Eat This and Live!

I’m not sure how I missed the marvel of making ice cream from bananas but it's now a technique I use all summer long. It's no-guilt eating because you don't have added calories from cream and you're getting a delicious serving of fruit. What is so amazing is that you only need one ingredient: bananas!  [...]

Sweet potatoes and black beans make a fabulous combo. Both are super foods so when you make and enjoy this Sweet Potato and Black Bean Salad, you’ll be eating double of Nature’s goodness. It’s a perfect fall dish and can be the star in a vegan meal or paired with your favorite meat. Sweet potatoes [...]

Fresh asparagus stalks are a welcome sight in spring. They are now making appearances at local farmers markets. Even though asparagus lends an elegant touch to any meal, it’s easy to prepare. Spring shoots are tender, usually without a tough, fibrous stem. The best way to store for freshness is to wrap the stem ends [...]

Asparagus is one of spring's gifts in terms of flavor and health benefits. It's loaded with all kinds of things that are good for you: fiber, vitamins A, C, E and K and folate. It also has chromium, which is a trace mineral. It enhances the ability of insulin to transport glucose from the bloodstream [...]

February is Heart Month, the perfect opportunity to pair a gift of dark chocolate with a bottle of wine for someone you love. When consumed in moderation, both wine and chocolate are a no-guilt option. They both contain antioxidants that are good for our health. Muscadine wine contains many healthy properties. In the 1500s, the [...]

A Sweet Start to the New Year As we start out the New Year, a time that also happens to be when beekeeping schools are abuzz, we thought we’d give a nod to the hard-working honeybees that are responsible for many of the foods we eat, including apples and honey, the stars of this quick, [...]

When it’s hot out and tomatoes are still in abundance at your local farmers market or in your own garden, gazpacho, a chilled soup, is a refreshing, nutrient-packed dish to make. It’s filled with summer goodness that provides a health boost. Tomatoes are packed with lycopene, a powerful antioxidant that gives them their beautiful red [...]

Three tips from leading doctors in nutrition in medicine – Neal Barnard, M.D., David Katz, M.D., and Caldwell Esselstyn, M.D. – are basics that bear repeating. These tips are from a recent International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine. Adopt a plant-based diet. A diet rich in vegetables, fruits, beans, seeds and whole grains is best [...]