Field Notes Blog
Category: Healthy
The Healthiest Power Fruits Next Door
Exotic superfruits like guava, mangosteen, acai, and goji may tout sky-high levels of antioxidants and vitamins, but reams of recent research have shown that the ordinary apples, grapes, and other fruits that make our shopping lists week after week boast some pretty impressive health benefits of their own. While there’s nothing wrong with splurging on [...]
5 Delicious Strawberry Salads to Celebrate May!
May is National Strawberry Month and National Salad month! We thought that combining the two would create a delicious and nutritious way to celebrate May. Strawberries are packed with essential vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that benefit your body. By tossing in strawberries into a simple salad, it will not only give it a sweet taste [...]
Allison Sweeny on kid friendy blueberry recipes
Get your kids in the kitchen! Inviting little ones to get their hands “dirty” is a great way to teach them about nutrition. Blueberries are an ideal ingredient for teeny little fingers! Video from: Blueberrycouncil.org
Fruit, Not Fries: Lunchroom Makeovers Nudge Kids Toward Better Choices
Gone are the days of serving up tater tots and French toast sticks to students. Here are the days of carrot sticks and quinoa. New nutritional guidelines, announced in 2012, require public school lunchrooms to offer more whole grains, low-fat milk and fewer starchy sides like french fries. But short of stationing grandmothers in every [...]
Market Fresh: Strawberries
At last the strawberry fields seem to have shaken off the winter’s cold. Now they are back to what they do best: pumping out berries like there’s no tomorrow. Probably the best varieties are old favorites Chandler, Gaviota or Seascape — taste and see which seems better from that farmer on that day. How to [...]
The Blackberry
Blackberries are a delicious source of vitamins just like their counterparts; (strawberry, blueberry and raspberry) but is not a true member of the Berry family. They are part of the Bramble Berry family, because of its multiple tiny druplets which are considered individual tiny fruits. Even though the Blackberry is part of a different family, it is still [...]
Brandon’s Alaska Adventure, part 7
Good morning everyone, Internet service is spotty here, so this will be short and to the point. Brandon crossed the finish line yesterday at 12:30pm, with a finish time of 6 days, 22 hours, and 30 minutes. He was happy to see us and we were thrilled to see him! I am so glad we [...]
Brandon’s Alaska Adventure, Part 6
Today’s email will be short and sweet. Shirley and I made it to McGrath after a very long, frustrating series of events. We were very worried that we wouldn’t make it, but our prayers were answered and the kindness of others prevailed. Brandon made it to the Nikolai checkpoint (mile 300, just 50 more togo!) [...]
Brandon’s Alaska Adventure, Part 5
Friends and Family, Well, he’s still out there chugging along (my best guess is around mile 270 at this point) and I can’t stop thinking about how tired he must be, how sore and blistered his feet most likely are, and how mentally exhausted he is. I spoke with him this morning and he and [...]
National Nutrition Month: Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day
Today kicks off National Nutrition Month®, which calls attention to the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits every March. The theme this year is “Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day,” which encourages personalized healthy eating styles and recognizes that food preferences, lifestyle, cultural and ethnic traditions and health [...]
