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Cooking class focuses on ‘Healthy Swaps’

Trinity Health’s Nutrition Services Department will offer a cooking class, “Healthy Swaps,” Tuesday, Jan. 12, from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Trinity Health Community Conference Room at Town & Country Center. The class will focus on creative ways to make meals more nourishing by switching out ingredients, a tool that could come in handy as people work on their New Year’s resolutions. “Making foods healthier is easier than you may think,” said Clinical Dietitian Kayla Cole, RDN, LRD, “By swapping a few key ingredients, you can transform recipes into healthier versions of ...

Winter care for houseplants

Holidays are filled with new plants and decorations that often find our houseplants relegated to any out of the way available space. Be sure to keep your houseplants looking their best with proper winter care. Make sure houseplants receive sufficient light now and throughout the winter. The ...

Prairie Fare: Are you sitting too much?

As I rose from my office chair after a day filled with Zoom meetings, I felt like the Tin Man with stiff joints in the “Wizard of Oz.” Fortunately, my joints didn’t creak and squeak audibly. A can of oil was not necessary. I walked slowly to ease the stiffness from too much ...

Let’s Cook: Moments to Savor

A year ago, who would have thought that our lives would be dramatically changed in the first quarter of 2020? As I sit down to write this column on the Eve of the Winter Solstice, I think of the long, long year we all have endured. There is a long list of the many things we miss doing due to ...

Do-it-Yourself Holiday Centerpiece

Dress up your holiday meals with a centerpiece crafted from greens, colorful stems and seed heads collected from your garden. Or purchase fresh materials you need from your favorite garden center or florist. Most gardeners spend some time gathering a few blossoms and creating a bouquet or ...

Prairie Fare: Watch out for miracle nutrition promises

“Just 1 cup before bedtime,” the text message said. “Take off your huge stomach.” I read it to my daughter. “Your stomach isn’t huge,” she responded teasingly. I’m not sure I liked her emphasis on “huge.” At least she didn’t restate the message to say ...