Category Archives: Nutrition

Fuel Up To Play 60

The childhood obesity rate continues to increase to epidemic proportions.  Adult diseases are starting to show up in our children.  I am preaching to the choir!  We all are aware, and health care professionals are trying!  The age old saying—eat healthy, and exercise has been replaced by living in the fast-food lane and electronic everything—including exercise.  For many reasons, kids eat less than healthy foods and do not exercise.  This has to change, and is not always possible to make
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A Whole New Grain–Farro

My first experience with farro was at the CIA in Napa last year. It was touted as a grain that diabetics could consume without raising their blood sugar! Cool! I had to try it. It was served in a recipe much like a pasta salad, with Farro as the carbohydrate. It was terrific. Throughout the week I had it cold, hot, and wanted to try it for breakfast! I love new foods that are so good for you! I couldn’t
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Baked Stuffed Pumpkin & Pumpkin Orange Muffins

A talented coworker made a Baked Stuffed Pumpkin and Pumpkin Orange Muffins for a nutrition class that she teaches.  She found the recipes on AllRecipes.com.  We loved how it made our office smell and her students really loved the way it tasted.  The baked stuffed pumpkin filled three small pumpkins.  It can be served over pound cake, angel food cook or ice cream.  Make sure to buy baking pie pumpkins or/sugar pumpkins, not carving pumpkins for these recipes.

She made a few adjustments to the baked stuffed
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