Category: healthy cooking

Simmer Sauces

How often does dinner time roll around and you’d rather do anything but cook? Eating out or doing take-out can be costly and often, lacking in healthy choices. Simmer sauces to the rescue! Simmer sauces basically have all of the measuring and mixing done for you, not to mention an assortment of spices you may…


Preserving Nutrients in Food

Get the most out of your foods by choosing preparation and storage methods that preserve their vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals. Fresh is best, frozen is next Fresh, ripe produce in season will usually be highest in nutrients — but fruits and vegetables are needed year-round, even in the middle of winter. The U.S. Department of…


Preventing Kidney Disease

Your kidneys are two bean-shaped organs about the size of your fist. They sit below the rib cage on each side of the body. Kidneys filter blood. They remove waste products and water to make urine. They filter about a half cup of blood every minute. The kidneys also make substances that control your blood…