Watermelon and Blueberry Salad with a hint of mint is the perfect, refreshing salad for hot summer days. For food, nothing speaks summer more to me than watermelon and blueberries. In days gone by you could find watermelon seed spitting contests, kids with big grins on their faces while cool, sweet watermelon juice dripped down their…
The long summer days have finally arrived and parents, like myself, often wonder how to keep their kids active and not spending so much time on the couch or on their electronics. While I don’t think they need to have planned activities all the time (I’m not here to entertain them!) I do think it’s important…
Summer is here and there is no better time to work on getting a little healthier. Here are three simple steps you can take now to improve your health. Get Moving With warmer weather it’s easier to get outside for some exercise. Regular exercise helps you lose weight, control blood pressure, and improve cholesterol levels….
My kids love it when we make smoothies for breakfast. This time we had strawberries and mangos around so that was the flavor of choice. And they turned out very yummy and healthy. Strawberries are a good source of fiber, vitamin C, and folate. Mangos are another nutrition powerhouse. This sweet tasting fruit is an…
Too many kids these days the kitchen is like foreign soil. They don’t feel comfortable in it and only know enough to get by. That’s sad, because food preparation and cooking skills are essential to a healthy lifestyle, not to mention what they miss out on in regards to a variety of good tasting food. The skills are rarely…
Let’s be honest – when I think of tuna salad the first thing that comes to mind is a sandwich filled with mayonnaise-loaded tuna and not much else. But tuna is a healthy option, high in protein, and a good source of omega-3 fatty acids. Why not make it more interesting to the taste buds? It was a…