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Teriyaki Chicken Freezer Meal
]Freezer meal websites are popping up all over the place. As we try to cram more into our days and still want to be able to have a healthy meal on the table, freezer meals appear to be the “quick … Continue reading
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Tagged Freezer Meal, freezer meals, Make Ahead Meals, Once a Month Cooking, Teriyaki Chicken
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Grilled Watermelon. FAIL!
Have you ever had a recipe that you keep seeing around and were so excited to try? I had a recipe for grilled watermel that I kept seeing pop up here-and-there and always was curious how it would taste. The … Continue reading
Wasabi Tuna Steaks, Celebrate at Home!
Like in every culture, food plays a big part of celebrations in my family. For birthdays and other special days (like Father’s Day), the honored person gets to choose what the family eats for supper. This is nearly always a … Continue reading
Grilled Romaine Salad
I saw this picture of a grilled salad in the most recent Hy-Vee Seasons Magazine and curiosity finally got the best of me. I decided to wing it and give it a try. I had a bag of romaine lettuce … Continue reading
Tuscan Lacinato Kale Salad
Last night was a proud moment for this dietitian-mamma. My 2.5 year old devoured kale. Yes, you read that correctly. My youngest had three helpings of a fresh kale salad that I made. I could hardly keep from jumping up … Continue reading
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Tagged Dinosaur Kale, kale, Kale Salad, Lacinato Kale, Lacinato Kale Salad, Lemon, Lemon Kale Salad, Parmesan, Tuscan Kale
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Try Vegan: To Tofu or not to Tofu
I’m going to just lay it out there. Drastically changing our diet has proven to be stressful. Much more stressful than I anticipated. I knew going into this that meal planning and cooking would take a bit more work, but … Continue reading
Posted in Meal Planning, Recipes
Tagged go vegan, Tofu, Try Vegan, Vegan, Vegan 101, Vegan Challenge
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Try Vegan: PBJ Saves the Day!
So, we made it through Day 1 of the Try Vegan challenge. See my previous Try Vegan posts: Try Vegan: Day 1, Meal Planning Try Vegan: 5 days in the life of… Breakfast and lunch yesterday both went great. For … Continue reading
Posted in Meal Planning
Tagged go vegan, Try Vegan, Vegan, Vegan Challenge, vegan cooking, vegan disasters
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Try Vegan: Day 1, Meal Planning
And so it begins! Today is Day 1 of my Try Vegan challenge to go vegan for 5 days. I will be blogging throughout the week as well as chronicling my week via twitter. Some come and follow me as … Continue reading
Posted in Meal Planning
Tagged Best Vegan Recipes, Going Vegan, Try Vegan, Vegan, Vegan 101, Vegan for a Week, Vegan Recipes
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Try Vegan: 5 days in the life of…
As a supermarket dietitian I get questions about all types of foods and diets. Gluten-free, paleo, vegan, low carb, low fat, vegetarian, DASH, high fiber, Mediterranean and the list goes on. People want to know what to eat (or what … Continue reading
Posted in Meal Planning
Tagged Try Vegan, Vegan, Vegan 101, Vegan Challenge, Vegan for a Week
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How do you MyPlate?
Eating the MyPlate way is a goal I strive for with each meal. Like many people out there, getting enough fruits and vegetables on my plate can be a bit of a challenge. I am really good about dairy (we … Continue reading
This RD Eats! 