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Credible nutrition information, cooking tips, product recommendations, and reflections on sustainability from Dietitian Ann.

Proper Meat Cooking Temperatures for Best Quality & Food Safety

For a foolproof way to cook roast, pork chops, and chicken breast perfectly every time, make sure to use this easy trick.

When I first

How to Cook a Vegetable if you’ve Never Seen it Before

One of the most intimidating things about cooking to me is trying something new - a new cooking technique, a new vegetable, a new

5 Winter Squash to Stock up on this Fall

The seasons are changing, the leaves are falling – which means that summer produce will soon be gone. We often think of winter as

Camping: 101

I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before, but I love camping.

And when I say "camping," I don't mean sleep-in-a-bed-with-the-windows-open glamping,

5 Simple Swaps for a Healthier Cinco de Mayo

Fun facts about me:

  • My birthday is Cinco de Mayo (and I love my birthday!)
  • I speak Spanish fluently (es una lengua muy bonita)
  • I *heart* Mexican food

How to Make Breakfast the BEST Meal of the Day

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day! Haven't you heard? It's definitely my favorite. Almost every day I wake up Hungry (with a

Healthy Halloween Treats

I haven't been this excited about Halloween since I was a senior in high school when my parents finally let me dress up and go

A Butternut Sonnet (or Three)

As the autumn leaves set fire to the sky
the garden now begins to fade away.
A tale that tells of summer drawing nigh,
kids

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