TIP OF THE DAY: 8 Ways To Reduce Sodium Intake

Not your friend! Photo by Ramon Gonzalez | SXC.   While recent government initiatives have eliminated trans fats and have us eating more whole grains, two villains hidden in prepared foods have been relatively quiet on the media radar. More often than not, too much salt and sugar are hidden in recipes and prepared foods.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Find The Best Melting Cheese

Want more melt? Try a different cheese. Photo by Paul Johnson | IST.   If you like melted cheese on your burger, veggies, casseroles and other foods—and appreciate the flavor of good cheese—go ditch the bland American cheese slices. Take a look at the options below: Somewhere on the list is the melting cheese you’ll…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Easy Breakfast Pizza

Pizza is one of our favorite foods. We’ve eaten leftover cold pizza for breakfast. But there’s a healthier way to start the day: with a breakfast pizza on a whole-wheat pizza crust with fresh basil, sliced tomatoes, scrambled eggs (egg whites or whole eggs) and shredded mozzarella cheese (lowfat). It’s easy to make breakfast pizza:…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Turn A Smoothie Into A Meal

A refreshing grapefruit smoothie. Photo courtesy AllWhitesEggWhites.com.   After eating “professionally” all day, we’re often not in the mood for a conventional dinner. What we really want is a dish of ice cream or frozen yogurt. As a compromise, we’ve learned to make an easy yogurt smoothie that triples the amount of protein through the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Welcome The Walleye

Wildly popular with sport fishermen, walleye is widely regarded as the best-tasting freshwater fish. The largest member of the perch family, walleye is native to lakes throughout Canada and the north-central United States. Lake Erie, Lake Winnipeg, Lake of the Woods and other large Canadian lakes yield a plentiful supply of the fish for restaurants…
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