Pancakes can feel both celebratory and comforting, healthy and decadent, depending on your batter and toppings. If the onset of fall has you hankering after a hot breakfast, whip up a batch of these delicious gingerbread pancakes in minutes. Gingerbread Pancakes Based on the classic gingerbread cookie, these pancakes are a treat for a blustery fall more…
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How to Get Started with Vegetarian BBQ
People love to gather around the BBQ, but what do you throw on the grill if you are trying to cut down on meat consumption? Don’t worry! There are plenty of fantastic vegetarian BBQ dishes available to please everyone, be they an omnivore, vegetarian, vegan, or pescatarian! Classic Vegetarian BBQ Portobello Mushrooms The grilled Portobello more…
6 Ways to Think Outside the Lunchbox
Now that the dust has settled on the excitement of being back to school, you’re left staring at the lunchboxes every night, hoping they’ll magically pack themselves. The bad news is, they probably won’t – but the good news is, we can help! Preserve your sanity and keep your kids nourished all year long with more…
Recipe: Cherry Banana Dairy-Free Ice Cream
Low-fat dairy products are reliable sources of essential vitamins and minerals – but they’re not for everyone. Some people suffer from lactose intolerance, making dairy products uncomfortable to digest [1]. Also, if you’re prone to non-cystic acne, you may notice that consuming milk products can trigger breakouts [2]. No matter the reason, when you’re committed to more…
3 Super Simple, Healthy Foods You Can Make Yourself
Processed foods sure can be convenient, but they’re not always the best option for a healthy diet. Food manufacturers will often ramp up the salt, fat, and sugar content of foods to appeal to our taste buds and convince us to keep snacking even when we’re not really hungry. Breaking up with convenience foods doesn’t more…
3 Common Healthy Eating Mistakes to Avoid
Along with what you put on your plate, healthy eating requires sound choices on how you purchase and use food. Unfortunately, some healthy choices are not as upstanding as you may think. In fact, they could be some of your worst offenders. Here are three tips to help you avoid common, but “not-so-obvious,” healthy eating more…
Healthy Summer Living: How to Beat the Heat
In many places, this summer has been a scorcher. Like, frying-eggs-on-the-hood-of-your-car kind of hot. If you haven’t had moments when you’re sick of sweating, feel too hot to eat, or are positive your brain cells are literally melting, congrats – either your air conditioner works, or you’ve already figured out how to keep cool and more…
Enlightened Eating
62-year-old Christie Brinkley knows a thing or two about lovely longevity, both in life and as a supermodel. In her book, Timeless Beauty (2015, Grand Central Publishing Life & Style), Brinkley says she believes one of her secrets to staying healthy and fit has been her long-standing commitment to being a vegetarian. “If you want more…
5 Reasons to Eat Watermelon
Watermelon evokes the perfect summer day; golden sunlight, green grass, the smell of sunscreen, and the refreshing splash of the lake. From hydration to heart health, here are 5 reasons to eat watermelon at your next picnic or party, or as your new summer snack: 1. Hydration Eating a slice of watermelon is basically like more…
Tasty Tofu Scramble: A New Breakfast Classic You’ll Love
This vegan-friendly alternative to scrambled eggs is both delicious and nourishing. This recipe is made with extra firm tofu, which provides 10 g of protein, 77 g of calcium, and 2 g of iron per 100 g serving [1]. Like some varieties of eggs, tofu is a source of healthy polyunsaturated fatty acids, selenium, and more…