We invited our groups to come out and pick blueberries, at a private picking event, at a place called The Berry Patch. Knowing where to go to pick your own berries is a fabulous way to change the culture of health. This way, you come to understand what quality...

A fresh blueberry sauce recipe for ice cream, pound cake, or bread pudding. You’ll Need: 2 cups fresh blueberries 1/3 cup sugar 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract First: Wash and crush blueberries; add sugar, lemon juice and salt. Mix well. Then, in...

  You’ll Need: · 2 cups Half-n-Half · 2/3 cup sugar · 5 egg yolks · 1 cup cream into finished custard · 2 tsp vanilla extract Getting ready Begin by heating the H&H over medium heat almost to scalding. Meanwhile, blend egg and sugar until pale yellow and...

Sprinkle in a multivitamin into a box of Fruit Loops, then suddenly it turns from a dye and sugar fiesta, into an important part of a balanced breakfast. But this idea … of spiking food with individual elements such as omega-3 fatty acids … is running into trouble. Click...

  This juicy and highly flavored crisp becomes thicker upon cooling.   Delicious served with vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt. You’ll Need 1 cup rolled oats 2/3 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup flour, divided 1/2 cup butter 6 cups Blackberries – fresh or whole frozen Preheat oven to...

  This appetizer is perfect in its simplicity and its small deliciousness. It is a model for small eating as well, because you could down it in two bites if you were there were McChevre Nuggets at the drive thru. But why would you want to? I never want...

Older, more feet-friendly neighborhoods can help keep waistlines trim, U.S. researchers report. “We were excited to find that … living in an older neighborhood and higher proportion of residents who walk to work — both predict lower weight,” said lead researcher Barbara Brown, a professor of family and consumer...

  Great for summer, with a little spicy kick that you can crank up (or down) to your own spice tolerance level   You’ll Need: 1/2 cup olive oil 2 quart onions, thinly sliced 1/4 cup ground cumin 1/4 cup ground coriander 1 T ginger 1 T minced garlic...

The new findings in the Archives of Internal Medicine followed some 21,831 men and women over 12 years, for us to learn that increased blood levels of vitamin C may reduce the risk of developing diabetes by a full 62 %! Here is the science-speak conclusion: “The strong independent...

In order to “treat” egg allergies in kids, Greek physicians have turned to eggs themselves as the solution. Heat modifies certain egg allergens and, in turn, allows some children with egg allergies to tolerate ever increasing amounts of egg baked in a cake, according to Dr. George N. Konstantinou,...

  Ingredients: 3 cups red pitted tart cherries, drained ½ teaspoon vanilla 1/3 cup sifted flour 1 cup Quaker oats (uncooked) ½ cup brown sugar (packed) ½ teaspoon salt ½ cup butter (melted) Directions Preheat oven to 375 Combine cherries and vanilla; place in greased 8-inch square baking pan....

“Eat Fat, Get Fat.” This notion has driven nutrition science and policy for 40 years. But the simplicity of the dogma is revealed as being a bit simplistic. In fact, in the most recent issue of the Journal of Nutrition, researchers from the University of Texas found that fat...