What do pomegranates, tangerines, cranberries, and oranges have in common? Okay, well, yes, they load you up with immune-boosting vitamin C. AND they power you up with healthy energy. (You're good!) But did you know they make the easiest, most beautiful holiday decorations … [Read more...]
Cooking Hacks
Tips and shortcuts to make healthy cooking easy!
How to Make Waffle Fries in a Waffle Maker (Low Fat)
Waffle fries without the guilt? Coming right up! I first tried this hack when I was doing a week-long challenge to eat for $4 a day. Potatoes are cheap and healthy, so I was eating a lot of them. But my daily potato was turning into a snooze. That is, until I stumbled upon this idea somewhere on … [Read more...]
Budget Cooking Hack: How to Make Popcorn in a Paper Bag in the Microwave
Our "eating healthy on a shoestring" series continues with one of my favorite "cooking" hacks: making popcorn in a brown paper bag in the microwave! Why make your own brown-bag popcorn? Cheaper: Homemade popcorn saves you money: It's less than one-third of the price of store-bought. Homemade: … [Read more...]
4 Produce Hacks to Save Time in the Kitchen
Hello Good Morning Washington viewers! If this is your first time here, check out these easy recipes and reader favorites like the lazy way to eat 2 pounds of veggies a day. You can also learn about me and the health scare that got me eating (mostly) right. Otherwise, read on for fast fruit and … [Read more...]
7 Quick and Healthy Cooking Hacks
Hello Good Morning Washington viewers! If this is your first time here, check out these easy recipes and reader favorites like The Lazy Way to Eat 2 Pounds of Vegetables a Day. You can also learn about me and the health scare that got me eating (mostly) right. Otherwise, read on for cooking hacks to … [Read more...]
10 Healthy Cooking Hacks You Need to Know
What's better than cooking a delicious, healthy meal for the people you love? Cooking that meal fast---and getting great results every time. … [Read more...]
How to Clean Your Fridge
Lately, all I want to do is clean. To the point of letting other important things in my life go, like, you know...friendships. And sleep. (I'm still showering, though. You're welcome, Jeff!) Maybe it's been the stress of waiting to hear whether I'd been "matched" to a dietetic internship program … [Read more...]
Hack: Easy DIY Microwave Popcorn
With palms so sweaty I could barely grip my mouse, on Friday afternoon I submitted my dietetic internship application with a single click. Which means I should be celebrating, right? Instead, honestly, I'm freaking out a little bit. I just sent all of my academic and professional accomplishments … [Read more...]
Do You Need to Worry About Dirt on Mushrooms?
For the past week or so, it feels like my life has been fungus 24-7. So it's only appropriate that today's post should be about mushrooms. Perhaps I should explain. Towards the end of the summer, Jeff and I got some water in the basement after a particularly heavy rain. Neither one of us realized … [Read more...]
Making Green Smoothies in a Standard Blender – the Easy Way
I'm embarrassed to say this given how much I love them now, but in my pre-Vitamix days, I hardly ever drank green smoothies. Proof positive: I started Veggie Quest in 2010, but didn't post a green smoothie recipe until 2014! That's because the few times I tried making a green smoothie in a regular … [Read more...]
I'm Lee, an RD thriving on a healthy plant based diet.