We remember the first time we heard the term “Guilt-free Comfort Food”. We were getting our undergrad degrees in nutrition at the time and the thought of comfort food without the high-fat, high-calorie price tag that leaves the indulger feeling guilty about having eaten it sounded heavenly… Little did we know that years later, …
If you’ve read some of our blogs about our other pumpkin-inspired recipes, you probably know that it was our mom’s homemade pumpkin pie that started our pumpkin love affair. But it wasn’t long before we realized that as much as we love desserts that feature pumpkin, most pumpkin desserts are packed with artery-clogging fat and …
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 …
Oatmeal is one of the most satisfying carbs out there (thanks to it being fiber-filled!) and it’s a great way to start your morning when paired with a lean protein. Our Mom used to make oatmeal for us every Sunday morning (it’s no wonder why we’re fairly routine girls and like to have a schedule …