Month: June 2014
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Arugula and Steak Salad with Grilled Onions and Peppers, Shaved Parmesan, and Balsamic Vinaigrette
Arugula and Steak Salad with Grilled Onions and Peppers and Shaved Parmesan You know it’s a good food week when your leftover meal is even better than the original meal the leftovers came from – such is the case with this Arugula and Steak Salad. Using leftover Lime-Marinated Steak and grilled onions and peppers from Eat Happy […]
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Sneak Peak: Meal Plan Menu for Week of June 29
Eat Happy Meal Plan Shopping List June 29, 2014 It’s a sneak peak of next week’s Eat Happy Meal Plan Menu! This is the menu for the week of June 29-July 5th. We are really getting into summer now and I’m having great fun cooking simple meals with the fresh ingredients that are beginning to […]
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Boost Your Natural SPF With Antioxidants
Improve your natural SPF with lycopene-rich tomatoes Here’s another reason to eat lots of antioxidant-full plant-foods – recent studies are again showing that certain foods can improve the skin’s ability to protect and heal itself – both by increasing its natural spf and by reducing cancerous skin tumors. One study showed that supplementing the diet with tomato paste […]
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The Organic Debate: Ask These Fruit Flies
I love this take on the organic debate – as much as a story about an awesome 8th grader as a story about the importance of organic food. After listening to a debate her parents were having about the importance of organic foods, a middle school student in Dallas, TX decided to design an experiment for […]
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This Week’s Meal Plan ~ Healthy Meal Plans ~ Mediterranean Week!
Eat Happy Meal Plan Shopping List June 8, 2014 I don’t know anyone who cringes at Mediterranean food – it’s so delicious! – so why not devote a week of healthy meal plans to this wonderful cuisine? This happened quite by accident, as I started with lovely Hummus, Tomato and Avocado Sandwiches, which led to a […]
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Mediterranean Quinoa Casserole with Kalamata Olives, Roasted Red Peppers and Cannellini Beans
Mediterranean Quinoa Casserole with lots of good stuff While putting together the Eat Happy Meal Plan for next week I inadvertently ended up with a bit of a Mediterranean theme – including this Mediterranean Quinoa Casserole. Mediterranean food is renowned for its health benefits as well as its tastiness and, for lack of a better […]