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Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Kale Artichoke Pumpkin Seed Pesto Recipe

by Jeanette on March 6, 2013 · 18 Comments

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Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Kale Artichoke Pumpkin Seed Pesto © Jeanette's Healthy Living

I’m always trying to sneak in vegetables at snack time and meal time. Kale, being a power food, is one vegetable that I would like to incorporate into more of my kids’ meals. Although sauteed kale is not their favorite, I’ve found that they will eat it by the spoonfuls if I make pesto out [...]

Filed Under: dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, lunch, snacks, vegetarian

Kale Spinach Lettuce Apple Green Juice Recipe – Bella NutriPro Juicer Review

by Jeanette on February 18, 2013 · 22 Comments

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Kale Spinach Lettuce Apple Green Juice © Jeanette's Healthy Living

You might have some friends who’ve tried a juice fast or juice cleanse, especially after some indulgent eating. I’ve had friends who’ve paid a lot of money for cleansing plans. Maybe you’ve even tried it yourself. I’ve experimented with juicing the last few years, but haven’t actually tried a strict juice fast or cleanse. [rss-cut] [...]

Filed Under: beverages, dairy-free, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, Special Diets, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: Bella NutriPro Juicer, benefits of juicing, juicer, juicing, nutrition of vegetables and fruits in juices, product review

Skinny Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip with Fontina Cheese Recipe

by Jeanette on December 18, 2012 · 18 Comments

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Skinny Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Hug your kids and loved ones more. Hug them tighter. Each day is precious. Last Friday’s tragedy in Newtown, CT, less than an hour away from our home, has shaken our town and the entire nation. My heart breaks thinking of all the families that suffered losses and witnessed such a horrific shooting. Like many [...]

Filed Under: appetizers, dips and sauces, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, vegetarian Tagged With: cottage cheese, healthy dip recipe, Sartori cheese, skinny spinach and artichoke dip

Sesame Garlic Kale Chips Recipe

by Jeanette on November 26, 2012 · 17 Comments

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How to make Sesame Garlic Kale Chips on Jeanette's Healthy Living #kalechips

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We got away to some warmer weather and enjoyed a casual homemade Thanksgiving meal. I woke up early Thanksgiving day and cooked a simple Thanksgiving meal while the boys slept in and then started watching all the football games. Although it took me nearly 8 hours to [...]

Filed Under: anti-cancer, csa, dairy-free, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: baked kale chips, garlic, healthy kid snacks, Hurricane Sandy, kale chips, nutritional yeast, sesame seeds

Skinny Hot Spinach Dip Recipe

by Jeanette on October 3, 2012 · 28 Comments

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Today, I’m sharing a Skinny Hot Spinach Dip recipe for this week’s Food Network Fall Fest event where Spinach is being featured. Each week through the fall season, a group of talented bloggers will be featuring a recipe using fresh fall produce that’s in season. This spinach dip recipe contains a secret ingredient that can [...]

Filed Under: appetizers, dips and sauces, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, vegetarian Tagged With: cottage cheese in dip, cream cheese substitute, Food Network Fall Fest, healthy dip, healthy spinach dip, hot spinach dip, skinny spinach dip

Kale Kimchi Recipe

by Jeanette on September 26, 2012 · 20 Comments

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I got lots of kale in my CSA Box throughout the summer and am still getting kale as we go into fall. Throughout the summer, I made plenty of pesto and salads with kale (including massaged kale salad), but as I got more and more kale each week, I started to think of other ways [...]

Filed Under: anti-cancer, Asian, Cancer, csa, dairy-free, farmer's market, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: Fall Fest, fermented foods, Food Network, kale, kale kimchi, kimchi recipe, Korean recipe

Spicy Korean “Ramen” Noodle Soup Recipe #pullupachair

by Jeanette on September 10, 2012 · 15 Comments

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Today, I’m participating in Food Network’s Back to School Communal Table event where a group of bloggers is sharing their favorite back to school kids and adult lunches. Now that my kids are all back in school, I don’t have to worry about feeding my brood of boys lunch each day. Instead, I can eat [...]

Filed Under: Asian, dairy-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, lunch, main courses, Pasta and Noodles Tagged With: Korean ramen noodle soup, quick and easy, ramen noodle soup

Favorite Swiss Chard Recipes (Power Foods)

by Jeanette on September 7, 2012 · 20 Comments

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Swiss Chard (also known as silverbeet) is one of the first summer vegetables that I look forward to seeing in my CSA box the most. I especially like Rainbow Chard because of the beautiful stems. My mom used to sauté swiss chard as a side dish for dinner, which is still one of my favorite [...]

Filed Under: csa, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, vegetables Tagged With: Swiss Chard health benefits, Swiss Chard nutrition, Swiss Chard recipes

Roasted Beet, Apple and Walnut Salad with Honey Lemon Yogurt Dressing

by Jeanette on September 5, 2012 · 15 Comments

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Roasted Beet, Apple, Walnut Salad with Honey Lemon Yogurt Dressing

If you’ve ever read any of my Beet Recipe posts, you know that I did not like beets growing up, but came to love them after I tasted my first Roasted Beet Salad. During the summer, beets abound at the farmer’s market and in my CSA Box, so I have plenty of opportunities to experiment [...]

Filed Under: csa, farmer's market, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, salads Tagged With: beet and apple salad, beet salad, csa, farmer's market, Food Network, Food Network Summer Fest, roasted beet salad, yogurt dressing

Asian Sesame Spinach Salad Recipe (Power Foods)

by Jeanette on August 24, 2012 · 20 Comments

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Remember when Popeye would open a can of spinach just before his muscles would pop out of his shirt? Well, Popeye was onto something because as it turns out, Spinach is a Power Food. Although canned spinach sounds just as unappealing to me as the spinach I remember our cafeteria serving, I do love a [...]