This dip takes only minutes to make, is healthy and tastes divine. You might just be the life of the party. Serve with tortilla chips, pita wedges or even toasted bread. ARTICHOKE BEAN DIP 2 jars of artichokes (about 24oz.) 1 can of cannellini beans 1 bunch
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Let’s just get one thing straight. Veggie burgers in no way taste like hamburgers. They resemble hamburgers, hence the name, but don’t try and fool your family into thinking their vegan burger is actually meat. And if you do find a veggie burger that tastes like meat–I
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Central to our mission as nutrition providers at Feed to Succeed is an understanding that all children deserve the opportunity to receive nutrition support, regardless of their family’s ability to pay. That’s why we are proud to hold monthly clinics for clients with Illinois All Kids insurance.
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I saw a recent New York Times post on roasted cauliflower (looks amazing, by the way!), with the advice to cook more, instead of trying to eat less for 2016. I couldn’t agree more. With mid-January already on its way, many of us by now have given
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When I was a little girl, we spent every holiday in a little farm town, in west-central Ohio where my mom grew up. My grandparents still lived in the house where my grandma was raised–the house that her father had built. They were farm people, with a
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With all the joy and family time approaching during holidays comes a lot of food. Pretty much any time with holidays brings a lot of food. It takes a lot of discipline to keep from overeating when we’re surrounded by food for days at at time–in the
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Bacon, usually in the news for its popularity among foodies, recently received a major thumbs down from the World Health Organization. An international panel of experts convened by the WHO concluded in late October that eating processed meat like hot dogs, ham and bacon raises the risk
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Congrats Gia Diakakis, RD on the birth of her first baby, Theodore Peter! What does a RD do in preparation of having a baby? She researches food, of course! For Gia, this meant completing a “Breastfeeding Basics” course at Evanston North Shore Hospital, which further increased her
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Want your kids to eat healthier? Sometimes it’s only a matter of putting healthy food right in front of them. And while this sounds obvious, recent research shows just how much the food right in front of our faces matters. Consider this from researchers from Cornell University and
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When I first met Nixon Skenderi, he was 14 months old and only 12 lbs. In his short life, this little champ was already a miracle. Diagnosed with a rare type of Gaucher’s Disease at 6 months, Nixon was given up to three years to live. His
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