TIP OF THE DAY: Switch Your Starches For Healthy Eating

[1] Alas, our beloved Corn Flakes are not whole grain. We’ve switched to Cheerios and oatmeal (photo by Hannah Kaminsky | © THE NIBBLE). [2] Switch white rice for brown rice (photo © Village Harvest). [3] Switch white potatoes for sweet potatoes (photo © Burpee). [4] Popcorn is a nutritious, whole-grain snack (pho6to © Crunch…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Lettuce Salad

You can make a salad with celery as the main ingredient. Photo and recipe courtesy Whole Foods Market. Commit to having at least one large plateful of salad every day. A salad first course will fill you up so you’ll eat less of the main course, which is typically starch and protein. And you won’t…
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RECIPE: Panettone Yogurt Parfait & More Panettone Recipes

[1] A panettone parfait for breakfast or for dessert (photo © Whole Foods Market). [2] Panettone is also a delicious breakfast bread (photo © Bauducco). [3] Tangerines, a type of mandarin (photo © Melissa’s Produce).   Just when we’d turned the last of our panettone into French toast for New Year’s Day breakfast, another panettone…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Healthy Soup

It’s winter, it’s cold and soup is warm comfort. It’s also Healthy Food Month at THE NIBBLE; so combining both concepts, we’ve got healthy soup recipes for you. Starting with 10 tips for “enlightened soupmaking,” you’ll see that you don’t need to sacrifice flavor to make family favorites and dinner party soups. The Hot &…
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RECIPE: Horseradish Hummus

A horseradish rush in hummus. Buy it or make it. Photo courtesy Tribe Hummus. Like horseradish? Add it to your hummus. Several hummus manufacturers make hummus with horseradish, although it’s not as easy to find as more mainstream flavors like garlic hummus and red pepper hummus. Lucky us: One of our local markets had a…
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