healthy-eating
It’s not easy to come up with simple and healthy snack ideas – or is it? People’s lives these days are incredibly complex – extremely busy in many cases – and it’s easy to take the path of least resistance and buy the cheap snacks, which are unfortunately in many cases, highly unhealthy snacks that … Read more
It’s very nice that there are health benefits to eating cottage cheese, because it’s one of my favorite foods! I have to be careful that I don’t buy too large a tub because once I start in on one, it’s difficult to stop until the tub is empty! However, there can be such a thing … Read more
Let’s talk tea. Let’s talk the health benefits of tea. Let’s talk about the best tea health benefits! Because there are a lot, and probably more that we don’t know about. Tea is amazingly inexpensive, in most cases much less expensive than coffee per cup. A true bargain in the hot beverage arena. I’m actually … Read more
OK. You probably don’t need an introduction to the peanut butter and jelly sandwich! But maybe you never thought “healthy peanut butter and jelly sandwich.” So let’s go a bit more in-depth on a food combination that’s been a staple in millions of households for a very long time. Is a Peanut Butter and Jelly … Read more
For those of you who like recipes, here are a few! Maintaining a nutritious diet doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming. These healthy recipes with five ingredients or less prove that you can have delicious and wholesome meals, very simply. Several of these recipes would also be very budget-friendly. Using fresh and unprocessed ingredients, … Read more
Why are blueberries so healthy? This title assumes that you already know they are healthy, you just don’t know why. Yes, they are very healthy. We’ll just get that out of the way right up front! The bears can’t be all wrong! Blueberries – either in fresh or frozen form – are not the cheapest … Read more
I can personally attest to the health benefit of flaxseed. I have used whole flaxseed as a digestive aid for many years. It’s been a huge help with “regularity,” and just helps “keep things moving” – if you know what I mean…and you probably do! And – at least in our stores where I live … Read more
Before we get into the health benefits of eating peas… Here’s a Simple Pea Salad! Take a “normal” (398 ml/13.5 oz) can of peas. Add a few tablespoons of Miracle Whip – or other dressing (or olive oil) as desired. Put in a few squirts of mustard. Mix it up. Eat! Calorie quotient: 200-300 calories. … Read more
A healthy and inexpensive breakfast is totally doable! And it can be very simple as well. Some people consider breakfast to be the most important meal of the day. There are varying opinions on this, there is no “one best way” to do most things – including the importance of eating breakfast! But a good … Read more
Why might you be interested in learning about the top bread making machines? Well, simplicity – for one! The title of this blog is “very simple and healthy,” after all! Of course it’s simplest not to bake your own bread, just buy it from the store. Other people have done the work for you. But who … Read more