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Avoid Boring Salads

We all know we should be eating more fruits and vegetables. But, admit it…..that’s hard to do. Salads are a great way to get extras of these in your diet. But salads canbe….BORING. Salads were one of…

Market fresh green leaf vegetables in an old wooden crate on an old wooden turquoise table. Vegetables include, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, spring greens, bok choy, spinach and choy sum.

Green Vegetables for St. Patrick's Day

The latest statistic I heard was that only 13% of all Americans eat the recommended number of vegetables every day. You may ask…well what is this recommended amount?According to the most recent…

final product; kale arugula farro salad in a bowl

Start Off With a Med Salad

If you’re looking for a more healthful way of eating as you start the new year, consider the Mediterranean Diet. This involves eating the traditional way people who live in the Mediterranean region…

Bowl of kale salad with roasted squash, brown rice, dried cranberries, feta, and pumpkin seeds

Acorn Squash, Kale and Cranberry Salad

In last week’s column I offered some tips to make a homemade salad taste morelike a restaurant salad. One of the tips was to add different greens, fruits andvegetables to offer variety as well as…

bowls of separate salad toppings and lettuce

Make Homemade Salads as Good as Restaurants

In an effort to watch calories and eat more healthful, I try to make salads at home.Sometimes I have great ingredients and other times---not so good. I recently saw a post in the Eat Smart, Move…

bowl of lettuce with surrounding bowls of fixings for salad like blueberries, strawberries, grapes, mushrooms, avocado, and tomatoes

Turn Over a New Leaf for Salad Month

I just picked some fresh leaf lettuce in our community garden, just in time to celebrate National Salad Month. May’s a great month for this celebration because many fruits and vegetables that can be…