Today I'm excited to share a guest post with you by Catherine Cockrill! She's currently finishing up her dietetic internship with Virginia Tech (my internship alma mater), and she's been working with me over the past few months, learning the ropes of blogging, food photography, and social media--and … [Read more...]
16 Iron Rich Vegetables
Quick, which has more iron: the tomato sauce or the meatballs? … [Read more...]
How to Eat 2 Pounds of Vegetables a Day – Holiday Style
Are you trying to eat more vegetables? You’re in the right place! Once a month I make it my mission to eat at least 2 pounds of vegetables in one day—and share the menu with you. I also tally up my veggies eaten to see if I reached my 2-pound goal. By popular demand, I also include nutrition … [Read more...]
Healthy Honeydew Mango Green Smoothie (Dairy Free, Low Fat, Vegan)
This past Saturday, my mom and I embarked on Kris Carr’s 21 Day Adventure Cleanse. Now I’m not really the “cleanse” type, but Kris’ program is healthy, vegan, and—drum roll—looks like fun! Besides, my well-intentioned new year’s resolutions were beginning to slip. So when my mom suggested we try the … [Read more...]
7 Easy Ways to Eat More Vegetables
Mom always told you to eat your vegetables—and she was right. More and more research indicates that veggies are stellar for your health, helping to keep your heart healthy,a your eyes young,b and your mind sharp.cYet even though I know how nutritious they are—and even though I have a blog devoted to … [Read more...]
Fast, Low-Fat Vegan Creamed Spinach
Sometimes you just want comfort food—something warm and rich and delicious that tastes like being hugged feels. For me, however, that craving usually comes when I have the least time to cook. Case in point: Last week, I was surfing through the freezer for something—anything!—to make for … [Read more...]
Super Simple Spinach and Pomegranate Salad
Earlier this week, I had a yen for a little something different for breakfast. Usually, I love a piece of fruit with my bowl of cinnamon-y millet, but this particular morning, I just wasn't feeling it. That, and we were out of "normal" fruit. We did, however, have a pomegranate (which, true … [Read more...]
Dark Green Goodness: Baby Spinach Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing
I’d hoped that the spinach salad I’d slated for today would somehow be a darker, more luxurious shade of green, but I’m still counting it as dark green for the purposes of Eat the Veggie Rainbow week.Since there’s no recipe (unless you count pouring dressing on greens a recipe), I’ll share one of my … [Read more...]
Midweek Dash: Mushrooms with Garlic and Wilted Spinach
My friend Jen suggested this combination to me, and personally I think it's inspired. Not only is it a mash-up of my favorite steakhouse sides, but it's quick and easy to boot. No need to relegate it to the role of side dish, though; according to Jen, if you toss it with some pasta and a little … [Read more...]