Event: Authors Giving for Healthy Living
Are you free this coming Saturday, April 27th, 2013? If so, you're going to want to spend a little time at a very special event, "Authors Giving for Healthy Living". It's an International gathering of Authors and book lovers to benefit a very special project. The project is sponsored by gardener and culinary herb farmer, Bea Kunz of Sage Hill Farms, and is being coordinated by Kim Mutch Emerson of Master Koda Select Publishing, LLC. I have had the pleasure of knowing both of these woman for many years via the internet and can vouch for their integrity and passion for all that they do. Books by speci...
Source: Happy Nutritionist's Nuggets - April 24, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: *Healthy Earth Green Living *Healthy Children Upcoming Events Vegetable Garden Special Dates Source Type: blogs
The Season for Weddings and Engagements is Here
Spring is here and romance is in the air. As a matter of fact, my anniversary was this month, early in April, so I was a Spring bride. My daughter was married about 9 years ago and was a traditional June bride. For my wedding, we purchased a cake from a bakery. For my daughter's wedding, we had a friend who was a baker make the cake, and my sister made beautiful silk flowers to decorate the cake with. It was a lovely cake!We did not have engagement parties for these weddings as many people do now, and though I don't regret how we chose to do things, I do think it would have been fun.While...
Source: Happy Nutritionist's Nuggets - April 21, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: Weddings *Holiday Cooking Dessert Source Type: blogs
How to Find my Allergy Relief Posts
The trees are putting out lots of pollen in our area, as well as the flowers, and grasses. Personally, I am most sensitive to tree pollens. If you are looking for the posts on allergies on this site, visit this allergies link which will take you to a few that I have written, which will further lead you to other helpful articles.You will also find allergy articles I have written at this link on Weeds and Seeds Swap.I hope you are enjoying a healthy and happy Spring. (Source: Happy Nutritionist's Nuggets)
Source: Happy Nutritionist's Nuggets - April 21, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Source Type: blogs
Preparing the Kitchen and Vegetable Gardens
This post brought to you by Scotts Miracle-Gro. All opinions are 100% mine. I have longed for the arrival of spring and summer, missing all the delicious garden and local-grown vegetables and herbs that we enjoyed so much last summer. We live in a rural area where many are concerned about preserving our natural resources. The concept of sustainable gardening is an important one, in fact there is a community garden that many contribute time to in our Town, reaping the benefits of the vegetables, and sharing the overflow with food pantries in Town.But for this post, I am concentrating on preparations for my own ...
Source: Happy Nutritionist's Nuggets - April 21, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: Kitchen Garden Vegetable Garden Source Type: blogs
My Recipe for Kombucha Tea
Though Kombucha, a fermented tea drink, can be purchased pre-made, it is very easy to make at home. I've had a taste for it recently, and it's been a while since I've brewed some. I'd like to share my recipe for Kombucha Tea with you, and then provide you a link to a longer article I wrote on the subject, including it's health benefits and where to get a Scobie, mother of Kombucha or mushroom...whatever title you'd like to use for the starter.Here is what you will need to begin:A large glass jar...I use an old pickle jar - clean very wellWater 10-12 tea bags - you can use black tea and/or green tea to star...
Source: Happy Nutritionist's Nuggets - April 21, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: *Healthy Men Tea Kombucha *Healthy Women *Recipes Source Type: blogs
Aged Cheese and Lactose Intolerance
Last night my husband and I were driving home from an event and stopped to pick up a quick dinner at a favorite drive-through. I love their salads, but had to ask them to leave off the cheese, then came home and added some of my own cheese from our refrigerator. It is necessary for me to do this because I'm VERY lactose intolerant. It can mean spending a miserable day the next day if I accidentally eat something that contains lactose. I LOVE cheese, whether it be an extra-sharp cheddar or an Italian cheese that you purchase in the store or online to be grated and added to, or put on top of, your favo...
Source: Happy Nutritionist's Nuggets - April 15, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: Lactose Intolerance Cheese Source Type: blogs
Well Water vs. Bottled Water or Fountains
My home is in a rural area that does not yet have town water running into it, so all of the homes use well water. This is true for many in surrounding areas, except for those who live closer to the centre of town. Well water may sound too many like a dream compared to city water with chlorine, but I will tell you that when there are many homes around you and septic systems are also in use, it isn't necessarily all that you would hope. My daughter's solution was to get a water cooler and bottled water from a popular company in the area, and ours is to purchase bottled water by the case. We cook and ba...
