I’ve been fascinated for decades, that it turns out that the fruits, vegetables and whole grains have won the prize as related to decreasing risk for what seemed divergent types of diseases (for example, heart disease, cancers, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, arthritis and so on.) Is it just a really interesting coincidence; or do our body’s […]

Soul Food, like many of our American styles of eating, can lend itself to a little tweaking to move it in a healthier direction. I’ve tried to make a few changes to traditional foods, so that we can enjoy the flavor without the saturated fat. When I decided to make Jambalaya I thought, ‘Will a […]

Snacks do not have to be unhealthy, sugar, fat and salt laden junk food – but let’s face it, they can be. So I thought that I would share some ideas to notch up your snack table – keeping all the snackers with the munchies happy – so what if you’re keeping them a little […]

Do you ever put diced turkey in the freezer? If yes, maybe you’d like to fill a whole wheat pita bread or serve on a bed of lettuce, like I did. This Curried Turkey Salad is actually a very tasty recipe for a quick healthy American-Mediterranean meal. Ingredients: 1 ½ cups chopped cooked turkey meat […]

The American Journal of Epidemiology has reported on a study that has compared the western-style diet with a ‘healthy/Mediterranean’ diet as related to breast cancer. See Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Risk and Dietary Patterns in the E3N-EPIC Prospective Cohort Study. What the authors suggested is, “Adherence to a diet comprising mostly fruits, vegetables, fish, and olive/sunflower […]

We sometimes eat too much at holiday meals. Cutting back from the extra calories doesn’t need to be painful. While tasting good, this recipe will warm, nourish and fill you — but with fewer calories.

You’re striving to cook like your grandma, keep it healthy, but time is not always on your side. What can you do?