Tips for National Nutrition Month – Baked Fish Recipe
Image by Eat This Much. It’s National Nutrition month! Nutrition is much more than what you put on your plate — let’s look at some ways you can improve your health and…
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Simple Stuffed Peppers
Source: Simple Healthy RecipesOklahoma Nutrition Information and EducationONIE Project Servings: 4 peppers Ingredients 1 cup brown rice, uncooked 1 can black beans, unsalted (15 ounces) 4 bell peppers (any color)…
Pasta with Pumpkin Sauce
Serves 4 Directions Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, place a large skillet over medium to high heat. Add olive oil, onion, garlic, and mushrooms. Cook about 10 minutes…
Nutrition: Holy Cow – It’s Beef Month!
Let’s celebrate with ground beef– a versatile food that can be served over greens for salad, made into hamburgers or used for stuffed bell peppers.
Gardening and Nutrition
With Spring around the corner, now is the perfect time to clear some space in the yard for a garden or plant herbs in a pot to sit on the windowsill! Whatever you decide to plant in your garden, we hope you can create delicious recipes and stay active!
Hash Brown Veggie Egg Cups
Simple and delicious, these hash brown veggie egg cups baked in a muffin tin are the perfect on-the-go breakfast or snack! Thawed shredded hash browns are mixed with a smidge of butter and a little salt and pepper and then pressed into the bottom of a muffin tin.
Mac And Cheese with Broccoli
Broccoli is a member of the cruciferous vegetable family like cauliflower, Brussel sprouts, and cabbage. A one-cup serving of this veggie is chock full of nutrients- vitamin K, vitamin C, calcium, iron, phosphorus, and potassium to name a few. Broccoli is also an excellent source of fiber, which boasts benefits such as stabilizing blood sugar, supporting heart health, and even reducing the risk of some cancers.
Butternut Squash Soup
Butternut squash is nutty, fresh, and sweet, with these flavor combinations it makes for an array of delicious recipes. Butternut squash is a great source of vitamin C, and makes for an easy, healthy snack to prepare on the go or for dinner!
Nutrition Basics for the New Year
Each year after the holidays, many of us want to set new goals to improve our eating habits for the new year. With so many different diets and trends, it’s hard to keep track of what works and what does not, but eating well doesn’t have to be overwhelming! Balanced meals can be simple, and they can also be affordable. Here is an example of what this might look like, for under $7
How Mindful Snacking Can Help Those Sugar Rushes
Stress and little time for relaxation and decompressing is a contributor to health complications. It tumbles downhill like the snowball effect, only growing larger as it continues. People commonly reach for sugar in times of stress. Cookies, pies and chocolate are some sugary foods people reach for when they are stressed. But health officials have linked chronic illnesses with the excess consumption of added sugars in foods.
Healthy and Yummy Whole Grains
Whole grains fuel our bodies, providing us with energy to get us through the day. Regularly consuming whole grains has also been linked to a reduced risk of heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers. Be mindful when selecting whole grain foods. Breads, pastas, tortillas and oatmeal are some examples of products that often contain whole grains, but can also contain processed or altered grains.
Holiday Leftovers
DON’T OVERLOOK LEFTOVERS The following are some clever and creative ways for recycling last night’s holiday buffet into savory breakfast dishes: Turkey and Stuffing Quiche Loaded Mashed Potato Pancakes: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/268536/loaded-mashed-potato-pancakes/…