Contributed by Sheila Buck My children and I love taco shell treats. My oldest brother taught me how to make them when I was about 15 years old. I sometimes make them as a snack while the boys and I watch movies together. Ingredients: Package of taco shells Can of re-fried beans Mozzarella cheese Salsa [...]
Contributed by Sheila Buck My children and I love to make English muffin pizzas. My oldest son and I like to try different toppings on our mini pizzas. This is a new one that we tried recently and really enjoyed. Ingredients: 1 Package of English muffins Alfredo cheese sauce Steak Medium green pepper Medium onion [...]
I make stuffed celery for every family get together we have. It’s funny because there are olives in this recipe and I do not like olives. Even though I don’t like olives this stuffed celery is one of my favorite things to eat. I have been making stuffed celery since I was a little girl [...]
Contributed by Sheila Buck During the holidays, my oldest son and I like to do a lot of baking. One of our favorite kinds of cookies to bake this time of year is pumpkin cookies. They taste great and are a big hit at our home. Our friends and family also like them. Ingredients: 1 [...]
By Sheila Buck Juicing is a good way to obtain the raw foods you need everyday. Both fruits and vegetables can be juiced, but fruit juice may increase the levels of insulin in your blood. Juicing is quick, and a good way to add more healing foods to a diet with minimal effort . When [...]
By Sheila Buck The raw food diet is based on eating raw, unprocessed, whole, live foods for the majority of your diet. Raw foodists believe, and some studies have shown, that cooking food reduces it’s nutritional value. With the raw food diet, foods are prepared in a manner that helps the nutrients stay in the [...]
By Sheila Buck Food banks supply low-income families with the food they need to survive. The National Food Bank, also known as, Feeding America, works with several other local food banks to make sure that families stay fed and children stay healthy. The National Food Bank and the smaller food banks share a close relationship, [...]
By Sheila Buck It is well known that Vegetarians do not eat meat. However, many individuals do not realize that there are different kinds of vegetarian diets. People who follow the different diets also eat different things. According to Mayo Clinic Staff, a well-planned vegetarian diet is a healthy way to meet you nutritional needs. [...]
By Sheila Buck A vegan diet is a vegetarian diet that excludes meat, fish, eggs, dairy and poultry products. Vegans do not use other animal products including; fur, silk and other things obtained from the use of animals. People choose a vegan diet for health, environmental and/or ethical reasons. The vegan diet consists of eating [...]
Recipe contributed by Sheila Buck Potato salad is a great summer recipe, and a wonderful side dish to many meals. Here is a basic potato salad recipe from our kitchen. It is one of my youngest son’s favorite recipes. Ingredients: 6 potatoes, halved 4 hard boiled eggs 1/2 onion, chopped 1 cup mayonnaise Paprika In [...]
By Sheila Buck Watermelon is a tasty treat, especially on a hot summer day. This fruit is very good for the body. It helps to prevent some types of cancer, as well as, some other serious conditions. The following is a list of the health benefits of the watermelon. Very high in vitamins A, B, [...]
By Sheila Buck WIC is a federal nutrition program that helps pregnant and nursing moms, as well as, infants and children up to age five. This program helps families to meet their children’s nutritional needs, and offers other services. Listed below are some helpful facts about the WIC program . This program offers nutritional information [...]
This recipe contributed by Sheila Buck This is a nacho recipe that our whole family enjoys. It does not have a lot of ingredients, so it is quick to prepare. It is a good snack to have while watching a movie with the family. Ingredients: mozzarella cheese tortilla chips re- fried beans salsa Preheat oven [...]
By Sheila Buck A soup kitchen is a place where food is served to the hungry for free or for a low price. These kitchens are usually open on week days, but not on weekends. The staff is usually made up of volunteers. They set up the tables and chairs, cook the meals and clean [...]
By Sheila Buck With the price of food increasing, and parents making the same or less money than usual, it is getting harder for families to keep themselves fed. Eating frugally is a good way to save on your food bill and have cash on hand for other necessities that your family will need. Here [...]
By Sheila Buck Bananas taste good alone or with other foods. They are inexpensive to buy. The banana has many health benefits. These benefits range from high vitamin content to being good for the heart. The following is a list of the wonderful benefits that come from eating bananas. Very high in vitamins A, B, [...]
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