Overnight oats are a great make-ahead breakfast for those who don’t have time to prepare breakfast in the morning. They take just a few minutes to prepare the night before, require virtually no cleanup, and are a filling and nutritious breakfast. The added pomegranate seeds in this recipe make a great addition with enhanced flavor, crunch, and color, not to mention the extra powerful antioxidants!
A Feel for Oatmeal
It’s no question that large companies have made cold-cereals a staple part of morning breakfast. Many products on the market today are loaded with simple carbohydrates and tons of sugar that spike your blood sugar. It’s not very long before you start to feel hungry again. Fortunately, hot cereals like oatmeal are a great alternative…
French Toast Sandwiches Stuffed with Strawberries and Greek Yogurt
These French toast sandwiches are perfect for a Sunday morning breakfast or brunch with the family when you have a little more time to spend on cooking. Children can even help out as the recipe is pretty easy and straight forward. The strawberries are sweet so there is little need for added sweetener, making this a healthy and hearty meal that is high in fiber, and low in sugar.
Being Intuitive and Mindful in Your Morning Routine
If you are like most people, your morning is one mega rush! Quick jump out of bed, shower, get dressed and run out the door! You’re lucky if you grab a coffee and muffin to eat in the car as you head out to start your day. Or, you stop at the local convenience store…
Flip Out for Blueberry Pancakes
As the month is coming to a close and the weather is getting even colder, take some time on January 28th to celebrate National Blueberry Pancake Day! I have searched for any reason that this special day is dedicated to a certain type of pancake to no avail, so I’ve put together my own list…
Aim to Improve Your Morning Breakfast!
September marks the beginning of a new school year and a change in weather as everyone seems to be gradually getting back into their busy routines of life. What better time to add a healthy breakfast to your schedule? This past Friday was Better Breakfast Day! I’m sure when you were younger your mother told…
A Step in the Right Direction for Lowering the Rates of Childhood Obesity
On Tuesday, exciting news hit the stands as it was announced on the cover of the New York Times that in the past decade, there has been a 43% drop in the rates of childhood obesity among 2-5 year old children in the U.S. This has been the first extensive decline in the obesity epidemic…
Breakfast… Is it the Most Important Meal of the Day?
As children we all grew up hearing the expression, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” A new study was conducted by US Researchers that proves that men over the age of 45 who DO NOT eat breakfast have a 27% higher risk of a heart attack or coronary heart disease than men…
Cereal Smackdown
We’ve heard it over and over again: sugar is bad for your health. While your body does require a certain amount of sugar (preferably sugar that’s found naturally in fruit and milk), eating too much sugar raises the risk of diseases and conditions such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and tooth decay. Processed sugars are…
6 Key Questions to Self-Assess Your Passover/Easter Eating Habits
Whether you celebrated Passover or Easter, now that the holiday is behind you, it’s time to do a self-assessment on your cooking and eating habits and see where you can improve for next year. For me, eating on Passover is different than the way I eat all year round. For one, I eat matzoh instead…
Breakfast…Your Mother Was Right (Again!)
So, tell the truth! Do you run out the door in the morning without eating breakfast? You have the best of intentions to eat when you get to the office, right? But when you get there, you have many “fires to put out” and before you know it, its 11:00 am and your stomach is…
