Container Gardening With greenPots

If you are looking for the greenest of the green planters for planting small container gardens check out greenPots. GreenPots are eco-friendly planters made from rice hulls. They contain no petroleum products, are completely sustainable, and will break down naturally. … [Read more...]

Fish & Garbanzo Bean Burgers

These burgers are the best meal I’ve made for my family in weeks! This is a good thing since we’ve been getting sick of the same old fish recipes, and since we eat fish or vegetarian meals 5 times a week I am excited to find another fantastic recipe! Fish & Garbanzo Bean … [Read more...]

Chubby Kids and the Food Allergy Risk

Obese children have a 26 percent higher chance of allergies, especially to food, than their slender counterparts. The food allergy rate was 59 percent higher for this risk group. Researchers aren't sure yet whether the heaviness is the cause of allergies. But further study is … [Read more...]

Bean Patty Recipe

I get so excited when one of my vegetarian meals turns out well. I am still learning to cook that way and many times my vegetarian meals DO NOT TURN OUT! A serving (1/3 cup of cooked beans) contains around 80 calories, no cholesterol, lots of complex carbohydrates and little … [Read more...]

Healthy & Eco-Friendly Bake Off

For a treat tonight we made berry-licious smoothies with the girls. While making them I told them a “story” (they listen better to what I have to say when it starts with “once upon a time” and includes a few princess references) to go along with what we were doing. I told them … [Read more...]