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It’s Friday Night – Try Curried Split Pea Soup for Supper

Posted by on Mar 18, 2011 | 0 comments

It’s Friday night – and your family is planning to spend the evening watching a great movie on television. But first you have to get dinner out of the way. Instead of a quick meal of Mac n Cheese, why not spend a few minutes more making a dinner that’s not only quick, easy, and inexpensive, but is also delicious AND nutritious! My recommendation – Curried Split Pea Soup, with whole wheat toast and a green salad. This vegetarian soup is a great way to sneak in several servings of nutritious vegetables without your children even noticing, because they’re all...

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It’s Friday Night – Try a Spinach Frittata for Supper

Posted by on Mar 11, 2011 | 0 comments

It’s Friday night – finally – and, when it comes right down to it, all you really want to do is collapse on the couch with a drink and something yummy and watch TV. Instead of a massive serving of nachos with cheese and salsa, why not spend a few minutes more making a dinner that’s not only quick, easy, and inexpensive, but is also delicious AND nutritious! My recommendation – a Spinach Frittata with Red Pepper and Feta Cheese, with whole wheat toast and a green salad. Red peppers are a rich source of such nutrients as Vitamin A and Vitamin C, both powerful antioxidants, and Vitamin B6 and...

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It’s Friday Night – Try Kosheri for Supper

Posted by on Feb 25, 2011 | 0 comments

Why is it that, every Friday night, you get home from work and have no idea what to do for dinner? Instead of popping some frozen fish and chips into the oven, why not spend a few minutes more making a dinner that’s not only quick, easy, and inexpensive, but is also delicious AND nutritious! My recommendation – Kosheri! Kosheri is a popular traditional Egyption dish, sold by street vendors in Egypt much like hot dogs are sold in North America. It’s filling, delicious, and loaded with nutrients! This week, I would like to introduce you to another nutritional powerhouse...

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It’s Friday Night – Try Curried Chickpeas For Supper

Posted by on Feb 18, 2011 | 3 comments

Hmm, Friday night, again, and nothing planned for dinner, again. Instead of ordering take-out Chinese food, why not spend a few minutes more making a dinner that’s not only quick, easy, and inexpensive, but is also delicious AND nutritious! My recommendation – Curried Chickpeas, with rice and steamed broccoli. In a previous article, I introduced you to the nutritional benefits of black beans. This week, the nutritional powerhouse of choice is – ginger! Ginger is well known as a digestive aid, helping to minimize or prevent nausea (useful for women suffering from morning...

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It’s Friday Night – Try Mexican Black Bean Soup for Supper

Posted by on Feb 11, 2011 | 6 comments

It’s Friday Night – Try Mexican Black Bean Soup for Supper

It’s Friday night – finally – and it’s been another long, hard week. The last thing you want to do when you get home is figure out what to make for supper. Instead of digging another frozen pizza out of the freezer, why not spend a few minutes more making a dinner that’s not only quick, easy, and inexpensive, but is also delicious AND nutritious! My recommendation – Mexican Black Bean Soup, with whole wheat toast and a green salad. Black beans are without a doubt one of nature’s super foods. High in both soluble and insoluble fiber, black beans help...

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