This summer, I was fortunate to spend a month in Ghana with this awesome group of high school students, chaperones, and host siblings as part of the American Youth Leadership Program:
Nutrition Tips From Ghana
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Make The Best BLT Sandwich
The Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato sandwich, commonly referred to as the BLT, is a classic sandwich that can be found almost everywhere. People have been enjoying this classic sandwich for years, but it has not always been known as a BLT. Continue reading Make The Best BLT Sandwich
Snacks You May Think Are Healthy…Not!
Pick any fruit and you know it’s good for you. It’s the same with vegetables, whole grains, and lean protein foods. They deserve their nutritional halos.
Some foods, however, have gotten the healthy thumbs up, when they’re actually loaded with fat, sugar, or both. That’s why you should always read the nutrition label, and ingredients list. Here are seven items that you may think are good snacks, but you would be better off not consuming.
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Top It Off With Hollandaise Sauce
When properly made, hollandaise sauce is light, smooth, frothy, lemony, and rich with butter and eggs. The buttery flavor should dominate but not mask the flavors of the egg and lemon. Continue reading Top It Off With Hollandaise Sauce
Sourdough: Bake Like An Ancient Egyptian
The first recorded use of sourdough bread was from the Ancient Egyptian civilizations dating back to 1500 B.C. It was probably discovered by accident when bread dough was left out, and wild yeast spores from the air drifted into the mix. Continue reading Sourdough: Bake Like An Ancient Egyptian