Healthy Recipes

Not everybody has heard of organic baby food; this seems to be a novelty, and the direct consequence of the preponderance of non-organic products on the market. Organic baby food is supported by ecological cultures that use no fertilizers, insecticides, pesticides or other types of chemicals. Meat, eggs, vegetables and fruits are produced according to traditional agriculture, and relying on on the gifts of Mother Nature alone. Over the last five years, the production of organic baby food has increased proportionately with the market demand. Let's see what advantages organic food has for babies and how it keeps them safe and healthy.

It can be very frustrating when you return home tired and reach to the refrigerator only to find that there are no water bottles stored. However, with hot and cold water dispenser you never have to worry about getting either warm or cold water. Simply flip the tap and there comes your glass of water. Hot and cold water dispenser is much in demand these days with more and more people finding it easy to rely on. Be it kids or older folks everyone can use these dispensers without efforts. There are several brands that are competing in the market; however, genuine names are very few. One has to be smart and have basic knowledge that will help them get the best brand.

These diabetic recipes were developed from long trials and retests and prescribed due to their effectiveness. Results show improvement within 90 minutes. In extreme chronic conditions, allow for 1-3 weeks to demonstrate relief. Diabetic herbs and foods are contained. The recipes have been researched and applied in traditional Chinese medicine for over a thousand years.   

Making sun tea is an iced tea recipe that is easy to do. But if you want to make the best out of your sun tea, there are some things you can do to attain this. You need to have some patience and a few supplies. Even though this ice tea recipe requires the least amount of effort on your part, making tea with solar power takes a lot longer than other methods of making iced tea.

Choosing Your Type of Tea

I'd like to share our family's favorite August recipe with you - we call it "Essence of Summer Salad" and it is chock-full of delicious, farm fresh ingredients.

If you can, please try to get organic produce - it makes a difference!

Essence of Summer Salad

corn on the cob

tomatoes

sweet onion

colored peppers

black beans (canned is easiest)

lime juice

olive oil

sea salt

Oh, this is our very favorite new breakfast food. I've adapted it from the Jan/Feb 09 issue of Today's Diet and Nutrition, a health/nutrition/fitness/cuisine magazine.

First, toast 3/4 c chopped walnuts in a dry skillet atop the stove, for abt 5 minutes.

In a separate saucepan, combine:

2 cups of water

1 cup quick-cooking bulgur (i thought all bulgur was quick cooking, but in case it isn't, here's the words quick-cooking)

This is one of our very favorite recipes - it makes the house smell so good, and it tastes divine. Don't worry about the 40 cloves of garlic - they mellow out! This recipe is adapted from the Eating Well Cookbook.

40 Garlic Chicken

1 T olive oil

4 pounds bone-in chicken pieces

4 sprigs thyme, or 1/3 t dried thyme

1 large sprig rosemary, or 1/3 t dried rosemary (or more, to taste)

40 cloves of garlic, unpeeled (about 4 heads)

1 3/4 c white wine

I don't usually like pork chops, but this healthy recipe tastes so delicious that I make it often!

Apple Pork Chops

Adapted from the Farm House Cookbook

6 pork chops

salt and pepper

1/3 t ground mace

2 T grated orange zest

1 T butter

1 T mild oil

4 large tart baking apples, peeled and sliced

1/3 c dry white wine

preheat oven to 350, butter a baking dish in which all the ingredients will fit (a 9x13 pan works well).

It is all in the news, but it is also just plain common sense - to eat right, you need to get back to the basics. When we're in the grocery store, I just cringe at all the processed foods in people's carts. Our family tries very hard to eat well - including grass-fed meat, organic fruits and veggies, and the least amount of processed food possible. Especially in this time of the peanut-butter recalls, it is even more important to watch what you eat.