Category Archives: health

Summer Fun with Zespri Kiwifruit

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If you are looking for a healthy addition to your child’s meals or snacks this summer, be sure to check out Zespri  SunGold kiwifruits from New Zealand.  Sweet, colorful and juicy, they are loaded with over 20 nutrients. I can confirm that kids love kiwifruit. Years ago when I worked as a nutrition educator for a large urban school district,

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Peanut Power!

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Peanuts and peanut butter have always been among my very favorite foods and for a time, nearly my entire source of sustenance! I was recently invited by The Peanut Institute to learn more about the nutrition, agriculture and recent research surrounding this delicious legume. Below are a few highlights as well as the peanut-inspired recipe that I developed. First the

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