How to make vegetables and fruit taste better

Posted by on Jan 27, 2012 in Fruit, Raising healthy eaters, Vegetables | 2 comments Trying to eat more fruit and vegetables is on most people’s to-do list these days.  In fact, I’d be willing to bet that many of you even made this one of your New Year’s Resolutions (you didn’t, did you?).  You probably don’t need me to tell you all the reasons why a diet that includes a rainbow of produce is good for you! If that’s the case then, just like...
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What you need right now

Posted by on Jan 8, 2012 in Cooking, Health, Raising healthy eaters, Recipes | 3 comments Have you noticed it too?  In the first week of January, the “D” words are everywhere.  You can’t find a newspaper, magazine or website that isn’t preaching the gospel of “dieting” or worse, “detoxing” right now.  Sorry, folks; I’m not jumping on that bandwagon! As I’ve said before, the best approach to health is to take it one...
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You didn’t . . . did you??

Posted by on Jan 2, 2012 in Health | 2 comments Well, here we are.  It’s hard to believe we have arrived at the beginning of another shiny new year.  By now, the streamers and confetti have been swept away, and the after-effects of your New Year’s celebration should have worn off.  For many, January second is the day when the reality of the heady events of New Years Eve begins to set in, with an accompanying sense of dread and...
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Which Numbers Really Matter?

Posted by on Feb 10, 2011 in Fruit, Health, Vegetables | 3 comments Today is my 50th birthday!  It’s pretty wild to look at the page and see that number staring back at me.  I’ve never been one to be hung up about my age, and this year is certainly no different, but I do have to say that this big round number did get me thinking a bit. There are so many numbers in our lives.  It’s not hard to get obsessed with them; measuring, counting, tracking...
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Diet Tip: How to eat an elephant

Posted by on Jan 26, 2011 in Uncategorized | 0 comments Okay, the Rainbow Plate philosophy absolutely supports a diet with a wide variety of foods, but I’m not going to go that far! This is a different type of tip. Did you make a New Year’s resolution this year? If you did, you’re not alone. So many of us are inspired by the rolling over of the calendar (not to mention a few extra rolls courtesy of holiday eating and partying!) to...
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