Holidays and sweet potatoes go hand in hand. Check out a few of the reasons why your body will love, love, love this tasty root vegetable. 1. Sweet Potato + Olive Oil = A: Sweet potatoes on their own are nutritious, but the absorption of the abundance of beta-carotene...
Every now and then, a topic surfaces that deserves a little more than fleeting attention. Anyone who's read this blog for more than a week knows health, fitness and eating clean are always on the table. I want to be abundantly clear, however, that body size is in no...
Carrots are of the most consumed and readily available vegetables around. What's more, they're healthy and inexpensive. Loaded with vitamin A, carrots come in a wider variety than most realize. Along with orange, you can also find purple, yellow, white and red...
Pomegranates don't necessarily hit a home run when it comes to vitamins, but they are loaded with phytonutrients. Phytonutrients simply mean "plant nutrients," and anything that's good that comes from plant-based food that isn't a vitamin, mineral, protein, carb or...
This time of year you can buy Brussels sprouts on a stalk, in a bag or in bulk. They're easy to find, easy to cook and extremely good for your body in many, many ways. Brussels sprouts are a cruciferous vegetable, and in the same family as broccoli, cauliflower and...
It's acorn squash time. Anything that can be served as a meal in its shell makes me happy. More importantly, any food that is as functional as acorn squash makes me happiest! When I say functional, I mean the nutrients in the squash itself provide an army of defense...
