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Peach Crumble

Enjoy this delicious and healthy recipe for Peach Crumble while peaches are in their prime!

Peaches and Green

As you may know from my previous posting, peaches are my featured “Superstar Food” — while these are incredible on their own, I also wanted to share one of my favorite peach salad recipes created by my daughter Lucie called Peaches and Green. (click on link for recipe)

Superstar Food: Peaches!

Sweet, juicy, and so delicious – peaches are a reservoir of healthy goodness. A cup of this fruit has only 60 calories and provides a super sweet blast of vitamin C, fiber, potassium, and potent antioxidant carotenoids. We already know that peaches are great for heart health, but they may prove to be most beneficial for [...]

My Vegetable Garden

This year I finally got around to planting my very own vegetable garden, and have thoroughly enjoyed both the process and the delicious, super healthy, nutrient-packed veggies it yields. 

My garden in the beginning.

My garden in bloom!

Check out my beautiful lettuce!

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The Healing Powers of Fruits & Veggies, Part 3

Blueberries owe their deep, blue color to a class of phytochemicals called anthocyanins. Like lycopene, anthocyanins have potent antioxidant power, but they are also true workhorses when it comes to fighting inflammation. Science is now telling us that excessive inflammation plays a major role in the development of a broad range of diseases, including heart [...]

The Healing Powers of Fruits & Veggies, Part 2

Although you may not have recognized them as phytochemicals, many of you are likely familiar with some of the commonly known superstars such as lycopene in tomatoes, anthocyanins in berries, and sulforaphane in broccoli. I am certain that a brief profile of just these three amazing plant chemicals will motivate you to eat your fruits [...]

The Healing Powers of Fruits & Veggies, Part 1

Recent health and nutrition studies are showing that plant foods, especially fruits and veggies, are better for us than we ever imagined. For over a half century we have known that they are bursting with health promoting fiber, vitamins, and minerals, but in the last twenty years we have discovered that they are also loaded [...]

Another Health Myth...

Myth – Bananas are the richest source of potassium .This is one of my biggest pet peeves.  It is a part of my standard recommendations for those that want to lose weight and those with diabetes to restrict bananas.  Many express concern about “needing the potassium” as they may be on meds that require this [...]

Plants have the Power!

Plant-based diets scored another healthy victory thanks to investigators from Colorado State University.  After carefully following the diets of 34,028 Chinese women over 10 years, those who reported eating the most fruit, vegetables, and soy foods lowered their risk of developing breast cancer by 30 percent.  The cruciferous vegetables – broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, Brussels [...]

Healthy Dessert Recipe: Blueberry Crumble

Blueberries are delicious morsels of nutrient-packed goodness, and I would like to share one of my favorite healthy, blueberry dessert recipes for you to enjoy!

Blueberry Crumble — serves 6  (Get Recipe)