Curds and Whey: Different Ways to Eat Cottage Cheese

One of my favorite foods is cottage cheese by far! Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks all can include this protein packed food. Cottage cheese is a very healthy way to sneak in some dairy and protein to your meal. You can make cottage cheese taste a bit savory, like a typical cheese, or can even be paired with something sweet, like fruit.

A common grumble with cottage cheese is that it is a bit bland and some of the kids might not be wild about getting a bowl full. If you are in a run, here is a wonderful site I found of 101 ways to get cottage cheese.

Easter Breakfast

By Michelle Plummer Easter sunrise service, breakfast, brunch or dinner all celebrate Spring and the beginning of asparagus reaching out of the ground, spinach begging to be picked and eggs ready to be cracked and whipped or hardboiled to color.  April is a great way to celebrate the wakening of the earth for a new [...]

Breakfast for Dinner???

By DeDe Hausmann I remember as a kid how I didn’t like it when Mom served pancakes/eggs/sausage for dinner.  I felt they were breakfast foods and that’s where they should stay.  Later, after I became a wife and mom, I would sometimes find myself serving breakfast for dinner and thinking back to how smart my [...]

Food & Nutrition for Athletes

Food has to be one of life’s great pleasures. For an athlete, it becomes vital to consume healthy foods for optimal performance. Here are some ‘food’ tips for athletes

Mood Food? Some Foods Can Affect Our Emotions

By DeDe Hausmann Foods can affect how we feel and research backs it up, according to the US News and World Report, in an article written by Angela Haupt in August, 2011.  Changes in our diets can affect our brains chemically and physiologically effecting our emotions and behavior.  Many of us tend to think that [...]

How to Beat the Freshman 15

“Freshman 15” originally referred to the typical number of credit hours a full-time college student takes each semester. But pop culture also claims it’s the number of pounds college co-eds gain their first year away from home.

Summer Chillers

By Diane Ruyack What’s more refreshing than a frozen drink? If you’re looking for a delicious, healthy snack your kids will love, then a smoothie is a great choice. Or if you want to serve cooling refreshments to your summer guests, then a frozen specialty is just the ticket.  It takes only 5 minutes to [...]

Improve Your Physique with the Greek!

By Lindsay Martin, Ball State University Intern Have you ever seen the movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding?”  Whether you have or not, you will find it humorous knowing the Portokalos family, throughout the film, tried to fix everything, including acne, with Windex.  And yes, by Windex I mean the glass cleaner.  Other than these [...]

Honoring Mom

By Diane Ruyack The early Christians in England celebrated the Mother’s festival on the fourth Sunday of Lent (the 40 day period leading up to Easter) to honor Mary, the mother of Christ. Interestingly, later on a religious order stretched the holiday to include all mothers, and named it as the Mothering Sunday. People working [...]

Osteoporosis- Know the Facts

By Diane Ruyack Osteoporosis is the thinning of bone tissue and loss of bone density over time. Researchers estimate that about 1 out of 5 American women over the age of 50 have osteoporosis. About half of all women over the age of 50 will have a fracture of the hip, wrist, or vertebra (bones [...]