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9 Lunch Ideas to Improve your Diet By Rebecca Taggart Breakfast is touted as being the most important meal of the day, but lunch—be it a homemade sandwich or a restaurant meal—gives us the energy for the afternoon’s work as well as an often-needed break from the computer, sales floor, or meetings. Lunch is also [...]
Winter Squashes are Full of Good Stuff By Rebecca Taggart The orange of autumn is not only on trees: November is the peak season for winter squash. Although remarkably varied in appearance, winter squashes share an orange-colored flesh rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds. They are outstanding sources of Vitamin A, plus provide plenty of [...]
Have you ever seen a carrot on a bicycle? We have. As proponents of healthy workplaces, The FruitGuys is thrilled to be working with FreeWheelin’ Farm in Santa Cruz, CA. They are a bike-powered farm operation that supplies delicious vegetables for our TakeHome case. FreeWheelin’ Farm is a Community Supported Agriculture farm, or CSA. CSAs [...]
By Heidi Lewis Ebenezer Scrooge: What is your business here? Spirit of Christmas Past: Your welfare. Ebenezer: My welfare? Spirit of Christmas Past: Your reclamation, then. Take heed, rise, and walk with me. Amongst the assemblage of fine winter fare in TakeHome boxes this week are turnips. The very name “turnip” recalls the Victorian era, [...]
It’s a popcorn match. The fans are boo-ing. SpongeBob is no match for Popeye the Sailor. It’s going to be a slam-dunk preceded by humiliatin’ flips and flops on the mat for the yellow guy. The Sponge has been to the sugar shack, sucking up bubbles and junk food, whereas the vanquisher, Popeye, has been [...]
Winter is the right season to slow down our lives and build in more time for rest and quiet. Unfortunately, the holiday season can add so many extra calories that it is the one time of year when you want to be sure to maintain your exercise schedule (if you have one) or start a [...]
Gardening offers a refuge from the stresses of modern living, be it tending a backyard orchard, plants in a window box, or a collection of potted herbs in the kitchen. Many of us have sedentary work indoors, and the stress of just getting to work and coping with deadlines can numb both our bodies and [...]
Looking for ways to burn a few extra calories, build your strength, or tone your rear end? Stair climbing is a great way to get an excellent aerobic workout, no matter where you are or what your fitness level. You can take the stairs in any building that has them, in your workplace, your house, [...]
Lily, my four-year-old niece, who says things like, “Daddy are you satisfied?” or “Mommy what does the word ‘comely’ mean?” decided last weekend that when going to swimming lessons one has a duty to wear not only the prettiest bathing suit but all of the bathing suits at the same time. She started with last [...]
Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) needs a good PR agency. For years parsley sadly clung to the edge of entree platters and was stuffed into deli display cases to make the other food look “fresh.” Yet parsley not only tastes good, but is loaded with vitamins as well. Parsley is native to the Mediterranean. It has been [...]
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