Beans Help This Wellness Warrior Overcome Chronic Illness
For many of us, our teens twenties were filled with fun and freedom. For Carrie Forrest, MBA, MPH, this time also included an overwhelming list of health issues, including polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), anxiety and panic attacks, and thyroid cancer. Inspired by Morgan Spurlock’s documentary, Super Size Me, Carrie fought back with food – clean, whole, delicious […]
Nancylynn Has Nailed the Art of Healthy Food- Even for Your Picky Eaters!
Nancylynn Sicilia Lapp has always been a teacher — but now, instead of teaching middle school students as she did earlier in her career, she’s teaching the world! Nancylynn’s website, Confessions of a Fit Foodie, shows readers how to create clean, gluten-free comfort food. Sharing her love of food has been a passion throughout her entire […]
The Expert’s Expert
From Huffington Post to MuscleandFitness.com, Dr. Oz to esteemed universities, when the pros want science-backed nutrition advice and smart recipes, they turn to Toby Amidor, MS, RD, CDN, FAND. Toby is an award-winning nutrition expert and Wall Street Journal best-selling cookbook author who believes that healthy and wholesome can also be appetizing and delicious. She […]
A Salad That Loves You Back: Jennifer Marziali’s Healthy Take On Garbanzos
Take a glance at Jennifer Marziali’s Instagram feed and the first thing you’ll notice is veggies … lots of them. Jennifer has had a lifelong love affair with whole foods and even calls the farmers market her happy place! “My passion for food and high-quality ingredients has been deeply embedded in me from a very […]
Meet Our Featured Food Blogger Alexis Joseph
Alexis Joseph, the flavor-loving free spirit behind Hummusapien, is a fierce believer in joy, in seeing the world, in dark chocolate, sarcasm, diversity, and also in donuts. Alexis aims to inspire others to embrace their best self—and to make being healthy a delicious option. “My goal is to help individual clients, brands, and restaurants foster […]
Five of Our All-Time Favorite Bean Dishes
We have so many recipes in our recipe library — everything from starters to desserts — and I have made almost all of them! My husband is my best taste tester (and guinea pig), so I’ve gone back through the archives to find five recipes that wowed both of us. These recipes use a variety […]
Garbanzos: So Much More Than a Salad Bar Staple
Whether you call them garbanzos or chickpeas or just know them as something you add to your salad at the salad bar, these little round legumes are a versatile favorite throughout the world. Garbanzo beans originated around 7,500 years ago in the Middle East and have been cultivated since 3000 B.C. in the Mediterranean area. […]
Meet our Featured Dietitian Anne Danahy!
Anne Danahy is a registered dietitian and nutrition communications consultant from Scottsdale, Arizona, who specializes in women’s health and healthy aging. She blogs at Craving Something Healthy, where she shares (mostly) healthy recipes, nutrition tips and information to help her readers stay healthy and age well. Part of healthy eating, she says, includes adding beans […]
Meet Meggan Hill of Culinary Hill!
Meggan Hill, a native of Wisconsin, is the creator of the blog Culinary Hill. Meggan believes food is love, and there is nothing more she loves to do than spread the love by cooking for her family and friends. She has an interesting modern take on traditional Midwestern food, the kind of comfort food that […]
Meet our Featured Dietitian Stephanie McKercher
Stephanie McKercher is on a mission to end calorie counting. Instead, this food lover and registered dietitian from Denver, Colorado, believes in eating mindfully, cooking, enjoying produce straight from the market, and incorporating whole foods such as beans, vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, and seeds. She encourages her clients to eat beans because they are […]