Thank you for visiting Health Bites, the website for my New Start Cooking Club. We meet every month to share new recipes. But that hasn't been enough for our club. Our members have wanted more New Start get-togethers. And more recipes. So we decided to expand. We've taken out a new website plan--with a new …
I have many friends who have been suffering with the flu this winter. Because of that, I have been cooking faithfully from my antioxidant menu which I have posted to the inside cupboard door in my kitchen. One of my favorite ways to boost my immune system is by eating sweet potatoes. For lunch today, I …
Valentine's Day has come and gone with all the world abuzz with red. Red roses, red hearts, red candy, the list could go on and on. But red isn't the personal domain of this one holiday. February is also American Heart month and we can celebrate with red plant foods. They are a great way …
Are you a newbie to eating plant-based? It can be kind of overwhelming when you're first starting out. What should you buy? And will you be able to find enough healthy food where you live? What will it cost you? Over the years, I've heard many of my friends say, "I could never be a …
Last week I bought two butternut squash at our local Aldi store. They've just been sitting on my kitchen bureau, waiting for me to catch some inspiration. I like to center my meals around some kind of starch--either a whole grain, potato or a starchy veggie like these squashes. And it had been awhile since …
By Liana Aghajanian Bill Elder turned 101 this month and is finally starting to take it easy—though it wasn’t exactly by choice. The centenarian recently broke his right hip and opted out for having surgery because the complications due to his age would have been too great. It has slowed him down, but only slightly. …
If you look around the world, you come across one amazing discovery--all large populations of trim, healthy people ate largely from starchy foods. Japanese and other Asians ate sweet potatoes or rice. The Incas in South America ate potatoes. The Mayans and Aztecs in Central America ate corn. And Egyptians in the Middle East ate …
When the temperatures dip (I'm having culture shock in Michigan with 20's and 30's before Thanksgiving), I want something filling and warm. Sometimes that means soup. But today, I reached for the pasta. Now, I could have made some plant-based macaroni and cheese. Our family loves it with a nutty cheese sauce I make with …
If you want to lose weight--sleep! An inadequate amount of sleep, interrupted sleep, and irregular sleep—each can make us more vulnerable to obesity, pre-diabetes, and type 2 diabetes. How does that happen? Sleep deprivation makes appetite control more difficult. Partially sleep-deprived men and women have significantly lower levels of leptin, which reduces appetite but also …
Whether the weather is nippy or cold and you’d like a dish to warm you up, soup is a delicious way to a enjoy food that will love you back. Typically based on two of nature’s healthiest food groups—vegetables and legumes (sometimes called pulses)—there is no limit to the delectable combinations you can create—all the …
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