Dreamfields Pasta Review

I love my carbs – rice, freshly baked bread, pasta. However, over the years I have been limiting my carb consumption and eating more of a protein, fruits and veggie diet because I want to control my sugar and fight insulin resistance. Before I eat anything that I am not supposed to,   I always ask [...]

7 Tools for busy parents to make meal time fun

Rajma Chawal — kidney beans and rice

We have been getting unusual amounts of rain this time of the year in Los Angeles. It has been raining almost daily for the last 10 days. On days like these all I want to do is eat and feed my family one of my favorite childhood foods. Rajma or Rajmah chawal as it is [...]

What to feed your kids at Chuck E Cheese

Pumpkin Walnut Cream Cheese Spread

Come middle September all I start seeing everywhere are pumpkins. Throughout the year we generally don’t eat pumpkin but with fall in full swing we definitely start eating more pumpkin – whether it is pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie.  Here’s a quick bagel or bread spread you can make to add a little variety to your [...]

Kiwi Cups

What a fantastic way to eat Kiwis.  I was at a blogging food camp a few weeks ago and ZESPRI, one of the sponsors, served gold and green kiwis cut like these. So easy, so clean and so perfect for children.  Since the camp I send “kiwi cups” with my daughter in her school lunch. [...]

Recipe: Paneer Cubes

Here’s a quick simple vegetarian protein recipe.  Paneer is very common in Indian cuisine.  In most Indian restaurant and in supermarkets in the processed food sections you can see Mattar Paneer (Peas Panner) or Palak Paneer (Spinach Paneer).  Panner is a non-melting cheese made by curdling heated milk with lemon juice.  It is a soft [...]

Turkey/Chicken Meatballs using Oats

A lot of meatball recipes call for breadcrumbs. But breadcrumbs are not very healthy. So what is a healthy, delicious alternative to breadcrumbs? The answer is Oats! Oats are versatile and very healthy (think fiber, lower blood sugar, and low cholesterol) , and make awesome kid-friendly (and grownups-friendly too!) meatballs. This has been a popular [...]

Easy proven way to get your kids to get Brussels Sprouts

Like most people when I hear Brussels sprouts, I cringe!  So I wasn’t sure how I would get Simone to try them.  I didn’t want to broil it or cook it as overcooking can cause Brussels Sprouts to release a sulfurous odor, the main reason why most people dislike Brussels Sprouts.  So I came up [...]

Pistachios are great for fighting diabetes

When I had gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy), one tip my doctor gave me was to eat more nuts (more fat) to keep my sugar levels in check. When my allocation of fat was 1 serving per meal, I would eat 2 or 2.5 servings of fats (nuts in this case).  Eating these nuts let [...]

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