Quinn on Nutrition: What to do with kids at home
Temporarily furloughed from her job, my younger daughter is helping her sister with kid-sitting duties. On a recent morning, she video-called to show my 6- and 7-year-old grandkids jumping up...
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What you may not know about carrots
How do you know when a carrot is dehydrated? Why should we care? I found the answer plus other interesting facts about my favorite vegetable in a recent article by...
Life on the ranch is all about food and nutrition
Now that I'm living on a ranch, I've realized something. It's all about nutrition! Yesterday, I walked my horse into the barn to feed him some extra nourishment for these...
Root around for winter vegetables
We tend to classify them all together, but winter vegetables are not always the same as root vegetables. Nevertheless, these veggies deserve our attention during these cold winter months. Take...
Meat substitutes
There seems to be a lot of clamoring to replace real meat in the marketplace. Here are some things to consider: We need protein. In fact, experts predict that within...
Nutrients to enhance immunity
Flu season is here again. And this year's vaccine is designed to protect against four different flu viruses, says the Center for Disease Control (CDC). So when I went for...
Stay healthy with a Mediterranean cooking class
Her opening statement caught our attention: "We start with a glass of wine...and then we start the lesson." With that, Chef Anna and her assistant proceeded with our cooking (and...
Quinn on Nutrition: An apple a day
Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? I hope so, because my trees are groaning with hundreds of these beauties this year. I decided to see if...
Secrets of the Mediterranean diet
What is the secret of the Mediterranean diet, considered by nutrition experts to be one of the healthiest in the world? I'm still wondering about that after our recent trip...
Fueling a marathon
Before the race Athletes need a carbohydrate-rich diet to fuel muscles and feed the brain — every day, not just the day before a race, Bouquet advises. This prevents "chronic...