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16 10, 2023

Gluten Free Blueberry Muffins

By Rosanne Rust|2023-10-16T14:36:53-04:00October 16th, 2023|Easy Cooking, Family, Family meals, Food Facts, Heart Disease, Recipe|Comments Off on Gluten Free Blueberry Muffins

Are you looking for delicious ways to add more protein and fiber to your diet? While I don't have a gluten sensitivity, many do. As an ambassador to the National Peanut Board, I occasionally get peanut-y gift sent to me. They was recently send this Peanut Flour Blend [...]

19 09, 2023

Try Some New Flavors this Fall

By Rosanne Rust|2023-09-19T10:25:12-04:00September 19th, 2023|DASH Diet/Wellness, Easy Cooking, Family meals, Heart Disease, Recipe, Weight Management, Wellness|Comments Off on Try Some New Flavors this Fall

September ushers in a tighter schedule and you may find yourself stressing over what's for dinner. I love one-dish meals because they are easy to throw together, and minimize clean up. They also reheat well, so make great leftovers. Growing up, my mom cooked a lot of Italian [...]

11 09, 2023

Make Ahead Bruschetta Topping

By Rosanne Rust|2023-09-11T13:55:34-04:00September 11th, 2023|DASH Diet/Wellness, Easy Cooking, Family, Family meals, Food Trends, Food waste, Wellness|Comments Off on Make Ahead Bruschetta Topping

Got stale bread? Make Bruschetta (broo-sket-ta). Bruschetta is crusty, grilled bread that's been brushed with olive oil and garlic. This recipe is a delicious way to reduce your food waste: It's a great way to use stale bread, but you can certainly use fresh. This topping makes use [...]

5 09, 2023

Zero Waste Baked French Toast

By Rosanne Rust|2023-09-05T20:07:55-04:00September 5th, 2023|DASH Diet/Wellness, Easy Cooking, Family meals, Food waste, Recipe, Wellness|Comments Off on Zero Waste Baked French Toast

I love French bread. Since a fresh loaf stales so quickly, French toast is always a great idea. It's all good though, because French toast is delicious. In France, the dish is called “pain perdu," which means “lost bread." It's thought however, that this dish could date back [...]

17 08, 2023

Can Processed Foods Fit into A Healthy Diet?

By Rosanne Rust|2023-08-30T22:27:50-04:00August 17th, 2023|Food Facts, Food Trends, Health Professionals, Wellness|Comments Off on Can Processed Foods Fit into A Healthy Diet?

Has anyone ever told you to “eat less processed food”? It’s likely that advice was in the context of “you should choose ‘healthier’ foods”. However, did you know that tofu is considered an ultra-processed food and canned beans are a “processed food” Processed or Ultra-Processed? Of late, you [...]

24 07, 2023

You Do Not Want to Hop Onto the Borax Train

By Rosanne Rust|2023-07-31T11:38:31-04:00July 24th, 2023|Food Facts, Food Trends, Health Professionals, Wellness|Comments Off on You Do Not Want to Hop Onto the Borax Train

The Borax train? Don't hop on. What is happening to people's trust and ability to understand plausible science? If you're scrolling social media lately, you've seen either people talking about adding the laundry detergent accelerator into their drinking water as a "wellness remedy". Hopefully you have also seen [...]

14 07, 2023

Practical Ways to Waste Less Food

By Rosanne Rust|2023-08-17T12:57:26-04:00July 14th, 2023|Food Facts, Food Trends, Food waste, Health Professionals|Comments Off on Practical Ways to Waste Less Food

I’ve seen some cool videos showing you ways to use watermelon rinds or banana peels. Food waste is responsible for about 6-8% of all greenhouse gas emission. Even though there are numerous points across the supply chain that lead to food waste, you and I can do our [...]

12 07, 2023

Best-by Dates and Stale Bread

By Rosanne Rust|2023-07-20T11:11:35-04:00July 12th, 2023|Food Facts, Food Trends, Food waste, Wellness|Comments Off on Best-by Dates and Stale Bread

One question that may be on your mind as you consider throwing food away is: "Is it still safe to eat?" Some of the guidelines for how long a food is safe to eat and how long you can store a cooked food in your refrigerator is up [...]

12 07, 2023

Add More Veggies to Your Pasta & Potato Salads

By Rosanne Rust|2023-07-12T15:45:50-04:00July 12th, 2023|DASH Diet/Wellness, Easy Cooking, Family, Family meals, Food Trends, Food waste, Healthy Aging, Heart Disease, Recipe, Wellness|Comments Off on Add More Veggies to Your Pasta & Potato Salads

We all need to add more veggies to our diets. Why not add them to foods you already love? Pasta and potato salads are delicious summer picnic go-tos. Why not veg-up your favorite pasta or potato salad recipe with even more veggies for your next summer gathering? You [...]

5 07, 2023

A Very Hungry Caterpillar

By Rosanne Rust|2023-07-20T11:11:34-04:00July 5th, 2023|Family, Food Trends, Just for Fun, Wellness|Comments Off on A Very Hungry Caterpillar

I generally blog about food and nutrition topics, and am known to clear up the plethora of misinformation that's out there. Today, however, I wanted to write a story. I'm weaving in information about the important role pollinators in our food supply, but overall, this isn't a food [...]