Year: 2010

When preparing a nutritious salad keep texture in mind. Incorporating a wide variety of textures, from juicy apples to smooth avocado to crunchy chopped almonds, will make your salad more enjoyable to eat.

A simple calculation to determine the amount of water your body requires is to divide your weight in pounds by half. This is the approximate amount of water needed in ounces daily.

For a non-toxic kitchen cleaner, fill a plastic flip-top shaker container (re-use parmesan cheese container) half full of baking soda and add 15-20 drops of a pure essential oil, then fill shaker to the top with baking soda and shake well.

Researchers at St. Louis University found that pre-school children were more than twice as likely to eat five servings of homegrown fruits and vegetables daily than those who rarely or never ate homegrown produce.