All posts tagged Vegetables
SimpleScience@Heart: U.S. adolescents get failing grades for their health
Is your teenager headed for heart problems? Most in the United States may be, based on a new report on diet, exercise and other healthy behaviors: More than 80 percent of U.S. adolescents scored a failing grade in the healthy …
Eating seasonally in Spring
It happens every spring. We can’t wait for the smell of freshly cut grass, robins flying back into our yard, and the sprouts of fresh vegetables emerging from
SimpleScience@Heart 7: lucky number for reducing stroke risk
Seven may be your lucky number when it comes to reducing stroke risk. For every extra seven grams of fiber people added to their daily diet, their risk of
Go green for a healthy St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day usually centers around corned beef and cabbage, shamrocks, leprechauns, and green beer. What a fun time of the year. Here are some tips for making
Exploring the Unfamiliar
The next time you tell someone that you’re on a low-sodium diet and they respond with something like, “that must be so flavorless,” I want you to ask
Ways to maintain your Heart-healthy resolutions
A New Year's resolution is a commitment that a person makes to one or more personal goals, projects, or the reforming of a habit. For most Americans, holiday eating is
Heart healthy Thanksgiving travel tips
According to AAA, an estimated 43 million Americans will be traveling over 50 miles from home to arrive to their holiday destination this year. You can bet that
Late season tomatoes, a tasty end of summer dish
With summer coming to an end and fall starting to roll in, it seems like everyone with a garden is offering up extra vegetables they may have available.
Seasonal Foods for Fall
Forget about all those little umbrella drinks and ice-cream sandwiches that you devoured poolside this summer. It’s officially Autumn and time to turn over a new leaf! The
Summer weather and flavors of Tuscany
Here in the Pacific Northwest, we joke that summer doesn’t start until July 5. That was the case this year, then we had a few weeks of "autumn









