Brown Bag Makeovers

Brown Bag Makeovers

Food & Recipes / Healthy Bytes

Cutting out fast-food lunches can be difficult in the beginning, but after a few weeks you’ll be sold. Your wallet may even get fatter while your waistline gets smaller! In order to “make over” your brown-bag lunch, you are going to need a few things. You will need some plastic…

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How Clean Are Your Greens?

How Clean Are Your Greens?

Food & Recipes / Healthy Bytes

Your mother always said to eat your greens, but in order to get the most health benefits you can, you need to be sure that you identify, purchase and clean the right greens. Knowing which greens to purchase depends on how you feel about foods that are sprayed with fungicides…

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Quick and Nutritious One-Pot Meals

Quick and Nutritious One-Pot Meals

Food & Recipes / Healthy Bytes

It’s not uncommon for families to eat non-nutritious food these days. With everyone working and running around, who really has time to cook anymore? The way to keep healthy food in your family’s diet is to learn quick and easy ways to make delicious and nutritious one-dish meals that everyone…

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Campfire Cooking

Campfire Cooking

Food & Recipes / Healthy Bytes

It’s almost picnic and camping time across most of North America. For that next trip into the woods or at the park, consider these treats-especially for the kids. S’mores This is every kid’s favorite (including big kids). Simply put a marshmallow on a stick, roast it, and while it’s still…

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How to Make Pizza Dough

How to Make Pizza Dough

Food & Recipes / Food How to 101

Whatever mood you are in, for crust that is thick or thin, herbed or stuffed, you are in luck. When you make your own pizza crust, anything is possible. Whether you want a supreme pizza with all the toppings, a vegetarian pizza or a simple cheese pizza, you can make…

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Is Your Recipe Safe?

Is Your Recipe Safe?

Food & Recipes / Healthy Bytes

Sure, it tastes great and earns rave reviews from everyone sitting at the dinner table. But is your favorite recipe also a safe one? To prevent serving up foodborne illness at the dinner table, follow this helpful checklist when preparing a meal: Marinating –I am marinating in a covered container…

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