Dried plums, celery and mushrooms tossed with toasted bread cubes, stock and wine bake up into a stuffing that’s moist, golden brown, and a delicious addition to any holiday meal. Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 1 3/4 hours Serves: 8 Ingredients 1 loaf (1 1/2 pounds) firm white bread, […]

Shoppers who don’t purchase canned fruits and vegetables say it is because they are less healthy and have ‘added preservatives or artificial ingredients.’ In reality, added sugar or sodium are the primary added ingredients to these products and ‘no-sodium’ or ‘packed 100% juice’ versions are readily available. Concern has also […]

Canned fruit contributes less than two percent of the added sugar in most American diets. Top sources of added sugar in the diet come from soda, energy drinks and sports drinks, grain-based desserts, fruit drinks, dairy desserts, candy, ready-to-eat cereals, sugars and honey, tea, and yeast breads. To avoid the […]

The call for increased fruit and vegetable consumption often emphasizes fresh produce, grown locally. There is a misperception that the preservation or processing of fruits and vegetables diminishes nutritional quality. This is often cited as the rationale for the focus on fresh, despite research that shows the nutritional equivalent or, […]

Author: Nutritionist Deborah Enos, The One Minute Wellness Coach There’s an old saying that is often quoted. “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” Who uttered such wise words? Why, it was Hippocrates; the man who is known as the father of modern medicine. We’ve come a […]