As seen on Good Morning Washington! Click here to see me demo a day of affordable, tasty food---live on air! Do you want to feed your family healthy, tasty food---on a budget? How about 5-to-9 servings of fruits and veggies a day without taking out a loan? You're in the right place! Inspired … [Read more...]
How to Make Waffle Fries in a Waffle Maker (Low Fat)
Waffle fries without the guilt? Coming right up! I first tried this hack when I was doing a week-long challenge to eat for $4 a day. Potatoes are cheap and healthy, so I was eating a lot of them. But my daily potato was turning into a snooze. That is, until I stumbled upon this idea somewhere on … [Read more...]
Budget Cooking Hack: How to Make Popcorn in a Paper Bag in the Microwave
Our "eating healthy on a shoestring" series continues with one of my favorite "cooking" hacks: making popcorn in a brown paper bag in the microwave! Why make your own brown-bag popcorn? Cheaper: Homemade popcorn saves you money: It's less than one-third of the price of store-bought. Homemade: … [Read more...]
Veggie Chili on the Cheap (Just $0.52!)
Is there anything as comforting as a hearty, piping-hot bowl of chili when the air turns crisp and the leaves change? Um, yes. Extra money in the bank account. Now that's comfort. ;-) Luckily this savory Tex-Mex chili has you covered on both fronts! Plus, since it's fall, simmering a pot of … [Read more...]
Zucchini Pizza Boats – Easy, Yummy, Fun!
Part yummy side dish, part fun activity, these vegan zucchini pizza boats are the perfect way to enjoy late-summer zucchini. I discovered these "boats" from In Sonnet's Kitchen when my fellow Physicians Committee dietitian Karen featured them on Good Morning Washington. They looked so good, I … [Read more...]
As Seen on Good Morning Washington: Fast and Healthy Halloween Treats
How to Make a Monster Dip Veggie Tray: Click here for a LIVE demo on Good Morning Washington! Hello Good Morning Washington viewers! If this is your first time here, check out these easy recipes and reader favorites like 6 Fast & Easy Ways to Use Pumpkin. You can also learn about me and the … [Read more...]
6 Fast and Healthy Ways to Use Pumpkin
I may be the only person who feels this way, but fall? Meh. While everyone else is swooning over the crisp air and colorful leaves, I'm getting more crotchety with each minute of daylight we lose. Luckily, there's one thing that redeems the season for me: pumpkin! I mean, what other … [Read more...]
62-Calorie Pumpkin Hot Chocolate
Rich and creamy, this pumpkin hot chocolate tastes like hot cocoa and pumpkin pie had a baby. (The scandal!) But unlike regular hot cocoa and pumpkin pie, this tasty treat won't wreck your diet. In fact, this steamy cup of satisfaction could be your healthiest chocolate fix ever. I mean, not only … [Read more...]
Easy Southern Sweet Potato Salad
Oh y'all, I can't think of anything more Southern than sweet puh-tay-tuh salad! (Except maybe kudzu, which is---surprisingly---edible.) Anyhow, making this sweet potato salad is easy as falling off a log, which leaves more time for ice-tea-sipping and porch-sitting, two time-honored Southern … [Read more...]
Superfood Made Easy: Blissful Blueberry Breakfast Bowl
Do you have favorite meal or snack that seems weird but is so good you eat it everyday anyway? It could have come from anywhere: Maybe you had to find an emergency sub for an ingredient you ran out of---and the sub made the recipe even better. Maybe you were jonesing for a snack but hadn't … [Read more...]