April 18th, 2008
Today is Day 5 of Women’s Nutrition Week, and here’s our fourth and final healthy asparagus recipe from Every Day With Rachael Ray!
Creamy Crab and Asparagus Salad
Servings: 4Prep Time: 10 minutesBake Time: 4 minutes
Ingredients
1½ pound asparagus, quartered crosswise on an angle
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons finely chopped chives
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 teaspoons fresh […]
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April 17th, 2008
Today is Day 4 of Women’s Nutrition Week, and here’s a healthy recipe from Every Day With Rachael Ray!
Asparagus Tempura
Servings: 6Prep Time: 15 minutesBake Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
1 pound asparagus
¼ cup yogurt
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon honey
4 cups vegetable oil
¾ cup flour
½ cup cornstarch
¼ cup sesame seeds (optional)
¾ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup […]
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April 16th, 2008
Today is Day 3 of Women’s Nutrition Week, and here’s a healthy recipe from Every Day With Rachael Ray!
Beef and Asparagus Roll-Ups
Servings: 4Prep Time: 1 hourBake Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
1 pound asparagus
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, chopped
½ pound mixed mushrooms, stemmed
Salt and pepper
One 1½-pound piece center-cut beef fillet
6 ounces brie or goat cheese
½ tablespoon […]
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April 15th, 2008
Today is Day 2 of Women’s Nutrition Week, and here’s a healthy recipe from Every Day With Rachael Ray!
Asparagus Popover
Servings: 4Prep Time: 15 minutesBake Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
1 pound asparagus
2 tablespoons butter
½ cup milk
3 large eggs, at room temperature
½ cup flour
Salt and pepper
Pinch sugar
3 oz. gruyere or Swiss cheese, shredded (1 cup loosely packed)
Directions
Position a rack […]
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April 14th, 2008
In honor of National Women’s Nutrition Week, Vital Juice Daily pointed me toward the Eat This, Not That tool/game at Women’s Health. Super fun! Go try it and them come back here and let us know how you did. Warning: It’s harder than it looks! Warning #2: You’ll be hungry when you’re done.
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April 14th, 2008
This week is Women’s Nutrition Week, and Every Day With Rachael Ray put together 4 delish dishes centered on asparagus, which is one of my favorite green foods women should eat.
From the editors:
Asparagus is one of the best foods to help fight diseases that affect women. Asparagus is especially rich in folic acid which has […]
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April 9th, 2008
Who has time to read it all? Here’s a quick rundown of what you need to know in recent women’s health news. Today’s topic: Breast cancer.
Eating Soy Foods In Puberty Protects Against Breast Cancer, Evidence Now Suggests
Evidence is growing from animal and human studies that genistein, a potent chemical found in soy, protects against development […]
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April 9th, 2008
Jennifer of The Daily Blender posted recently about a survey reporting that 78% of consumers are less than confident about the safety of cloned foods. Gee, ya think? Nothing negative toward Jennifer for posting this, but rather a big DUH to the people who are surprised that we’re not jumping up and down at the […]
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April 3rd, 2008
For me, taking my vitamins is a daily struggle. I just hate swallowing pills. So finally, I broke down and bought children’s chewable dinosaur vitamins. And you know, they’re not half bad! The nutrition information even has a serving size for adults, so apparently I’m not the only one with this problem. One full dino, […]
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January 23rd, 2008
According to a new study published in the journal Thorax that followed 658 mom-kid pairs from pregnancy up to age 6 and a half, women eating lots of fish, fresh fruits and veggies, legumes, nuts, dairy products, and olive oil have children with a lower propensity for asthma and allergies.
Pregnant women who ate vegetables more […]
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