Balanced Eating
By Theresa Stahl, RD, LDN

Breakfast has long been reputed as being the most important meal of the day.  Nevertheless, many Americans still skip this meal on a daily basis.  Now, another study underscores the important role breakfast plays in our overall health picture.  A recent s

Talk about a really fascinating veggie!  This is one to amaze the kids and adults alike.  Have you ever seen purple beans that turn green when they're cooked?  I just had the pleasure of cooking and eating them for the first time last night, thanks to one

I love watermelon!  Did you know there are over 200 different varieties?  Lately, the Seedless variety is my favorite. How awesome to buy watermelon without seeds! Watermelon is nutritious, too.  It's a good source of vitamin C and fiber.  Because of its

Do you grow tomatoes?  I hope so.  But if you don't, please consider planting some next season.  I'm a true fresh tomato lover, but this wasn't always the case. As a teen, I remember how my best friend, whose family grew tomatoes every summer, couldn't be

The local corn has been sweet and good.  There are many ways to cook corn, including grilling in the husks, grilling without husks and wrapped in foil, boiling in or out of the husks, microwaving and steaming. I grew up boiling shucked corn in a la

A new report by the USDA's Economic Research Service, entitled "Is Dietary Knowledge Enough?  Hunger, Stress, and Other Roadblocks to Healthy Eating,"  reveals that the best intentions to eat a healthy diet may go by the wayside if one is stressed or h

Now's the time to get out and enjoy fresh, locally grown produce.  Each week local farmers bring their finest to a farmers' market. near you.  And so, even if you don't plant a garden yourself, you can still enjoy the delectable flavors of nutritious f

Now's the time to get out and enjoy the power of fresh, locally grown produce. Nothing beats the fresh flavor of tomatoes, peaches, corn, and green beans, among the many other options that await you at your local farmers' markets. Not only are these tasty

Kohlrabi, a member of the cabbage family, looks to me like a veggie from outer space.  It's small and round, kind of like a turnip, but has leaves standing out like spokes. Its name comes from the German words for cabbage and turnip.  It ca

Fresh green beans have arrived at local Farmers Markets!  I picked up a beautiful basket at my local market on Saturday. What a joy it is to buy fresh, locally-grown produce again! I even tried kohlrabi, but thats a veggie for a later blog post.