Source: Happy Nutritionist's Nuggets - March 12, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: Water Kitchen Appliances Source Type: blogs
Top Diet Plans - Which is Best?
It is the time of year when the latest and greatest diet plans are the topic of television and magazine ads, and time for those of us who tend to gain weight over cold winter months (if you live in such a climate) are thinking of Spring and losing that weight. Personally, I try to keep things simple...walking is my favorite form of exercise, to which I want to add some muscle toning exercises this year, and I use simple tools to keep me focused on how much I'm eating. As soon as I start tracking what I eat, and see how the calories add up during the day, I quickly realize how easily we get off track and eat more than...
Source: Happy Nutritionist's Nuggets - February 27, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: Nutrisystem Weight Loss *Weight Management *Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Strawberries look like Valentines
Just a short post to wish you a very happy and healthy Valentine's Day. As I was looking at the picture of the Strawberries in the header of this blog, I thought about how much like the heart a strawberry standing on it's end looks. In fact the Raspberries in the picture in this post are similar. Did you ever notice? They are pretty little fruits. In a few short months, Strawberries will be "in season", but some of you are enjoying some strawberries dipped in chocolate today, perhaps. And toward the middle of the summer, our wild Raspberry bushes will be producing, I dream of such days, w...
Source: Happy Nutritionist's Nuggets - February 15, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: Heart Attack Valentines Day Raspberries Heart Health Strawberries Source Type: blogs
Do you have a Granite Kitchen Counter?
If you do have granite worktops in your kitchen, I am jealous. We are still in the market for a new work surface in the kitchen, and granite or similar hard surface is high on the list of possibilities.Granite is a compressed once-molten stone formed under the earths surface. It is a great kitchen work surface because it is hard to scratch and mar stone. It is a surface you can set a hot pan on without worrying about whether it will discolor or even melt the surface. It is a surface you should be able to cut with a knife on, though I don't think I'd do this all the time because it will dull the surface o...
Source: Happy Nutritionist's Nuggets - January 13, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: Kitchens Kitchen Remodeling Source Type: blogs
Did you get the flu or get the vaccine this year?
They say the flu is now at epidemic proportions, as it is widespread in almost every state in the United States. So far it has not touched our family, but it could be very serious if it did, as my husband has heart issues.It was the flu he had a few years back (even though he had a flu shot) that put his heart out of rhythm again, and it's been that way since. He is also a Diabetic. Each year he has the flu shot because he has heart issues and Diabetes, while I tend to put it off. Though there is not a 100% guarantee that you won't get the flu if you have the shot, it does reduce the likelihood depending upon the stra...
Source: Happy Nutritionist's Nuggets - January 13, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: Vaccinations Flu Upper Respiratory Infections Source Type: blogs
Bid on a Kitchen Appliance as a Valentines Gift
I love to write, not only here and on other blogs, but am very actively involved in writing at a site called Squidoo under the user name "happynutritionist". Imagine my surprise when I was offered the opportunity to share an article with you about a fun way to shop online by someone who is somewhat of an expert..and the article happened to be written on Squidoo!If you visit this DealDash link you're going to learn from this writer in great detail how to bid safely at the site. I have visited it many times, and have searched for kitchen items, thinking that it might be a great way to buy a gift for someone I love for vale...
Source: Happy Nutritionist's Nuggets - January 8, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Source Type: blogs
Lactose Milk and Dairy Free Chocolate for Valentines Day
Valentines Day is not far off, and for people like me who are lactose intolerant, finding chocolate that is dairy free can be a challenge. Being lactose intolerant is a challenge, believe me! I'm not one of the lucky ones who benefits from using Lactaid or other products that are supposed to contain the enzymes needed to digest my foods. When I get dairy, even relatively small amounts, it takes me 24 hours of feeling sick, strange and miserable before I get back to normal. I describe it as feeling like I've been poisoned. Valentines Day is coming, and I wanted to provide you with a link to a sources for Lactose, Da...
Source: Happy Nutritionist's Nuggets - January 7, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: Chocolate Food Intolerance Squidoo Lactose Intolerance Gift Baskets Food Sensitivity Source Type: blogs
