Food and Fitness

Healthy eating should be a top priority, but when you're tired or stressed, it's easier to choose the chips and chocolate over the complicated meal on Pinterest that needs to be prepared from scratch. With some easy meal prep ideas, you'll be eating healthier quicker.

As we head toward the cooler months, thoughts wander to leaf peeping and the appearance of the symbol of fall … the pumpkin. There’s more to the humble gourd than jack-o-lanterns, bread, Thanksgiving desserts and pumpkin spice everything. It tantalizes our tastebuds and decorates our homes, but it also has many health benefits.

Yogurt gives this zucchini soup a creamy texture and adds protein. Smooth and silky — the perfect way to use up summer zucchini from the farmers market or your garden.

Try the perfect addition to your next picnic: a delicious and healthy potato salad. This refreshing salad is a delightful medley of flavors, combining the earthy taste of red potatoes, the zing of red onions, crisp green beans, tangy sun-dried tomatoes, and the aromatic touch of fresh rosemary. 

This fresh salsa recipe is simple to make from scratch and tastes great. It gets even better if you have time to let the flavors meld. Perfect with your favorite chips at any get-together!

Compared with highly processed foods that contain fillers, excess salt and sugar, and other non-nutritive ingredients that are less pricey, but come at a high cost to our health, purchasing whole foods may threaten to strain our food budget. However, adopting a few new practices may help eating healthy on a budget a little more attainable.

Spice up your dinner with our zesty Ginger Grilled Pork, a delightful blend of tender, succulent pork and invigorating flavors that'll leave you craving more.

These ingredients are in the right proportions for one batch of dip mix.

This Caribbean red snapper dish can be served on top of vegetables along with whole-grain rice and garnished with parsley. Salmon or chicken breast can be used in place of red snapper.