Archive for May, 2011

Delicious Summer Parties Food

A couple of years back there was a ton of food that people would avoid and about a million different dishes that they’d stay away from because they were fattening but with the different ways of cooking food and about a dozen or so sauces and dressings that you can make or buy, you can now eat cold slaw and potato salad with a guilt free conscience.

A lot of people like to BBQ in summer and anyone who’s watching their weight is bound to stay away from it because the fat on the meat isn’t healthy and that may work for an ordinary day but not for parties where people will have to be served substantial food. You can work around this by steaming the food or boiling it and then using low fat dressings to add flavor.

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Easy Salsa Recipe for a Football Game Fiesta Party

Fall marks the beginning of football season and if you’re like most red-blooded American males, during this time of year you’ll most likely be camped out on your couch in front of the television with a few of your friends to watch you favorite teams play.  This, of course, gives you a pretty good excuse to have even more fun by throwing an awesome party.  And what better theme to have for your party than a Mexican fiesta where you can impress your friends with your Mexican cooking skills and techniques.  At the same time, a Mexican fiesta theme would definitely be a hit with your friends as the party atmosphere is very laid back and stimulating, filled with brilliant colors.

For your Mexican-themed party, you can decide to serve many kinds of Mexican food and since you and your friends will be in front of the television so you don’t miss any of the action and the drama of the game, you need to choose foods that are easy to eat. For example you could serve foods such as tacos, nachos with salsa, burritos and maybe even tamales.

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Back to School/Back to Frantic? Here’s help in the kitchen?Six Ways to Get Kids to Try New Foods

To help parents conquer mealtime battles, Tyson Foods and Robin Miller, author and Food Network host of Quick Fix Meals, offer the following “nuggets” of mealtime wisdom and finger food suggestions to help provide balanced nutrition and please even the pickiest of eaters:

1. Hands-on Food: Let’s face it — kids prefer to eat with their hands. Finger foods make ideal meals for kids since you can combine a variety of small portions on one plate. Try partnering protein-packed Tyson® 100% All Natural Chicken Nuggets with vitamin-rich green beans and complex carbohydrate-rich pasta for a mouth-watering, nutritious meal that’s easy to eat with little hands. What looks like fun to your child is a well-balanced meal that you can feel good about serving.

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