Create A Slow Cooker Meal

Aim To Please // Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese

It's easy to make your own warm, creamy, and delicious Mac and Cheese.  Making it from scratch rather than buying it in the blue box is a great way to ensure your family is getting a healthy meal.  To cut back on fat and calories, use fat-free evaporated milk instead of cream and part-skim Italian… Continue reading Aim To Please // Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese

Create A Salsa, Create Amazing Veggies

Cooking in Season // Clementines

That fruit in the produce section that looks like a baby orange is in fact a clementine.  For being so tiny, this little orange packs a lot of goodness. Beside the sweet flavor, they also have good amounts of vitamin C, folate, and potassium. Vitamin C is important in immune responses, preventing infection, wound healing,… Continue reading Cooking in Season // Clementines

Create A Fruity Dessert, Create A Snack, Create Healthy Holidays

MyPlate Holiday Makeover // Cinnamon Apple Chips

You might be surprised to find out that the average amount of calories consumed per person on Thanksgiving day is 4500.  That's 2500 calories more than the average person should consume in one day!  Although one high calorie day may not seem like that big of a deal, think about how many get togethers and… Continue reading MyPlate Holiday Makeover // Cinnamon Apple Chips