Pictured is a bowl that contains summer green bean salad.

Favorite Summer Recipes, Have Them While you Can

Summer is NOT over. As someone whose birthday is the first day of Fall, I know that summer is still alive and kicking. So hold off on the pumpkin spice latte and the turtlenecks ‘cause it is still 90 degrees outside. This calls for one more round of favorite summer foods such as tomato sandwiches, […]

Jar of green goddess salad dressing.

What do Cupcakes and Salad Have in Common?

If you have ever visited New York City you no doubt have run across one of the many Baked by Melissa shops. Her tiny cupcakes allow for a mindful bite or two of deliciousness without breaking the calorie bank. Each cupcake has only 35-70 calories. However, the thing that she is almost as famous for […]

Dish full of cottage cheese.

Cottage Cheese is Back

If you doubt the popularity of this old school ingredient, go to any grocery store and look in the cottage cheese section. More often than not, you will see it has been heavily shopped. I have been forced to buy a brand that is not my number one choice more than once because what I […]

Folding chain of paper hearts.

Healthy(ISH) Valentine’s Day Dinner

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. A holiday known for large boxes of chocolates designed to SHOW your love FOR your love seems to be designed to sabotage your eat smart goals. However, with a little planning, you can prepare a special meal that will impress the ones you love in your life without […]

Lentil soup.

Best Soup for a Cold Winter Day

Nothing is more satisfying as a bowl of warm soup on a raw winter day. Sure you can buy a can of soup, there are lots to choose from. However, making your own is not only easy, it turns out that homemade really is better, way better than canned. I am reminded of this when […]

Lentil beet salad on a plate.

Welcome Fall with this Beet Lentil Salad

It is not quite yet fall, however, the days are getting shorter and cooler so we know it’s coming. This salad is a great way to usher in the season. It is an interesting main dish and is super quick, thanks to using canned beets. You can also use roasted beets that you can sometimes […]

Bowl of popped popcorn.

Best Popcorn Popper Ever for Healthy Popcorn

Popcorn is a great snack. Let me qualify that- some kinds of popcorn make a great snack. Movie theater popcorn or microwave popcorn is not what I am talking about. The popcorn itself is what makes it good, but the fats added to it – butter or other saturated fat – make it an unhealthy […]

Various bottled salad dressings.

Ask the Dietitian: Bottled Salad Dressing

Ingredients: Canola Oil, Distilled Vinegar, Water, Parmesan Cheese (Pasteurized Part-Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Salt, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Contains Less than 2% of Sugar, Garlic, *Red Bell Pepper, *Onion, *Spice, Basil, Xanthan Gum, Natural Flavor, Annato And Tumeric (color). *Dried. https://www.kensfoods.com/products/simply-vinaigrette-italian I prefer to buy bottled salad dressing rather than make my own […]

Chef in the kitchen preparing food.

What I Learned at Cooking School- Part 4

Cooking is my passion. I am fortunate that this passion often overlaps my career in nutrition as we work to build healthy recipes, test cooking techniques, and write curricula that helps everyday cooks make healthy food for their family. As with any passion, you should sharpen your knives from time to time. The way I […]

Chef in the kitchen preparing food.

What I Learned at Cooking School- Part 3

Cooking is my passion. I am fortunate that this passion often overlaps my career in nutrition as we work to build healthy recipes, test cooking techniques, and write curricula that helps everyday cooks make healthy food for their family. As with any passion, you should sharpen your knives from time to time. The way I […]