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5 Health Benefits of Pomegranates & 20+ Pomegranate Recipes

Reap the amazing health benefits of pomegranates with these 20+ nutritious and delicious pomegranate recipes to enjoy all winter long! With the release of the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans comes another reminder of the importance of eating fruit and vegetables. Back in September in honor of Fruits & Veggies More Matters Month, we shared important reasons why fruit and vegetables matter and…

Roasted Root Vegetable Salad with Pomegranate Ginger Dressing

Enjoy the versatility of winter root vegetables by taking them from side dish to main dish in this seasonal salad bursting with color, flavor, and nutrition! I was compensated for writing the original article and developing the recipe found in the January 2016 issue of Today’s Dietitian. I was not compensated for sharing the column or magazine with readers on my blog. All…

Menu Plan Monday: January 4, 2016

The first Menu Plan Monday of the new year. Plus, where I’m at with my goals for 2016.  Happy New Year 2016!!  I hope you all had a fantastic New Year’s and are off to a great start for the first full week of the new year! We had a very festive start to the year that began with our New…

Menu Plan Monday: December 21, 2015

Happy and healthy holiday week! Check out this week’s Link Love and Menu Plan Monday!    The winter holiday week has finally arrived and even though I personally don’t celebrate Christmas, the festive feeling is in the air. As is the stress. It’s a little sad that this time of year brings about so much stress for most people. For me…

Menu Plan Monday: December 14, 2015

Get ready for the holidays with lots of holiday gift and recipe links to love and a pared down menu plan Monday!   Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a great weekend and is staying calm and stress-free as the height of the holiday season gets closer. I can’t say I’ve been doing the best job at this, but it’s a work in…

Menu Plan Monday: December 7, 2015

Weekend recap, link love, and menu plan Monday!  Happy Monday and, to all who celebrate, Happy Hanukkah! This past weekend was a lot of fun and filled with festivities! Saturday we took the girls to see The Peanuts Movie, which was their first in-theater movie! They loved it (and have been obsessed with the Meghan Trainor Better When I’m Dancin’ song…

Menu Plan Monday: November 30, 2015

Thanksgiving is over, but the holiday season is just getting started. Link Love filled with holiday eating tips and a menu plan to get you back on track! Did everyone have a great Thanksgiving? I sure hope so! We had a wonderful weekend filled with activities with family and friends, and of course a lot of food! In case you…

Menu Plan Monday: November 23, 2015

Thanksgiving week is here! Get your last minute recipes and healthy eating tips, plus this week’s menu plan and links to love! “It’s the final countdown…doo doo doo…the final countdown!” Ok, that’s my attempt to sing the 1980s song as I think about the fact that Thanksgiving is THIS THURSDAY!!! (Anyone else remember that song from color war days at…

Menu Plan Monday: November 16, 2015

Get ready for Thanksgiving with recipes and healthy eating tips! Plus, this week’s Link Love and Menu Plan Monday! I really can’t believe we’re less than two weeks away from Thanksgiving! This month is flying by, and before we know it 2016 is going to be here. I for one am not ready. Thankfully I’m not hosting Thanksgiving dinner this…

40 Healthy Ways to Cook With Quinoa {Recipe Roundup}

Start cooking this popular ancient grain with 40 healthy quinoa recipes for every meal of the day.  This post was compiled with the assistance of Nutritioulicious intern Amanda Mateer Although relatively new to most Americans, quinoa has been a staple of the of Inca diet in Bolivia, Peru, and Chile for over 5,000 years. In fact, quinoa means “the mother grain”…

Menu Plan Monday: November 9, 2015

What you missed last week at Nutritioulicious, plus this week’s menu plan monday and link love! It’s that time again – Monday’s weekly post with my menu plan and the links I loved from last week. I can’t believe how fast time is going. Now it feels like we’re really getting into holiday season with Thanksgiving only two and a…