#4: Give Your Meal the Sparkle Appeal

People eat with their eyes first. Are your meals delighting the eyes, or could they use some sparkle and shine? Lean into this conversation, where professional Food Stylist, Rachel Sherwood, unpacks tricks and techniques for making a yummilicious meal. She will help your meals (and mine) evolve from ordinary grub to an eyeball-ishious extravaganza. In…

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When my coworker thoughtfully asked me for healthier Halloween snacks ideas, I suggested what any clever dietitian would: packaged nuts, seaweed snacks and fortune cookies (see below for my top ideas). The candy bowl at work filled with the usual Halloweenies, despite my best suggestions: Milky Ways, Snickers, etc. To counter the temptations, I'm creating…

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(Instructions for downloading this audio HERE) Read the full transcript here. Blog post by Rebecca Potter, MH The reason we get colds and flu is because our bodies are full of waste matter and toxins that bacteria and viruses love to feed on. The best thing you can do to prevent getting a cold and…

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One of the most difficult diseases that I encounter in my nutrition profession is Alzheimer's disease. It is a tragically debilitating, brain-wasting disease. It currently afflicts one in eight people, and isn’t limited to the elderly anymore. In 20 years, it is expected to affect one in four Americans. There is no cure for this…

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Many of you received the wedding postcard from us that invites you to check out our yummy wedding foods. Here are the links to the foods we prepared for our prenuptial party. Just Married! Our prenuptial party menu (more…)

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Kiwi are in season! We are lucky enough to have kiwi berries growing on vines in our yard. They contain all the glory of kiwifruit in bite-sized pieces (smaller than a raspberry) and without the brown, furry exterior. (more…)

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People wanted  our recipes for our wedding foods, like the yummy yam-coconut-ginger soup and the massaged kale salad. As I would learn, making your own wedding food is a bigger undertaking than a bride thinks, despite how much experience I think I have cooking for large groups of people on silent meditation retreats. Since preparing…

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When I was a kid, I remember taking a road trip with my best friend Amy's family. It seemed so entertaining to spray cheese whiz into our mouths and chasing it down with soda. We munched on Keebler Elf cookies - the frosted kind - and Ritz crackers. When I grew into a mighty teenager…

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Dear Darling, I have a confession . . . Things just aren't like they used to be between us. You're so often just taking the boring traditional salad route. Life could be so much more exciting. (more…)

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  Beth eagerly volunteered to help me candy flowers this summer for my wedding cupcakes. It was a new experience for both of us, and I think that we were most excited about the novelty of candying flowers.The entire process took us maybe a couple of hours. Pansies are fun because they are tie-died flowers…

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