One Step at a Time – April
Eat from all the food groups each day: grains, meat/protein, dairy, fruits and vegetables.
Eat from all the food groups each day: grains, meat/protein, dairy, fruits and vegetables.
Look upon our work this season, and grant that the seeds we plant will produce plentiful crops, providing food and work for many. From "Prayers for Good Harvest"
Add spring veggies to your menu. Tender lettuce leaves, spring peas, asparagus and spinach are tasty delights showing up at local farmers markets.
". . . keep us here all simply in the springing of the year...." From "A Prayer in Spring" by Robert Frost
Think red. Red bell peppers, cherries, strawberries, red beans and tomatoes are packed with vitamins and cancer-fighting antioxidants.
God, we thank you for this food. For rest and home and all things good. For wind and rain and sun above. But most of all for those we love.
Thank you for this new year and for all the potential it holds.
A New Year, a New You! Eat more fruits, vegetables, nuts and whole grains!
Eating breakfast on the day of a big family meal, such as a Thanksgiving feast, will help avoid overeating.
"... We thank you for the gift of life: for breath that sustains life, for the food of this earth that nurtures life, for the love of family and friends without which there would be no life." Vienna Cobb Anderson