Fast Food For Fit Families Tasty Turkey Meatloaf •    2 tablespoons olive oil •    2 onions, peeled and sliced •    2 tsp of bottled basil pesto •    4 button mushrooms, cleaned and chopped •    2 pounds of ground turkey •    1/2 cup of skim milk •    1/2 cup of instant oatmeal •    2 omega 3 [...]

If you’re today’s typical parent, you may not think you have time to cook a healthy dinner for your family.  You may work outside of the home, or you may spend the day running numerous household errands; either way, you constantly feel like you are barely keeping your head above water.  It seems there is just [...]

Recently some close family members of mine were left without power in their home for several days. This prompted the question, “what will we be able to eat?” With power out all through the county most restaurants were not open either, and many of the gas stations were unable to provide fuel–so people were hesitant [...]

Though I’m aware of how very close Thanksgiving Day is, I’m uncertain whether sharing my family’s traditional feast is relevant to the world at large. Our meal, which bears a precise resemblance to our Christmas dinner, consists of the usual things you’d expect in a ritualistic gorging of a plentiful harvest.

Has a trip to the grocery store ever left you wondering: Is buying organic really worth the higher price? And what does “all natural” really mean anyway? The variety of “green” products has skyrocketed with options ranging from organic skincare lines to biodynamically grown jams. No wonder consumers are confused by the terminology and benefits [...]

You know the phrase “sweets for the sweet.” Does the saying apply to you and your kids? It probably does, and probably more than you think. Refined sugar and other artificial sweeteners are items that have infiltrated our diet and continue to be added in almost any number of foods, whether we realize it or [...]