April showers bring May flowers

May 1, 2012
Sherri Meyer, MG Registered Dietitian,
“April showers bring May showers” is what my son Oliver has recently declared…which seems fitting on this official May Day morning of rain.   What he really meant was “May flowers”…

May recipe: Mini BLT’s

Makes 32 bites

8 — slices bacon
8 — slices bread
3T — basil mayo
32 — slices ripe roma tomatoes (or grape tomato 1/2)
32 — small pieces arugula

Cook bacon, cut into 1 1/2" pieces
Cut crust from bread
Cut bread into 4 pieces: triangles,…

Portion Control

Most of our food choices are a result of what our eyes see – not what our stomachs want. The culprit: the amount of food that is placed in front of you. Research clearly shows that the larger the serving offered, the more food eaten. In one of the experiments...