Perk Up, Naturally, With Homemade Granola Bars

Feeling tired? Need a jolt of energy? Instead of grabbing another cup of coffee, sipping a soft drink, or diving into a bag of candy, enjoy a healthful, homemade energy bar to naturally refuel your get-up-and-go tank.
I have a recipe from Health magazine for Nutty Popcorn Bars that’s easy to make, has natural sweeteners, and [...]

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Watermelon: A Natural Summer Refresher

The sweltering days of summer are here again and that means it’s time to start enjoying foods that cool us down and quench our thirst. My favorite summer food is watermelon, which conjures up plenty of fun warm-weather memories from my youth. I still enjoy a good watermelon in the summer, but now that I [...]

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Avoid the Hungry Horrors Each Week Night

Ever come home from a long day of work feeling tired and hungry, scan your cookbooks for something – anything – you can serve to your family for dinner, finally settle on a recipe, only to realize that you don’t have the needed ingredients in your house? Finding yourself back at square one, you reluctantly [...]

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Baby, It’s Cold Outside!

As most of the country experiences frigid temperatures this winter, I suspect many people gravitate toward warming comfort foods like soups to take the edge off the chill in the air. But the store-bought cans of soups are loaded with sodium, often busting your recommended daily allotment of the salty seasoning in just one or two [...]

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