Homemade granola bars and homemade granola are two recipes I love so we can eat healthy snacks and save money here at Kitchen Stewardship. Welcome to a place to take baby steps to good nutrition while keeping your budget in check at the same time. Learn how to make these two winners plus 30 more [...]
Entries from June 16th, 2009
Food for Thought: Why are Oats so good for me?
June 16th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Science of Nutrition, Super Foods
Oats are the only grain to be singled out as a true Super Food; all the others are lumped together in the Honorable Mention category as “whole grains”. So what makes oats such a shining nutritional star? If you eat oatmeal for breakfast every morning, are you doing a good thing for your health? The [...]
Monday Mission: Find a New Oat Recipe
June 15th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Super Foods
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to find a new oat recipe and try it this week. Bonus points for including more oats in your regular schedule! Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps Our Super Foods for the week are: oatmeal, sunflower seeds, and the honorable mention “whole grains”. Look for the [...]
Tags: oats·Super Foods
Recipe Connection: Banana Flax Muffins
June 12th, 2009 · 24 Comments · Frugality, Recipes, Science of Nutrition, Super Foods
We’re thinking about omega-3s this week, and one way to get them into even your baking is to use ground flax seeds in place of part of the fat in a recipe. Here’s an easy, yummy, kid-friendly muffin recipe for you to try, or get bold and learn to substitute flax into your family’s favorites [...]
Tags: baking·flax·kid-friendly meals·muffins
How to Buy Safe Salmon
June 12th, 2009 · 20 Comments · Super Foods, What to Buy
It’s tempting to write a post for this week about all the good and bad fish for you and for the environment, but I realize I need to save SOMEthing to write about for when this Super Foods series is over! UPDATE: At the bottom of this fish recipe is a good list of references [...]
Winner of Shoe Giveaway
June 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
How I wish everyone could win! The random integer generator spit out number 5, which on my big list of emails was melissa who liked the George or Owen shoes the best. Congratulations! Please contact me with mailing address and a firm choice by Monday! For all those who didn’t get a free pair, you [...]
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