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In keeping with our picnic theme from recent posts, I’m back with another summer recipe for you! First let’s make a little note about temperature—and I don’t mean small talk about the weather. Keeping food cold—and eating it up before it gets old!—is just as important for that juicy summer produce and other picnic foods […]

Cooking your own food is one of the simplest ways to take control of your health—you make the call on salt, fat, and sugar, and even better: no mystery ingredients. On these hot summer days, cooking might seem like an extra chore. But a delicious nutritious meal doesn’t always means standing near a hot stove. […]

If you were on a strict clothing budget, you wouldn’t go into Nordstrom Rack and pick up a pair of pants that don’t match anything else in your wardrobe. You probably wouldn’t even buy them if they went with just 1 or 2 items. No. In this scenario you want a pair of pants that […]

Manna’s dietitian Jenna Umbriac has been all over the news today, from her part in the SNAP the Silence press conference to an interview with WTOP news. This afternoon, Jenna shared her shopping list for the challenge with me. The list is set for 2 people ($50 a week in SNAP benefits), so you can […]