Spaghetti Squash with Red Lentil Pumpkin Sauce

  October 25, 2015  |    Blog>Recipes

We’re always amused when we think about the way we grew up. We lived in this healthy household with our granola-baking mom and yoga-practicing dad, and our parents were basically hippies, minus the drugs :). And while we grew up eating mostly plant-based meals with lots of beans and lentils and we ate foods that …

Lentil and Chickpea Stew

  October 16, 2015  |    Blog>Recipes

We just returned from our annual Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo with Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in Nashville where we learned that the United Nations has proclaimed 2016 as “International Year of Pulses”.  Dry beans, peas, lentils and chickpeas, also known as pulse crops, and are the edible seeds of plants in the …

Chunky Sweet Potato Kale Chili

  October 5, 2014  |    Blog>Recipes

Sweet potato. You had us at the word sweet.  Yep, we’re suckers for anything sweet.  It’s definitely our weakness– and sweet potato is no exception.  So now that it’s officially the season for sweet potatoes and stews, chili and soup– we just had to whip up a stew with sweet potatoes.  We’re all about things …

Guilt-less Balsamic, Roasted Red Pepper Pasta

  February 20, 2014  |    Blog>Recipes

  Who doesn’t want a guilt-free bowl of pasta every once in a while?  We all do! And great news, your dreams have come true. 🙂  The key to keeping it guiltless is going for the whole grain pasta, using healthy nutrient-packed delicious ingredients and keeping the portion in check.  This pasta is so yummy …