Category Archives: Nutrition

Grilled Potato Salad

The United States Potato Board has challenged Recipe ReDux members to create a healthy potato salad dish that is tasty as the real thing but without the extra calories.   Everyone has their favorite potato salad recipe. My husband's family has what some would call the original potato salad with mayonnaise and cream. Believe me, I have tried to duplicate it but can never quite succeed. So at our house, I prepare the German style potato salad with a tangy sweet taste.
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Happy Birthday, Recipe Redux!

  Our nutrition professionals belong to a great group of nutrition specialists who blog at least monthly.  This group is officially one year old—and to celebrate—we are all posting small bite dessert recipes.  Small desserts are all the rage in restaurants now—dessert shooters may be a term you have seen.  They are small tastes of sweet items that will not ruin a healthy diet (unless you have numerous small bites!).  I am including a new recipe that was in the Penzey’s
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Fuel Up to Play 60–Nebraska and Beyond!

This is a guest blog from the Midwest Dairy Council.  It really goes to show you how great Nebraskans are!

Fuel Up to Play 60 Report Card: Schools Improve Nutrition and Physical Activity for a Healthier Generation

 Fuel Up to Play 60’s first “report card” since launching nationally in 2009 shows that schools are making progress in promoting healthier eating habits and increasing physical activity among students, helping to create a healthier school environment. Fuel Up to Play 60 is
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