Fruit

Cantaloupe is filled with nutrients that feed your nerves, bones, lungs, eyes, skin, nose (olfactory), brain, hair and nails. It’s in season. Great time for fresh cubes or slices in fruit cups and salads, as a sorbet with lime, or plain with a squeeze of lemon topped with a mint leaf. Enjoy it!

… for the health of your family,
ellen and sally

Don’t throw away any more peels from your potatoes, oranges, lemons, limes, apples, carrots, and even kiwi.  No doubt you have heard that these color dense peels are filled with nutrients.  The skin of a fruit or vegetable is its first line of defense. Consequently, it is filled with immune building phyto-nutrients.  Prevention magazine (Sept. 2010) published ways to use peels that enhance meals, ones your family will probably like.  (Always wash your produce first.)  

Turn your brown, red or sweet potato skins into baked “potato crisps.” Grate or finely chop citrus skins and toss some into salads, steamed vegetables, sauteed dishes - be creative.  These add delicous zest.  If your kids refuse to eat apple skins, peel them and add some bits to a grilled sandwich with cheese.  Toss the rest into a salad. You can even grate or thinly peel vegetables and put them in ground meat dishes such as meatballs and burgers.  Every little bit helps.  No waste.  Lots of nutrients and flavor!   Value these peels, after all, you paid for them.

…  for the health of your family,
ellen and sally

BLUEBERRIES, one of God’s greatest tastiest food gifts.  They are loaded with phyto-nutrients – antioxidants to build and maintain your immune system.  And, they are very effective at fueling your muscles, nerves,  bones, heart, joints, lungs, eyes, hair, blood and even your nails.  Power up on fresh and frozen.  Choose organic when possible.  Use them in recipes and add them as toppings to anything you can think of, even if you use just a few.  Both your taste buds and body will experience the benefits!

…  for the health of your family,
ellen and sally

Alice Bast simplified how to easily feed kids gluten-free foods that taste good!  Serve naturally gluten-free foods: fruit, vegetables, meat, seafood, dairy, eggs, nuts/seeds, herbs …  just stay away from wheat, barley, rye.  Buy Gluten-Free products from brands such as Rudi’s Organic Bakery, Blue Diamond, Bell & Evans, Pamela’s, and the Grainless Baker.  For good list, go to www.centralceliac.org.  Alice also emphasized the importance of making sure what you serve is nutritious. 

ALICE’S RECIPE:  “Apple Paradise”:  Put sliced apples in a baking pan. Sprinkle a little brown sugar and butter on top.  Bake until apples are tender.  Serve with cheese.  Yum!  You could also make Sweet Potatoes Paradise by putting butter and rosemary on top and bake until tender.  (Sweet potatoes don’t  need sugar.) 

“Make it fun”, says Alice.  She is so right.  Have a good attitude about nutritious food and your kids will too.

… for the health of families,
ellen and sally

Buying a bigger bell pepper or tomato does not mean you are getting more nutrients.  Plants have a finite amount, regardless of size.  Smaller means a more concentrated source of nutrients.  So you will get as much for your money for a small bell pepper as for a larger one.  When vegetables and fruit are sold by weight, this is especially good budget saving information.

…  for the health of your family,
ellen and sally