Change One Thing and Make It Healthier

Incorporating healthier versions of your favorite foods can be as easy as changing an ingredient or using a different cooking method.

• use applesauce when baking
• try whole grain flour and pasta
• replace salt with spices
• grill instead of cooking in oil or butter

Beans in Your Diet

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics suggests how to add beans to your favorite recipes:

• Use black beans in dishes such as Cuban rice and beans, soups, stews and tacos.
• Use cannellini, or white kidney beans, in your favorite Italian side dishes, casseroles, salads, soups and stews.
• Add garbanzo beans in hummus, casseroles, stews, soups and couscous.
• Make a mixed-bean salad, chili, Cajun bean dishes, soups and stews with red kidney beans.
• Make tofu, side dishes and soups with soybeans.
• Pinto beans can be added to stews and soups, or used to make refried beans or Mexican rice and beans.

Protein and Heart Health

How much do you really need.  See what the American Heart Association has to say.

Raspberry Picking Time

According to the Minnesota Grown organization there are several different varieties of raspberries, depending on when they bear fruit and how often, some people refer to them as summer-bearing, fall-bearing or ever-bearing raspberries. Like many berries, they contain ellagic acid, which is an antioxidant, and are also high in vitamin C. They are great eaten raw, made into jams/jellies and are often featured in scrumptious desserts.

Nothing really beats fresh raspberries but the Driscoll's site has a number of recipes.  And of course we recommend Eating Well's "healthy raspberry recipes".