Avoiding the Wintertime Blues with Healthy Eating
Yes, we’re all coming out of the Thanksgiving coma just about now. Our final days of turkey and stuffing leftovers are running thin, and it’s time to start bulking up for Christmas and New Year’s meals. Don’t forget all the sweets that need baking, and the candy that needs our tending (I’ve stashed half of my kids’ Halloween goodies just to help get me...
Learn MorePreparing for Seasons Health Greetings
We mentioned reading that teens consume 34 teaspoons of sugar a day. (Good grief, Charlie Brown; we’re cringing!) Rachael Kettner-Thompson responded that her kids were good about steering clear of the sugar and drinking water, not soda. That is one awesome report! I’m hoping to raise my kids in a similar fashion, but Halloween kicked us back a bit and the...
Learn MorePear and Blue Cheese Pizza with Xagave
On a recent trip to the northwest, my sister served me this pizza. We’d gone down to her town’s farmer’s market and found beautiful local pears and a vendor selling blue cheese. It’s the perfect season for pears; they’re at their most sweet and juicy right now. Sure, you could just cut your pears and drizzle with a little agave, but why not...
Learn MoreSweetening Hot Cocoa with Agave
We saw our first snowflakes of the season last week! They didn’t stick to the ground, just flurried in the air, but soon enough snow will be piling up! This calls for a mug of hot cocoa sweetened with Xagave’s agave. It comes together in just a few minutes and you have a delicious treat with all the anti-oxidants of pure cocoa and the low glycemic properties...
Learn MoreCanning Agave Applesauce
All of the marvelous produce on farmer’s stands and from gardens has us thinking about canning fruits using Xagave agave nectar! I picked up some apples from a local orchard and have been planning on putting them up in glass jars for storage and great winter eating. Canning fresh fruit is a way to preserve inexpensive and delicious local produce at the height of...
Learn MoreCold Weather Health Habits Unveiled
I’m sure this is a shocking statement: we tend to eat more fatty foods in the wintertime than in the summer. Well, yeah! It’s cold outside. I need more padding to keep me warm, right? In advance of the weather changes just around the corner, I thought we could talk about how to keep up momentum on our healthy lifestyle commitments. As usual, I’m taking my small baby...
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