Since I discovered quinoa I have been searching for ways to prepare it. Making quinoa is easy as you can simply make it like you make rice or oatmeal. However, you can dress it up more or dress it down depending your time and occasion. It is a fun grain to add to any type of meal from breakfast to dinner. The following are two very different recipes yet both using quinoa as the base. Good-Morning Banana Nut Cereal Ingredients 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup skim milk 1 tablespoon quinoa 1/2 small banana, sliced 1 1/2 tablespoons rolled oats 1 … Continue reading →

It’s pumpkin season! If you travel along country roads you will see pumpkin stands on every corner. As fall progresses many flock to pumpkin patches to fun and to purchase pie pumpkins and pumpkins for carving. I took my family to the apple orchard just the other day to purchase apples and pumpkins. As I took pictures of my kids by large pumpkins and enjoyed the beautiful orange colors of fall, I wondered “What is the point of a pumpkin?” I could not see any reason beyond pie and decoration for a pumpkin to exist. While pumpkin pie is a … Continue reading →

“I love corn but it doesn’t seem to be allowed on any diet. Why is that?” Corn is a favorite vegetable of many of us. Unfortunately, what few people understand is that corn, though it is a vegetable, is loaded with starch. 5 ounces of sweet yellow corn contains the following: 115 calories 1g Fat 1.5mg Sodium 27.4g Carbohydrates 3.4g Fiber 4.3g Sugar 3.6g Protein It is also high in Vitamins A and C. These numbers say a lot to anyone trying to lose weight. The calories in corn are significantly higher than the calories in most other vegetables. The … Continue reading →