We wanted to show you our latest MyPlate creation that is great for the heart. Barley, Salmon, Walnuts, Vegetables, Olive Oil and more are made into a quick 30 minute meal that you will want to serve over and over. Enjoy!
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Grand Prize Winner
The Mediterranean Foods Alliance has selected our Mediterranean Pizza Recipe as the Grand Prize Winner for their recipe contest. Did you know that May is Mediterranean Food Month?
Here is their announcement:
Tags: mediterranean food month, mediterranean pizza, mediterranean recipe winnerMediterranean Month Recipe Contest
Mediterranean Month produced a number of mouth-watering entries for the Med Month recipe contest. Click here to check out some of our favorite recipes, and remember to keep making every month Mediterranean, all year long!
Congratulations to the creators of some of our favorites (in alphabetical order):
Beauty Ranch Almond Cookies by Susan Zabriskie
Bruschetta with Cannelini Bean Paste, Tomato Chutney and Reduced Balsamic Glaze by Joshua James Ogrodowski
Crispy Chickpea Cakes with Cilantro and Pickled Onionsby Kevin Church
Grape Leaves Stuffed with Rice and Figs with Lemon-Yogurt Sauce by Diane Nemitz
Hazelnut Crusted Cod Loins with Roasted Plum and Fig Garnish by Diane Nemitz
Mediterranean Salad with Lemon Balsamic Vinaigretteby Dustin J. Burnett, MS, RD
Mediterranean Lamb Salad with Avocados by Don Cavness
Mediterranean Pizza by Judy Doherty
Pumpkinseed & Sundried Tomato Pesto by Carol Leivonen
Warm Lemon Orzo & Spinach Salad by Melanie Plesko, RD
Our number one favorite was the Mediterranean Salad with Lemon Balsamic Vinaigrette. This salad is a nutritional powerhouse, with the same power pack of flavor and texture.
And, our randomly selected grand prize winner is Judy Doherty. Congratulations, everyone!
Congrats to everyone – we can’t wait to try some of those recipes!!
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Hidden Veggies Lower Calories
Researchers at the Pennsylvania State University completed a study that shows that hiding veggies in foods is an effective strategy to get people to eat more veggies and significantly fewer calories. We wanted to give this fun idea of hiding pureed vegetables in foods a try.
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Happy Birthday To You
My daughter’s school principal is requesting ideas for alternative snacks for parents to send
to school to celebrate their child’s birthday, rather than the usual cake/brownies, etc. Do you have any
handouts/suggestions that I could use?
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Balance Calories
Here are many ways to use a plate for portion control. Size matters. What you put on the plate matters. And using a plate to visualize how much you are eating is a great idea. We like to think of a plate as a reverse piggy bank. The smaller it is the more you save!!
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Stars Are Born
2 stars are born – our new iPad App, Salad Secrets, will have you making stunning salads right from your iPad – choose from 50 different ones with great presentation tips and nutrition facts. Plus get our latest kitchen creation, the Mexican Fiesta salad now from our blog – just in time for Cinco de Mayo.
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33 Things We Learned From FNCE
Our trip through the food hall at FNCE taught us 33 things. We found a general back to basics rule of thumb for most displays and marketing efforts. Presentations and marketing efforts were neat, engaging and beautiful and it was all about the flavor of food with a few nutrient benefits sprinkled in for marketing. Food manufacturers across the board offer “more for less” – more nutrients and less calories.
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MyPlate For The Heart
We wanted to show you our latest MyPlate creation that is great for the heart. Barley, Salmon, Walnuts, Vegetables, Olive Oil and more are made into a quick 30 minute meal that you will want to serve over and over. Enjoy!
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