side dishes to our meals because they are loaded with health ...
Meal planning can be very frustrating. Every day we have to ask ourselves, “what’s for dinner?” Unfortunately, the cook is usually the person who has to answer that, and it can get tough to come up with something different every day. With our busy lifestyles, shopping for and cooking a healthy family meal regularly can ...
