It’s always fun to take a look back over the year to see the Most Popular Posts for the year. By most popular, I mean the posts on my blog that generated the most traffic. The results were pretty interesting. While several of the posts were large roundups of recipes, two related to special dietary…
Low Residue Diet Recipes: Braised Asparagus Tips
Low Residue Diet recipes can be flavorful – these Braised Asparagus Tips infuse flavor into vegetables while sticking to this strict diet. This method works well with almost any vegetable. Today, I’m sharing another Low Residue Diet Recipe. I hope this recipe will inspire those on this special diet to try something new and different, and put…
Essential Equipment and Supplies for the First College Apartment Kitchen
Learn what Essential Equipment and Supplies you need for your first college apartment kitchen. My oldest son is returning to college all too soon, and this year, he’s living off-campus which means he will be cooking in his very first apartment kitchen. Although it might be more work for him to cook his own meals,…
Healthy Snack Recipes for Kids – Food for the Brain – Part 3
This is the last in a series of posts on Food for the Brain. Part 1 covered foods that are good for brain health, including a fun round-up of Healthy Breakfast Recipes for Kids; Part 2 featured a round-up of creative Healthy Lunch Recipes for Kids. Today, in Part 3, we’re wrapping up our Food…
Healthy Lunch Recipes for Kids – Food for the Brain – Part 2
Today is Part 2 in a series of three posts featuring recipes that contain brain-boosting ingredients. In Part 1, we presented a round-up of healthy breakfast recipes for kids. Today, we present Part 2, which focuses on healthy lunch recipes for kids. Our last post in this series will feature healthy snack recipes for kids….
Healthy Breakfast Recipes for Kids – Food For The Brain – Part 1
Today is Part 1 in a series of three posts featuring recipes that contain brain-boosting ingredients. I’ve got a round-up of healthy breakfast recipes for kids in this first post. Part 2 will focus on healthy lunch recipes for kids, and Part 3 will focus on healthy snack recipes for kids, all in the name…
Joy Bauer Food Cures Book Review {Gluten-Free Gingerbread Muffins and a Giveaway}
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…
Whole Grain Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
I buy bunches and bunches of bananas for smoothies every week, a breakfast staple during the school year. Sometimes, I buy extra bananas just so I’ll have enough to make banana bread or these Whole Grain Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins as a special breakfast treat or after-school snack. I am thrilled that my recipe for…
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,…