Cheryl Tallman, www.FreshBaby.com
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Healthy Orange Foods Your Family Will Love
Brightly colored orange foods are good for your eyes, skin, immune system and heart. Orange foods contain high amounts of Carotenoids; these compounds help provide Vitamin A, or retinol, to the body. Vitamin A helps us see at night, keeps our immune system strong and keep our skin cells healthy. Orange foods are also loaded with Vitamin C. The color orange can also improve your mood and reenergize you. Be sure to brighten up your meals by eating at least one orange food a day.
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Make a Classic French Nicoise Salad
Julia Child made the Nicoise Salad famous on her TV cooking show, "The French Chef." This salad has wonderful refreshing flavors and is a perfect summertime one-dish meal!
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Guide to Herbs in French Cooking
Herbs play a big role in French cooking. They offer flavor and aroma to food that can help develop both senses of taste and smell for your kids. Choose fresh or dried herbs depending on what is available in your area. If you would like to try growing your own, herbs grow well in indoor containers or outdoor gardens.
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Meatless Monday Mexican Fiesta
Corn, beans, fresh fruits and vegetables are staples in the native Mexican diet. In fact, hundreds of years ago meat was quite scarce. It was the Spanish conquistadores who introduced cattle, goats, sheep, chickens and pigs to the Mexican landscape. The introduction of these animals also led to the introduction of cheese-making too.
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Chile Pepper Guide
Whether you enjoy spicy or mild flavors, there is a chile pepper for you. The spiciness of peppers is rated using the Scoville Scale. This scale measures the amount of capsaicin in the pepper. Along with packing heat and spice, capsaicin has antioxidants that can help a variety of health concerns. Here's a guide to the most common peppers found in Mexican cooking:
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Family Meal: Bento Box Dinner
A bento is a divided box that originated in Japan. Bento boxes are made from a wide variety of materials, including lacquer, bamboo, plastic and stainless steel. A traditional bento meal includes carbohydrates (rice or noodles), protein (fish, chicken, meat, or tofu), vegetables and fruit. Foods are arranged in the box to display a colorful, healthy meal with a wonderful variety of flavors and tastes.
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Italian Ideas
Italian recipes are handed down from grandmothers to the next generations. Many recipes are surprisingly simple, so you do not need to be a culinary expert to cook up great Italian dishes at home.
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Heart Healthy for Valentine's Day
It's been proven that exercise and eating right are two steps that can reduce your risk of heart-related illness and disease.
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Thai for Your Baby
A simple way to begin introducing Thai flavor to your baby is by adding coconut milk in homemade baby food.
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Baby’s First Holiday Dinner
Sharing the fabulous flavors of the Holidays with your new baby is an experience that you’ll cherish. Socializing is part of the fun too, so reserve a seat (high chair) at or near the dining room table for baby to join in the celebration.
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Thanksgiving Starter: Butternut Squash and Roasted Garlic Soup
The bright orange color of butternut squash is a seasonal addition to your holiday meal. For families with babies over 8 months old, this soup can be easily made into baby food by thickening it with mashed rice, potato, or baby cereal.
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Healthier Halloween
Halloween is truly a kid's holiday -- good friends, creative costumes, event-filled parties -- all with a cool spooky theme -- who could ask for more? Oh yes, one more thing, the treats -- lots of sugary candy treats!
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Buying Fruit on a Budget
Buying fruits can be expensive. Here are some shopping tips that will help you get them into your meals without breaking the bank.
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Toddler Treat: Pineapple Kabobs
This recipe is super easy and tasty. Make a platter for a party or make a few for your child's snack. Mini kabobs look fancy and are fun to make - even little fingers can help assemble them!
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A Taste of India for Baby: Apple Chutney Cubes
Chutney is a popular Indian Condiment that is made from fruits or vegetables with vinegar, spices, and sugar. It is commonly served with roasted meats or vegetables and curries. It also makes a great snack with cream cheese and crackers.
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User post: Mmmmm, Mangoes!
It's a great time for mangoes! Here are some tips to help you choose and prepare them at home.
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Seasonal recipes: Basic steamed artichoke and dips
Spring is here and the steady stream of fresh produce arriving into your local market is about to begin. Some of the first vegetables of spring include artichokes. Artichokes are very healthy and peeling off petals, dipping them and scraping them your teeth make artichokes fun to eat for the whole f
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Heart Healthy Valentine's Day
Give the heart closest to you a special gift on Valentine's Day by treating yourself to heart healthy foods. It's been proven that exercise and eating right are two steps can be reduce your risk of heart-related illnesses and diseases.
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National Soup Month: Spinach, Ginger and Coconut Soup
Curl up around the fire with a delicious cup of soup and hot crusty bread and your winter blues will be swept away! January may be National Soup Month, but soup is a year-round all-star!