Sweet Potato Toast is quite literally one of the best things since sliced bread (and it has SO much more flavor)! This nutrient dense, whole foods, gluten-free, fiber-rich complex carbohydrate can be eaten with breakfast, lunch or dinner or even as a snack. Sweet Potato Toast isn’t bread made from
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I recently returned from my annual family beach vacation. It’s my family and my husband’s family, so around 35 or 40 of us in all. As you can imagine, there is a lot of beach time, huge dinners, and a lot of drinking.
Following a vegan diet? Allergic to eggs? Or in the middle of baking your favorite recipe only to realize you’re out of eggs? Fortunately, there are numerous egg substitutes you can use that you likely have in your pantry or fridge.
Smoothies are a great way to pack a ton of nutrition into a refreshing, on-the-go glass. However, many “healthy” smoothies in reality are loaded with carbohydrates and sugar from tons of fruit as well as juice, honey, agave or possibly even sherbet or sorbet! Of course these smoothies taste fantastic
It’s hard to pick up a medical journal or news article these days without reading something about the gut microbiome. Thanks to the NIH Human Microbiome Project established in 2008, health professionals and the general public have learned much about the link between the condition of our gut microbiome and
If you’ve followed recent health news, you’ve read reports confirming the negative health effects of excess sugar consumption. High sugar intake has been linked to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, brain diseases and more. Numerous health organizations including the American Heart Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Institute of Medicine (IOM) and
We are so lucky here on SAS’s World Headquarters campus to have many wonderful food options! Many of us take advantage of the cafés and food-to-go stations on a daily basis too. As you can imagine, we get questions about what the healthiest options are in the cafes and food-to-go
I admit, I’ve always loved beets! I can remember eating beets right out of the can as a kid. My grandma would also pickle them. YUM! I love beets! I actually never had a fresh beet until I got a little older and was cooking for myself. The difference between
Cinco de Mayo is a little over a week away, ole! Simply translated to the “fifth of May,” for most of us Cinco de Mayo doesn’t mean much more than a great excuse to have fun with friends while indulging in nachos, burritos and of course margaritas!
Life is busy...super busy! There are hardly enough minutes in the day to get everything done and the last thing anyone wants to do after a long day is slave over a hot stove for hours. However, believe it or not, preparing healthy, well-balanced meals IS possible to fit into