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Healthy Recipes: Creamy Asparagus Pasta

Yield: 4 servings, 1 1/2 cups each Servings: 4 Prep Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes Recipe Description: Lemon zest ties all the flavors…

Images of Vegetables May Increase Student Consumption

You are what you eat, but do you eat what you see? In a research letter published in the Journal of the American Medical Association,…

Healthy Recipes: Avocado-Corn Salsa

Servings: 2 Prep Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes Recipe Description: This colorful salsa comes together in a snap with avocado, frozen corn and…

Healthy Recipes: Slow-Roasted Cherry Tomato Bruschetta

Servings: 14 Prep Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 1 hour Recipe Description: Roasting tomatoes brings out their inherent sweetness.   Recipe Ingredients: 3 pints cherry…

Healthy Recipes: Oven-Fried Zucchini Sticks

Servings: 4 Prep Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 40 minutes Recipe Description: Our oven-baked zucchini sticks taste every bit as good as their deep-fried brethren…

Healthy Holiday Memories

Growing up in a free-spirited Northern California household, my family celebrates the holidays a little differently. Out is the normally rich holiday fare and in…

Healthy Recipes: Roasted Cauliflower with Blue Cheese Vinaigrette

Recipe Description: Cauliflower roasted in big chunks is delicious and the quick blue cheese vinaigrette makes it special. Try it as a side dish. Recipe…

Fruits and Vegetables Still Absent in Teen Diets

American teens are still not eating enough fruits and vegetables. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported teenagers are consuming fruits and vegetables…

Food Heavyweights Asked to Help in Childhood Obesity Fight

The Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), a Washington-based coalition chaired by First Lady Michelle Obama is focusing on the private sector to help stop…

Tips for a Healthier Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving can be one of the hardest holidays for people wanting to lose weight. Food is plentiful and often soaked in butter and fat. However,…