Category Archives: Recipe Redux

siggi’s Healthy Holidays Recipe Challenge

              I received free samples of siggi’s yogurt mentioned in this post.  By posting this recipe I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by siggi’s yogurt and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. I was not compensated for my time.  And I enjoyed every minute of it! Ipad 2670 This is the first time I have ever tried siggi's Icelandic yogurt.  What makes it different from "regular" yogurt is that it
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Grandma’s Soft Nut Cookies

Happy Nut Day!! October 22 is National Nut Day, and this months theme for Recipe Redux centers around nuts. There are many different ways for nuts to be used in a healthy diet. We are fortunate to have available to us whole nuts, chopped nuts, ground nuts, nut butter and/or nut flour. Nuts and seeds are considered part of the Protein Foods Group in MyPlate. Some benefits of eating nuts and seeds, is that it may reduce the risk of heart disease
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Vegetable -OR- Protein

"By posting this recipe I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by Sabra Dipping Co. LLC, and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. I received coupons for free product used in testing this recipe. I was not compensated for my time." Sabra Hummus is made from a base of chickpeas, which provides an excellent source of plant protein, and also other nutrients such as iron and zinc. Because chickpeas (and hummus) are similar to meats, poultry
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