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Fresh and Healthy Spring Side Dishes

Fresh and Healthy Spring Side Dishes

Spring has sprung and the color of the season is GREEN. Add a touch of green to your plate at lunch and dinner to boost the health benefits of your meals. For super fresh spring sides, start with the freshest veggies in season. Asparagus, fava beans, fiddlehead ferns, tender spring lettuce, sugar snap peas in [...]

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Family Taco Night

Family Taco Night

Some nights you just can’t get it all together to cook a full meal. With carpools and activities keeping everyone from sitting down at the table at the same time, feeding everyone a healthy homemade meal seems almost impossible. The solution: add a weekly taco night to your busy schedule. It takes the pressure off [...]

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Eating Healthier Begins in Your Cart

Eating Healthier Begins in Your Cart

In the past we’ve investigated the benefits of becoming a “perimeter shopper” at the grocery store, and though we did explain that it allows you to fill the cart with the best foods, we didn’t get to go over the entire list of benefits for those who shop this way. Look at a Floor Plan [...]

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Family Pizza Night

Family Pizza Night

Make your own pizza at home for a family pizza night at a fraction of the cost of delivery and get the whole family involved. All you need is a bag or two of pizza dough from your local grocery store, any toppings you can think of, and 1/2 hour of prep time for an [...]

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Cooking with Kids – 5 Kitchen Tips

Cooking with Kids – 5 Kitchen Tips

While it may increase the amount of time you have to spend cleaning up, it is more than worth it to have your kids get involved in the kitchen. Not only does it help them learn that food doesn’t just magically appear on their plates via a wand-waving wizard, it also helps get them excited [...]

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