vegetables

Light and Healthy Summer Tomato Salad [Intro to Cooking]
There is literally nothing you can do to ruin this (minus losing an appendage in the dicing process). The beauty of this dish lies in its simplicity.
One Month Challenge: Eating Clean, Week 1
Advocates of “eating clean” tout a laundry list of benefits – more energy, better skin, weight-loss, and better muscle definition, etc… They say that one should see a different within a couple of weeks – so I thought, how about a month? Then I thought, why keep all these benefits to myself? As your kindergarten teacher would say, sharing is caring!

Intro to Cooking: Veggie Pockets
Hot Pockets. Tiny capsules of molten hot cheese and questionable meat products and even more questionable vegetables. For a quick lunch, they aren’t terribly satisfying. They’re also packed with fat… even the low calorie varieties are packed with salt and MSG flavorings that aren’t too good for you. You know what’s an easy, healthy solution? Making your own at home.
Body Blog: Why Weight Loss Hits the Wayside
I am destined to be big-boned. That practically became my mantra throughout high school as day after day I sat next to my beautiful, svelte friends and felt like a blob. While I clearly couldn’t metabolize chocolate-covered pretzels and pizza like they could, looking back I realize that even I slimmed down just by correcting a few errors in thinking.
Weekly Wrap Up: Summer Is Happening So Fast!
Can anyone believe we’re nearing the end of the second week of June? It seems like just yesterday we were packing up, hugging our BFFs goodbye and settling back into our childhood bedrooms. And now summer has come upon us so quickly I haven’t even had time to go swimsuit shopping! We’ve even already had the MTV Movie Awards, which means the 4th of July is just around the corner.
Intro to Cooking: Sweet and Savory Kale
If you’re sick of spinach and balk at Brussels sprouts, kale may just be the leafy-green vegetable for you! It’s a sweeter vegetable that is jam-packed with nutrients for very few calories. Among it’s all-star roster of vitamins are A, K, and C (just 2oz will give you more than your recommended daily value) as well as manganese, calcium, fiber, and iron. And at 70 calories per serving, you can’t miss.
It’s World Vegetarian Day! Pass the Broccoli
I have never really liked meat. The idea of a bloody steak with neatly criss-crossed grill marks on my plate has never been appealing to me, and I have basically limited my carnivorous intake to the occasional chicken breast. My boyfriend is a vegetarian, and I can go for long stretches of time without eating any meat at all. So why am I not a vegetarian, too, already?

Intro To Cooking: Easy, Healthy Chicken Quesadillas
What do you do when you’re craving delicious, spicy quesadillas? Put down your car keys — there’s no need for Taco Bell (especially when you are sober…that stuff is nasty!). This awesome dinner for two is healthy, inexpensive and easy. No drive-thru required.
WTF Friday: Naughty Vegetables
For some reason I feel a sudden urge to be vegetarian.…
Need a Reason to Quit Drinking? Read On.
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I always knew I was consuming extra calories when I had a bar night. But, if you ask me,…
Five Foods I Cannot Live Without (No Matter How Bad They Are For Me)
[I swear this is not a PMS list -- though after compiling it I realized that's exactly what it look…
Make Fabulous Fried Rice At Home
Hit up any Chinese or Indian buffet and you’ll notice that a fixture of the line is fried rice — the…
Heavenly Veggie Wrap
I am not a vegetarian, but I really don’t care much for meat. I will eat chicken or ground beef a few…
Stir Fry to Give Takeout a Run for its Money
Nothing makes me happier than stir fry. For one, it’s sooo delicious. Two, it’s fi…
A Cheeseless Pizza That Still Delivers
After the grilled cheese post, I decided it’s only fair to advertise a favorite among my v…
Easy Way to Get Your Veggies: Baked Tomatoes
Mmmmmm. If you like regular tomatoes, I personally guarantee that you will REALLY like baked to…