April 2009

in my cupboard: helen’s kitchen frozen meals

April 14, 2009

A flavorful, preservative-free, frozen meal can be hard to come by but Helen’s Kitchen has got it down.  I tried the Indian Curry with Tofu Steaks over Rice – it is perfectly flavored and tastes like it came straight from the Indian take-out restaurant. It is Certified Organic, Vegan, a good source of Calcium, high in [...]

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ask the nutritionist: greens

April 13, 2009

For those of you intrenched in the whole Co-op shopping, carrot-juice drinking lifestyle you are probably very familiar with greens.  I go through phases of taking “the greens” but never quite knew the benefits, except that it was good for me.  I think this happens a lot, we know that eating certain things are good for [...]

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april cheese plate

April 10, 2009

I’m not sure if it is because I’m from Wisconsin and grew up eating cheese and crackers on a regular basis or if I have just grown to love artisan cheese but I can easily say that good cheese is one of my favorite foods.   My April cheese plate:  Carr Valley Mobay – a layer [...]

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ask the nutritionist: build a better easter basket

April 9, 2009

For those of you celebrating Easter this year or a variation of it here are some ideas that go beyond Peeps and Reese’s eggs.  photo by organicpixel Hard Boiled Eggs – classic, protein-filled goodie Annie’s Bunny Graham’s Green & Black Organic Chocolate Bars Stretch Island Fruit Leathers or FruitaBu Smooshed Fruit Seeds to plant with [...]

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snack of the day

April 8, 2009

If you haven’t tried Rachel’s new line of Cottage Cheese, now is the time!  I haven’t personally tried the Sweet varieties because I don’t care for the added sugar in yogurt or cottage cheese but the Savory varieties are fabulous!  I especially like the Sun Dried Tomato Pesto and the Roasted Red Pepper.  Perfect as [...]

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last-minute lunch

April 7, 2009

I have yet to take my weekly trip to the grocery store so food is a little scarce around the house but I wanted to find something to take to work for lunch today.  I ended up up making some Annie’s Organic Whole Wheat Mac & Cheese (1 serving) and adding a chicken breast and [...]

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