Oh, please! Do you really want to slosh canned condensed mushroom soup and soggy fried onions over your fresh green beans this Thanksgiving? Keep the flavors, I mean the genuine farm-fresh flavors, of green beans, mushrooms and shallots alive on your healthy holiday table. Dress your tender-crisp vegetables with a light cream dressing and lay them on a bed of delicate baby lettuces. Be thankful that your simply prepared fresh green beans salad provides vitamin C, beta-carotene (hidden in green chlorophyll), folate (essential for blood formation and DNA synthesis), iron, potassium and both soluble and insoluble fibers…all for very, very few healthy calories. (more…)

Stuffing is the most calorie dense dish on the holiday table. When else would we polish off a loaf of buttered bread with a few (very few) veggies at one sitting? This year allow your HMR Mushroom Risotto Entrée to be the starch and “glue” of a healthier stuffing and just add oodles of veggies! All that is left to provide on your healthy table is a bit of lean turkey with cranberry, a baked yam and your favorite green bean salad. Share the thanks and spare the calories! (more…)

Enjoy this savory, creamy potato salad (no mayonnaise here!) spooned over a bed of fresh greens for an extra healthy summer picnic. Served room temperature to enhance the tart flavors, this dish is a perfect partner to grilled fish or shrimp. Keep it simple … just add a plate of sliced summer fruits and enjoy the sunset, lawn concert, and the company of your family and friends. (more…)

Black turtle beans are infused with dietary fiber, and vitamins and minerals rich in anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. They have a deep, toasty flavor and meaty texture. (more…)

The holidays just wouldn’t be the same without a serving of mashed potatoes with dinner. With this recipe you can enjoy your meal without worrying about added fat and calories. You’ll also be adding to your daily intake of vitamins and minerals. Potatoes have healthy doses of vitamin C, potassium and vitamin B6. (more…)

Pomegranates are plentiful in our warm, desert-like climate. The seeds are crisp, refreshing and so nutritionally beneficial that they enjoy “super food” status for their anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. Combine these ruby jewels with citrus that is high in potassium, carotenoids and vitamin C to build a powerfully nourishing cocktail for our brains, hearts and lungs. When you peel and cut the citrus you can scrape away the white membrane or keep it intact for the beneficial flavenoids. (more…)