Healthy Eating

Recently I discovered Japanese yams in a rather unusual way. After returning from vacation, my dog Dexter needed to see the vet for a paw that was bothering him. The vet prescribed antibiotics and told me to take the powder out of the capsules and mix it with baby food...

2nd Annual Walk this Saturday, September 6th at Julius M. Kleiner Park in Meridian. Walk starts at 10 am and walk up registrations are welcome.  For more information about NEDA click here for the link to their website.

I'm wakin' up the family this morning with the  tantalizing aromas of a harvest breakfast. Today's menu includes farm fresh eggs, hash browns, bacon, country (made from scratch) gravy and applesauce made from the fruit I picked yesterday...

Until yesterday I lived in the Dark Ages. I had never been to "The Counter".  Until the last few weeks when Brenda told me about them, I had never payed attention to what "The Counter" was. To me it was the place where we had to put food in the middle so the dogs wouldn't take it when we turn our backs...

Every Monday is like a surprise to me. I'm never ready for the rush that is the workweek. This week, though, I decided to take control. It started with planning my family's meals. This sounds so small but having the week all planned gets my head in order and allows me to do other things. I'm sharing in case you are just like me.

I love watermelon, it's a summer staple around our house.  I'm the one who usually picks up watermelon and I'm getting pretty good at it.  I did have one last year that went bad within a day.  I cut into it and it hissed at me, then let out this incredible bad odor...

One evening this past week I was frantically trying to get dinner on the table after a long day. I was tired, it was 7:45pm and the boys were hungry! The solution? Hot dogs! I figured they would be quick and easy to cook on the gas grill, and I could combine them with a fruit, vegetable and milk and have dinner on the table within 15 minutes...

The weather has been sunny and warm and school is out, making it the perfect time for summer treats! But hold on...summer treats don't have to be unhealthy. Smoothies are always great, but for a change of pace, try this Watermelon Slush Recipe...

There’s nothing like fresh corn from the Farmer’s Market this time of year! Usually we grill our corn, but we didn’t have time over the weekend, so I microwaved* it. I used the left-over corn in this recipe and my boys loved it! Black Bean & Corn Salad 1 (19 oz.) c...

I have an 80/20 rule that I live by.  I try to do all the healthy stuff like eat right and move around about 80 percent of the time.  The other 20 percent I use for a little indulgence.  I also try not to over think the whole healthy eating thing...