Orange sunrise smoothie

I was contacted by a representative from the Florida Department of Citrus, who wants to educate consumers about the benefits of orange juice.  By including foods  that are high in vitamin C, like 100% orange juice, you can stay healthier during the cold and flu season.  Kim Galeaz, a registered dietitian and contributor to 4 weeks [...]

Baked pumpkin donuts

      Thanks to Megan from www.megansmunchies.blogspot.com who frequents my brothers site www.backtothefridge.com, I found this recipe she posted from www.cooks.com for baked pumpkin donuts. There is a farmers market in my town that makes fresh donuts every Saturday and the line is super long.  But when you get there, they are warm, (fried), and dipped in cinnamon and sugar.  Its like [...]

How much protein do you need?

Surprisingly, not as much as you think.  One thing I have learned in the nutrition course I am taking is that the average American usually exceeds the recommended amount of protein without even trying that hard.  Your body can’t store extra protein, so there is no point in overloading on the recommended amount of protein [...]

Lasagna for one!

Over the summer, my Mom called me to come over to her house and help her with the tomatoes in her garden.  She had sprained her wrist and wanted me to help her par-boil the tomatoes, take the skins off, put them in a food processor and then portion them out in Ziploc bags to [...]

Honey roasted chick peas/Fantastic Trail Mix

  The other day I made roasted chick peas for the first time and they turned out great.  They were super crunchy, I added garlic salt, cumin and chili powder.  Basically, you take a can of chick peas, drain it and rinse it, throw it on a cookie sheet and I put 1 tsp. olive oil, [...]