Start a friendly chat with your kids and teach them about the reasons and incentives for eating fruits and vegetables as this is a powerful way to achieve the desired end result. Introducing your small children to food games teaches them to differentiate healthy food from unhealthy foods. This is a brilliant way for them…
Green Kale Chips
Kale chips make the perfect pre-dinner appetizer and bite size party snacks. They are healthy, crunchy, and visually appealing. The key to cooking great kale chips is the oven temperature. I have found that a lower setting and longer cooking time helps the kale maintain its bright beautiful green color. The oil on the kale…
10 Ways to Eat More Fruits & Vegetables
In our household, we love eating fruit and vegetables. We discovered new ways to eat them throughout the seasons. In fact, I’ve even grown to love spinach, Swiss chard and kale, veggies that I just couldn’t bear as a child. We like to eat fruit and steam cook our veggies (probably the best way of…
6 Facts about Fruit Stickers & Produce Labels
As you can see in the image above, most fruit and vegetables that you purchase in a grocery store, will come with a sticker attached to them. But why is that? What does it mean to you the consumer? The label meaning is (purely) to indicate that the sticker usually contains the brand name, the…
Breakfast Potatoes Recipe
Golden hash browns are the perfect side dish to any breakfast or meal. What is the secret to make hash browns more tasty and crispy? You probably did not know or think of it, but the secret to make the perfect hash browns is to get rid off the moisture. The best way is to…
Potato
WHAT IS – Potato? Potatoes are a member of the nightshade family. The potato is a perennial plant, but we usually harvest it as an annual to eat the fibrous tuber roots. There are over four thousand varieties, ranging from purple to yellow and starch to waxy. Here is a breakdown of the different types…
Tostones Recipe
I tried tostones for the first time at a Cuban restaurant in Southern California. I loved the crispy outside and the soft inside. They make a great appetizer or side dish and appeal to everyone because of their mild, simple taste. Twice fried plantains.
Parsnip
What is it? Parsnips are very similar to the carrots, except they are white and slightly sweeter. They are best harvested after the first frost in the fall, when their starches turn to sugars. Parsnips are always sold without their green tops, as they can cause a skin rash due to their toxic sap. Where…
Jicama
What is it? Jicama is a large, dense root vegetable that is hard and heavy. It is generally round, although like the above picture, it can also have a unique form. The outside is a pale tan color, whereas the inside is white. Jicama has a moist, crunchy texture. It is slightly sweet and nutty….
Ginger Root
What is it? Ginger is the root of the ginger plant. It is classified as a rhizome, which is unique because if it is separated into pieces, each piece will be able to produce a new plant (known as vegetative reproduction). Although ginger is most commonly used as a spice, it is, however considered a…