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Eating healthy should never be about deprivation or “dieting.”  By beginning at a young age, you can teach your children how to love nutritious, healthy food that will provide them with the nutrient-dense food they need.
 
Some Easy Tips:
 
-Involve your kids in the cooking process
-Allow them choices– but healthy choices.  By no means should your kid [...]

 
You will need:
·         1/2 cup sweet potato, boiled, peeled and diced into small cubes
·         1/2 cup tender greens, chopped and wilted
·         1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
·         1 tsp lemon juice
·         1/4 tsp cumin, dry-roasted and ground coarsely
·         1 large pinch fresh ground black pepper
·         Rock salt to taste
·         [...]

Ingredients
2 pounds kale (preferably Russian Red), stems and center ribs discarded and leaves coarsely torn
1 tablespoon minced garlic
5 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup dried goji berries (2 ounces)
 
Preparation
 
Cook kale in a 6-quart pot of boiling salted water (1 1/2 tablespoons salt for 4 quarts water), uncovered, until almost tender, 5 to 7 [...]

Ingredients:
1 clove garlic
1 15-oz can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1/4 cup fresh parsley
3 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
3 tbs. olive oil
1/2 tsp. chopped fresh rosemary
 
Chop garlic finely in food processor.  Add beans, parsley, lemon juice, oil and rosemary, and blend until creamy.  Season with salt and pepper.  Great to serve with sliced vegetables or to use as [...]

1 cup finely chopped tomato
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 cup chopped peeled avocado
2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1 garlic clove, minced
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced (optional)
Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a bowl; lightly mash with a fork.
Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving:
Calories 24
Fat 1.5 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 75 mg

1 – Tea Eggs
In a small pot, boil 8 eggs for 10 minutes.  Remove eggs from water with a slotted spoon, place them in a colander and run under cold water until cool enough to handle.  With the back of a metal spoon, tap the eggs all over to crack the shells.  Place the eggs [...]

Serves 6
2 large yams, washed and dried
3 Tb. extra virgin olive oil
2 tsp. sea salt
1 tsp. cayenne pepper
½ tsp. fresh ground black pepper
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Cut the yams into 1/2” fries.
- Toss with olive oil, salt, pepper and cayenne.
- Place on a lightly oiled cookie sheet and bake for 30-45 minutes, when fries [...]

These hard-boiled eggs make an easy snack or a great addition to your picnic basket or sack lunch.
 
8 eggs
2 Tbsp black tea
2 Tbsp wheat free tamari
 
Place the eggs in a small pot and cover with cold water.  Bring to a boil and cook for 10 minute.  Remove the eggs from the water with a slotted [...]