RECIPE: Collard Wraps

Top: tuna-collard wrap from Happy Bellies with cooked spinach, grated carrots and diced avocado. Center: hummus-collard wrap from The Pomelo Blog, with ham, tomato, cucumber and sprouts. Bottom: For portability or neater eating, tie a piece of parchment or wax paper around the wrap. Photo of Reuben collard wrap courtesy Spring Vegan.   A few…
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TIP OF THE DAY: [Almost] Ready To Eat, Good For You Foods

Top: Purdue Short Cuts, ready to heat and eat. Center: Rebel Fish salmon fillets microwave in 90 seconds. Bottom: Swanson Flavor Infused Broth, flavorful by themselves or with added veggies and/or protein.   Forty-five percent of Americans usually make New Year’s resolutions. The Top 5 New Year’s Resolutions include weight loss (#1) and healthier eating…
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NEWS: New USDA Nutrition Guidelines

Kale is the current nutrient-dense darling, but collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, Swiss chard and watercress have the same top score on the Aggregate Nutrient Density Index (ANDI). Top: kale chips (here’s the recipe). Bottom: Use collard greens instead of other sandwich wraps. Here’s how. Photo courtesy Good Eggs | San Francisco.   Every…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Grain Bowls With Roasted Vegetables

[1] Grain bowl with delicata squash (all photos © Good Eggs). [2] Wild rice bowl with kabocha squash.   Did grain bowls originate in healthy “salad” food chains? All we know is that in the last few years, grain bowls have become a go-to light and nutritious meal, whether you buy yours from a food…
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TIP OF THE DAY: White Whole Wheat Flour (And Bread)

Top photo: White whole wheat flour may soon become one of the hot “better for you” foods. Bottom photo: white whole wheat flour compared to whole wheat flour from red wheat. Photos courtesy King Arthur Flour.   We always start January with better-for-you tips of the day. There are a few weeks between the holidays…
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