Last week we focused on Super Foods with monounsaturated fat, and this week we’re going to learn about two Super Foods that are stars in the “omega-3 fats” category: salmon and flax. Salmon is the straight-up super food while flax sits in the “honorable mention” category; you’ll see why in this Food for Thought. What [...]
Entries from June 8th, 2009
Food for Thought: Power-Packed Omega-3 Fats in Salmon and Flax
June 8th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Science of Nutrition, Super Foods
Tags: fats and oils·flax·omega-3s·polyunsaturated oils·salmon·Super Foods
Recipe Connection: Frugal, Healthy Homemade Dressings with Olive Oil
June 5th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Do It Yourself, Frugality, Recipes, Upgraded Nutrition
Since EVOO is best eaten cold (see this post for details on which olive oil to buy and how to use it), making salad dressing with it is a simple way to incorporate it into your diet. There’s also a great added health benefit to consuming olive oil with your vegetables: carotenoids (beta-carotene, etc.) are [...]
Recipe Connection: California Chicken Wraps
June 5th, 2009 · 21 Comments · Do It Yourself, Recipes
Here’s the promised recipe for the second way my family uses avocados (after guac). I learned this wrap at a Pampered Chef party, and we looooove it around here. I always feel like I’m at a good restaurant when I serve them. So easy, so yummy. California chicken wraps Tortillas (whole wheat or homemade.) Mashed [...]
Mary and Martha Moment: Stewards of the Food Budget
June 5th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Frugality, KS lifestyle, Mary and Martha Moments, Prayerful Kitchen, What to Buy
This is the second Mary and Martha Moment in a series exploring each of the four pillars of Kitchen Stewardship. Read the others at: Earth: Called to Be Good Stewards of the Earth Budget (You’re here) Health Time Everyone thinks of money when you hear the word stewardship. It’s an obvious step, discussed in Scripture [...]
Announcing a Baby/Toddler Shoe Giveaway – Bugaloo
June 4th, 2009 · 85 Comments · Uncategorized
My daughter wears these shoes every day, all day, inside and out (until she started walking so much outside in the pine sap pit that is our backyard…). I can’t begin to laud the praises of the soft soled leather baby shoe! I started with shoes on both my kids at about 6 months, which [...]
Tags: Bugaloo·giveaway·product review
Strawberry Recipe Carnival and Baby Shoe Giveaway Coming
June 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Do visit Tammy’s Recipes for a Strawberry Recipe Carnival, which I’m sure will have even more interesting ideas than my fruit dip from last week! Strawberries are a Super Food – here’s why. I’m excited for strawberry season! I can practically smell it coming…Have you read my Love Note to Local Strawberries? Thursday will mark [...]
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Olive Oil Primer: How to Buy, Use and Store and Some Precautions
June 3rd, 2009 · 20 Comments · Science of Nutrition
Putting together the post on monounsaturated fats for you all really underlined the vast wealth of information (and confusion) about olive oil. It’s a Super Food for a reason! I realized I needed a separate post to help you out, because you can really improve your health by including olive oil in your diet – [...]
