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14 02, 2018

Food Allergy is no Laughing Matter, but Cartoons Should Be

By Rosanne Rust|2019-06-26T13:51:11-04:00February 14th, 2018|Food Facts, Just for Fun, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Food Allergy is no Laughing Matter, but Cartoons Should Be

When my children were young, I read books to them daily. This was a time to relax and have fun, and sometimes have a teaching moment. The Peter Rabbit series, by Beatrix Potter, was a set that I read over and over. We had a book set that [...]

11 09, 2017

Simple Pear Crisp

By Rosanne Rust|2019-08-27T15:37:55-04:00September 11th, 2017|DASH Diet/Wellness, Easy Cooking, Family meals, Just for Fun|Comments Off on Simple Pear Crisp

Who doesn't love pie? But pie takes a bit more time and skill than a simple fruit crisp. Instead of going to the trouble of pie crust, adding an oat topping to sliced fruit is a great way to enjoy a dessert that gets a serving of fruit into [...]

29 08, 2017

Balanced but Practical Lunches for Teens: What-ever!

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-21T12:42:57-04:00August 29th, 2017|DASH Diet/Wellness, Food Facts, Just for Fun, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Balanced but Practical Lunches for Teens: What-ever!

With school back in session, it's lunch packing season. Now that you have a teenager, you know that the days of love notes and cutting sandwiches into fun shapes for your finicky child are over, but lunch still needs to be enticing enough to eat, and still provide the [...]

3 05, 2017

More Matters: Canned Veggies can be Easy Ways to Add More Veggies

By Rosanne Rust|2019-08-27T15:37:34-04:00May 3rd, 2017|DASH Diet/Wellness, Easy Cooking, Family meals, Just for Fun|Comments Off on More Matters: Canned Veggies can be Easy Ways to Add More Veggies

You know that adding more fruits and vegetables to your diet should be a weekly goal. This dish is a variation of my coauthor and culinary dietitian Cindy Kleckner's Southwest Corn with Chipotle Peppers, from DASH Diet For Dummies® (check out Toby Smithson's video here). Adding black beans provides more fiber, [...]

14 03, 2017

Herbs and Spices and Everything Nice

By Rosanne Rust|2020-04-28T20:10:40-04:00March 14th, 2017|DASH Diet/Wellness, Food Trends, Just for Fun, Recipe, Wellness|Comments Off on Herbs and Spices and Everything Nice

Herbs and spices add flavor to foods, and are often a great way to reduce the salt you use in cooking. However, some spices may also provide additional benefits to your health. Many contain "phytochemicals", potentially having some added health benefits. General Mills occasionally sends me some samples [...]