When it comes to cooking oil, there is a lot of conflicting information out there. Are all oils good? Is butter bad? What should I buy? What should I avoid? In the early 1900s, it became clear that trans fats were bad for our health and are strongly connected with heart disease. Then, the idea…
Cooking Oils With so many different types of cooking oils available it can be hard to know when to use which one. Oils have many uses when it comes to the foods we eat, whether it be a component of a salad dressing or used to actually cook our food. Different oils should be used…
Get Yourself a Plate, It’s Lasagna Day! We love celebrating National Holidays at Key Nutrition, and today is one of our favorites. National Lasagna Day calls for indulging with this gooey, cheesy Italian pasta dish. However, we don’t want to over indulge too much. Read below for our tips and tricks to how to make…
Meal prepping can give you more time to relax and soak up the sun this summer! During the summer, often times it can be challenging to prepare meals after a long and busy work day. Especially when the weather is so nice, you want to spend your last part of the day outside, and not…
Sodium is something often talked about when it comes to health, but most people don’t keep track of their sodium intake during the day. The average American consumes more than 3,400 mg of sodium per day. That’s equivalent to 11/2 teaspoons of salt, more than twice the recommended amount by the American Heart Association (AHA).…
Memorial Day Weekend is the Perfect Opportunity to Fire Up Your Grill Warmer weather calls for doing more things outdoors, like eating. This Memorial Day Weekend is the perfect time to fire back up your grill and get outside for a barbecue. Grilled foods are an easy way to utilize fresh summer ingredients to make…
A spiralizer is an easy-to-use kitchen tool that can turn vegetables like zucchini, squash, beets, sweet potatoes, eggplants and many more vegetables into spaghetti like strands.Replacing spiralized noodles for your regular pasta at mealtimes is an incredibly easy and tasty way to get your daily serving of vegetables. Also, spiralized veggie pasta contains less carbohydrates…