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Not a tomato: it’s a Fuyu persimmon (photo © J. Irkaejc | iStock Photo). It’s a bright, glossy orange color, celebrating Halloween and fall. It’s nutritious, with almost 72% of the Daily Value of vitamin A (from all that beta carotene that makes it so orange), about 25% DV of fiber, more than 21%…
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You can add walnuts to almost any recipe: here, in a chicken salad sandwich. Photo courtesy McCormick. Tiny changes in your diet can reap big results. Take walnuts, which provide energy, protein and other good nutrition. They can help prevent heart disease, cancer and other conditions, tasting delicious in the process. Walnuts are heart…
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Make your own potato chips: fat-free and delicious. Photo courtesy Mastrad. Delicious, Fat-Free Potato Chips Imagine making your own fat-free chips in just 3 to 5 minutes in the microwave. They’re crisp and crunchy, with no added fat. Mastrad, the leading French manufacturer of kitchen utensils, has created an innovative silicone tray that turns…
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Dates have been called “the world’s first energy snack.” Perhaps the first cultivated fruit (figs are the other contender), dates are as sweet as any dessert. But they’re energy powerhouses for any time, containing nutrients to jump-start the day and nourish us throughout it. The date palm tree is believed to have originated in northern…
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Each week for the past five weeks, we’ve been buying a box of peaches from Trader Joe’s. Sweet and juicy, they are grown by farmers who should take pride in producing such nice peaches. August is National Peach Month. Brush up on your peach facts and trivia: Peaches originated in China, traveled west over the…
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