Summertime is all about the fresh fruits and vegetables. Where we live, we are lucky to have some established fruit trees and bushes, so we can just go outside (with the kids, of course) and pick what we want to eat. If you don’t have such direct access to fresh produce, try the farmer’s market [...]
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In this final installment of the Food for Thought series, we’re taking a closer look at produce.
The health benefits of fresh produce are widely publicized … from being low-calorie snacks to sources of helpful antioxidants. But as you navigate your way through the produce aisle, do you know what?s lurking behind those fresh leaves and [...]
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Pregnancy legends say whatever you eat in your first trimester will be your baby’s favorite foods later in life. As my husband and I both sat here devouring the sweetest Florida oranges you could ever want to taste, I cringed thinking about my future food bills – specifically, the price of fresh fruit!
Pre-pregnancy, I loved [...]
Tags: cravings, foods, fruit, garden, Pregnancy, vegetables
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If you feel that washing your vegetables with plain water just isn’t good enough, you could buy a produce cleaning solution at your local grocery store. Or you could save a few bucks and try this recipe for creating your own veggie wash[...]
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