I woke up today and suddenly it is July. Wow. Last weekend felt like July not today, but I am grateful to feel a cool breeze once again. I hope…
Healthy Eating
Healthy Eating: Almond date balls a nutritious, delicious snack
I’ve grown slightly weary of cooking full deal meals. My tendency these days is to prepare a big pot of soup or stew, a casserole or a piece of protein…
Healthy Eating: A berry delicious crisp
Spring is here and I am enjoying all the blossoms of the neighborhood daffodils, forsythia, daphne odora, sarcocca and more! I even spotted a pair of pileated woodpeckers routing around…
Healthy Eating: Quiche — a creative way to use veggies hiding in your refrigerator
I recognize that many people reading the “Healthy Eating” column are not vegetarian and do not enjoy eating tofu. But my offering today is a recipe that uses tofu–and you…
Healthy Eating: Time to jump on the sourdough starter bandwagon
During the pandemic, sourdough has become all the rage. People are home more; they are cooking more often, and social media has made sourdough the superstar of the baking world…
Healthy Eating: The perfect time of year for Magic Mineral Broth
I have been working on several different recipes using items from my freezer and pantry. During the stay-at-home situation that we find ourselves living through, I am trying to use…
From parfaits to pickling, family-friendly nutrition videos from Verdant, Edmonds School District
Verdant Health, Sound Dietitians and the Edmonds School District have been working together to promote healthy living by creating family-friendly nutrition videos — available to all on the school district website….
Healthy eating: Give thanks and eat pie (in moderation)
I hope that everyone had a safe and lovely Thanksgiving holiday. I missed gathering with friends this year- — not only for the wonderful company and conversation but also for…
Healthy Eating: Homemade chocolate peanut butter bars to satisfy that candy craving
I imagine that Halloween will be unlike any other this year due to the current pandemic situation that we are living through. We won’t be seeing our friends and neighbors…
Healthy Eating: Red lentil curry with homemade naan a perfect autumn meal
We are in the first week of autumn and having glorious weather. Although the recent rains knocked off many leaves, the trees in my neighborhood offer a spectacular range or…
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Healthy Eating: Homemade granola, your way
I grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. Suffice it to say that I still love my hometown (especially for many of its culinary treasures) but I am glad that I…
Healthy eating: A hearty, hike-worthy chocolate chip cookie — with buckwheat
It’s amazing how all of a sudden it feels like summer! I grew up in St. Louis, Missouri where hot is really hot — as in the temperature gets into…
Healthy Eating: It’s strawberry season — just in time to celebrate July 4th
I absolutely love it when local fresh strawberries are in season. It means summer is really here (even if the weather feels like “Juneary”). Strawberries mean the 4th of July…
Move 60! launches nutrition video series
Move 60!, Verdant Health, Sound Dietitians and the Edmonds School District Food and Nutrition Services Department have been working together to promote healthy living by creating family-friendly nutrition videos. There…
Healthy Eating: Two comfort food recipes to enjoy and share
It is hard to believe that we’ve been staying home since the middle of March…at least I hope everyone has been staying home. I venture out each day to take…
Healthy Eating: Enjoy the health benefits of walnuts in this versatile sauce
If you are like me and following our “new normal” directions for living…you have been staying home. “Stay home, Stay healthy”–it’s an easy directive that is not always easy to…
Healthy eating: Lentil soup packs a flavorful, nutritious punch
Move over, chickpeas: Lentils are officially the coolest legume. For the uninitiated, lentils are tiny round legumes — aka a seed that grows in a pod — that come in…
Verdant launches ‘Preventing Type 2 Diabetes: Take Control with a Lifestyle Reset’ program, starting March 2
Have you been diagnosed with pre-diabetes? Are you at-risk to develop diabetes because it runs in your family? Are you ready to make changes to improve your health? If you…
Healthy Eating: This curry squash soup makes a nourishing winter meal
By now you probably know that one of my favorite things to make is soup. During the winter months I am completely satisfied by a bowl of soup and a…
Healthy Eating: Tips for mindful eating as new decade dawns
As we start 2020, I have been reading many articles that reflect on the past year and the past decade. With regards to food and eating, there seems to be…
Healthy Eating: Choose your food treats wisely during the holidays
Are you still feeling full from your Thanksgiving feast? Did you eat a piece of pie for breakfast the next day? That’s OK because it probably has pumpkin or apples,…
Healthy Eating: Delicious recipes for nutrient-rich pumpkin
Far too often relegated to Halloween doorstep décor and overused as a coffee drink marketing device (think Pumpkin Spice Latte), pumpkin and all its health benefits deserve so much more….
Welcome to our new advertiser: personal trainer Darian Coleman of D2I Fitness
Welcome to our new advertiser, Certified Personal Trainer Darian Coleman of D2I Fitness. We’ll let her tell you a bit about what she does best. Her motto is “Dare 2…
Healthy Eating: Granola bars, just in time for back to school
It’s hard to believe that we’ve already passed the Autumn equinox and the school year is well under way. When children go back to school, our lives get easier in…
Reminder: Verdant sponsoring ‘Diabetes is on the Rise – Am I at Risk?’ event Sept. 28
One in three American adults have prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Getting diagnosed early and finding resources to help can lower your risk of getting…