Spinach, sweet potatoes, zucchini…sounds like a great savory dinner, right? How about the first meal of the day? Let’s push some paradigms and challenge people to get more veggies in their breakfasts! We all know the “Food Pyramid” guide (or whatever shape it is most recently) is too heavy on the grains, but they’re getting [...]
Entries Tagged as 'vegetables'
Vegetables for Breakfast? Popeye Would be Proud…
September 28th, 2011 · 19 Comments · Kids in the Kitchen
Tags: breakfast·vegetables
Monday Mission: Are You Ready for Breakfasts?
September 5th, 2011 · 25 Comments · Monday Missions, Recipes
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to include more vegetables in your breakfasts. Impact Ratings: ! Level of Commitment: Making Strides This summer I challenged you to plan your breakfasts, with the goal of getting more variety, more food groups, better nutrition and less stress. Now that school has started or is imminent [...]
Tags: breakfast·gluten free·grain-free lifestyle·low-carb·pancakes·pumpkin·squash·sweet potatoes·vegetables
Recipe Connection: Potato Vegetable Pancakes (Latkes)
August 12th, 2011 · 12 Comments · Recipes
This Latke recipe (also called potato pancakes) is written in my own hand from 1988, when I would have been in third grade. Food has always been a part of my history, and this traditional dish from my Polish heritage is a perennial favorite. When I first served them to my husband, he was incredibly [...]
Tags: breakfast·dairy-free·gluten free·grain free·kid-friendly meals·pancakes·potatoes·quick foods·spinach·sweet potatoes·vegetables·zucchini
New 2011 Dirty Dozen Produce List Released by EWG This Summer
August 2nd, 2011 · 49 Comments · Frugality, Green Living, What to Buy
If you try to buy organic when it counts to be gentle on your budget, you’re probably familiar with the Dirty Dozen produce list published by the EWG (Environmental Working Group), the same organization that puts out the Skin Deep Cosmetic Safety Database that the natural sunscreen review relies upon heavily. The Dirty Dozen is [...]
Tags: budget·clean 15·clean fifteen·dirty dozen·EWG·Frugality·fruit·organic·produce·vegetables
5 Easy & Delicious Ways to use up CSA Greens {Guest Post}
July 13th, 2011 · 39 Comments · Frugality, Recipes
This is a guest post from Joanna Rodriguez of Plus Other Good Stuff. Community Supported Agriculture is a wonderful thing. You pay a farmer at the beginning of the season and receive a share of whatever they grow that year. It’s a great way to help out farmers (they get paid whether it’s a the [...]
Tags: CSA·farmer's market·greens·guest post·kale·spinach·vegetables
Real Food Stockpile: Fruits and Vegetables
May 20th, 2011 · 30 Comments · Frugality
Luckily, most kids like raisins. When you’re talking long-term food storage or preparedness, chances are you might end up with some foods and/or forms of food preparation that are a little foreign to your family. When it comes to fruits, it’s just fun. In the style of yesterday’s meat, protein and fat long-term storage post, [...]
Tags: dehydrator·food storage·fruit·fruit leather·preparedness·preserving vegetables·vegetables
Monday Mission: Where are Your Summer Veggies Coming From?
April 18th, 2011 · 25 Comments · Monday Missions
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to commit to increasing your family’s vegetable intake this summer (or right now!). Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps This week’s Eat Well, Spend Less focus is on making the most of where you live, so tomorrow I’ll get in depth about how we corral the [...]
