(NC)—Around this time of year, you can’t help but find deliciously fresh, local red peppers in the market. They’re inexpensive, plentiful and provide the avid cook with endless recipe possibilities. Here is just one of the many recipes you’ll find on www.homebasics.ca for the season’s best peppers. 2 sweet red peppers 1/2 cup Hellmann’s Real [...]
(ARA) – The start of a new school year means increasingly busy days are here. When your schedule suddenly fills with juggling work, soccer practice, PTA and carpool, the urge to grab dinner on the fly becomes more and more enticing. A few easy tips will help you get simple, delicious and healthy homemade meals [...]
(ARA) – Each back-to-school season, parents arm children with tools necessary to build a lifetime of knowledge. But children need to develop more than their minds to lead a long and healthy life – they need to develop strong bones, too. This year, parents can send kids back to school with the tools necessary to [...]
(ARA) – The haggling over school snacks and lunches is as old as, well, school lunches. On one hand, children want to enjoy the foods they eat while in school. On the other, parents – not to mention teachers – want to ensure that students eat the right things to sustain them through a long [...]
(ARA) – Long overlooked, mushrooms are nature’s hidden treasure for helping those focusing on living a healthful life. To promote the nutritional benefits of fresh produce this back-to-school season, Weight Watchers continues Pick of the Season, a public health initiative spotlighting seasonal fruit and vegetables, with recipes this quarter for mushrooms, a produce selection so [...]
(ARA) – While their parents are following the presidential campaign trail, students across the country will participate in their own election to name a “President of School Lunch” this fall. Students will learn about the candidates’ nutritional values and physical fitness interests before casting their ballot to elect the nation’s favorite school lunch. The third [...]