As many of you know, I started Jeanette’s Healthy Living as a place to share foods that I was preparing for friends with cancer in the hopes of helping to nourish and help them through the healing and recovery process. As time has passed, Jeanette’s Healthy Living has evolved to include foods I’ve made for…
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Healthy Gluten-Free Thanksgiving Recipes
Today, I am sharing my collection of gluten-free and dairy-free Thanksgiving recipes that I have accumulated this past year. I can’t believe how quickly Thanksgiving has crept up on us. This time of year always seems to go at warp speed. This is our family’s first gluten-free (and dairy-free) Thanksgiving. It’s almost been one year…
National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month – Guest Post by Tina Case
I am honored to present Tina Case as my guest blogger today. Tina is a childhood friend of mine, who I reconnected with a little over a year ago when I started this blog. As you may know, the inspiration for starting this blog was my passion for cooking for people with cancer. Although the…
The Health Benefits of Honey – Jennifer Spaide Guest Post
Learn about the health benefits of honey in this post. Not only is September Whole Grains Month, but it is National Honey Month too! I didn’t want the month to get away without sharing the health benefits of honey. To help us better understand the the connection between honey and health, I am excited to introduce…
Whole Grains 101 – Why Whole Grains?
Did you know that September is Whole Grains Month? I didn’t even know there was such a thing. In any event, I’ve decided to take this opportunity to explore whole grains over the next four weeks, including some easy recipes to help add more whole grains to your daily meals. Many of you probably know…
How To Eat Healthy When You Have Diabetes
Healthy Eating Can Help Manage Diabetes Today, I am thrilled to welcome back Lisa Corrado as a guest blogger to tell us how to help manage diabetes through diet. Lisa is a nutritionist and chef, and provides nutritional counseling and coaching, and supports corporate wellness initiatives. She blogs at A Moment in a Busy Life where…
A Tribute To My Father-In-Law
My dear, sweet father-in-law, Paul. I am dedicating this post to my 93-year old father-in-law, Paul, who just passed away this week. Paul immigrated to the United States in 1951, where he received his Master’s degree in engineering from the University of Michigan and his PhD from Columbia University. He was a devoted husband, and…
Low Residue Diet Low Fiber Diet Recipes
Finding Low Residue Diet Low Fiber Diet recipes can be challenging. My hope is to come up with delicious recipes so that those on this restrictive diet can enjoy eating while staying healthy. Update: I have posted a new Low Residue Diet Recipe for Braised Asparagus Tips using a cooking technique that infuses vegetable with more…
Eating Healthy Made Easy – Top Three Healthy Eating Websites
Warm Quinoa With Fresh Blackberries and Toasted Pecans Recently, I reviewed three Healthy Eating websites for Associated Content. The websites I reviewed have lots of healthy recipes and resources for anyone starting to eat more healthily as well as anyone who is just looking for more ways to eat healthily on a daily basis. Please…
Prevention Magazine’s 21 Healthiest Prepared Foods
Is there such a thing as healthy packaged food? Today, I was one of the hosts for Prevention Magazine’s live chat and video stream on this topic, joined by numerous bloggers across the country. I was curious to see what made their list since prepared and packaged foods often mean processed foods.I was pleasantly surprised…
Join Prevention Magazine’s Healthy Eating Live Chat Today 12:30PM EST
Today at 12:30PM Eastern Standard Time, I am pleased to be hosting the Prevention Magazine Best Easy Healthy Eating LIVE Chat right here.Here’s a promotional video to give you a glimpse of what to expect. Join me today at 12:30PM EST to hear what Prevention Magazine has come up with on their list of Best…
The New 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans – Foods and Nutrients to Increase
This is the fourth post in a series that I’ve been writing, summarizing the 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans that was recently released. I’ve posted summaries on “Balancing Calories to Manage Weight” and “Foods and Food Components to Reduce” already and will be summarizing “Foods and Nutrients to Increase” today. The focus of this…
Traveling with Food Allergies
We’ve had a long cold winter, can’t wait for all this snow and ice to melt! Last Wednesday, I decided I just couldn’t take the snow and ice anymore. I needed to escape to warmer weather, to get some sunshine, and take a break from the dirty snow banks lining the street, as well as…
The New 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans – Foods and Food Components to Reduce
I’ve been posting summaries of the 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans that just got released last week. My last post summarized “Balancing Calories to Manage Weight.” Today, I will be summarizing the second recommendation, entitled “Foods and Food Components to Reduce.” I found this chapter particularly challenging to summarize due to the amount of…
The New 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans – Balancing Calories to Manage Weight
Yesterday, I posted a summary of the 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans. As I mentioned, the 2010 Dietary Guidelines consist of 5 chapters detailing recommendations based on scientific evidence for nutritional factors that are important for promoting health and lowering the risk of diet-related chronic disease. Here are the general recommendations: Balancing Calories to Manage…
The New 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans
This week, the US Department of Agriculture released the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. I’ve attempted to provide a brief summary of the new recommendations, and will be sharing more information after I’ve gone through the detailed report. According to the press release, these guidelines represent the “federal government’s evidence-based nutritional guidance to promote health,…
The New 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans
This week, the US Department of Agriculture released the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. I’ve attempted to provide a brief summary of the new recommendations, and will be sharing more information after I’ve gone through the detailed report. According to the press release, these guidelines represent the “federal government’s evidence-based nutritional guidance to promote health,…
Food Allergies: What To Eat When You Can’t Eat Anything
For the past several months, I’ve been struggling to figure out what’s been ailing my youngest son, “A”. A vibrant, active boy at 8 years old, and the healthiest eater out of all my kids, “A” suddenly started suffering severe abdominal pains and fatigue, and recently has been found to be allergic to at least…
Circles of Community – Online Resources for Helping Those in Need
When I was growing up, if a neighbor or friend was ill or had a baby, neighbors would take turns bringing a hot meal over to the family. This still happens, but in today’s world of technology, and busy schedules, online resources can help find volunteers and organize meals and more for friends in need,…
A Day of Thanksgiving and Reflection
Thanksgiving is a day of reflection, a day to stop and ponder all that I am grateful for despite the many challenges of this past year. A year ago, this blog did not exist. Instead, I was nursing my 17-year old son back to health after he suffered a horrible football concussion. Locked in the house…
Healthy Lunch Ideas for Kids
Please take a look at my guest posting entitled “Healthy Lunch Ideas for Kids” (also great for adult lunches) on my childhood friend’s blog, Parent Grapevine.I had just posted Tina and her husband’s experience with prostate cancer on my blog. We thought it would be fun to “cross-blog” and share our ideas.I would love to hear…