
* María Cecilia Pfund, MS
- Apr 22, 2020
Immunity Building Juice Recipe and Juice Cures
With the current pandemic and the warmer weather, this juice can help keeping us healthy and hydrated. Also, it adds some vegetables to our intake, and always the more vegetables we eat the better. If you are used to sweeter drinks, remember that it is important to train our taste buds to reduce sugar intake. Ingredients
• 1 small Roma tomato
• 2 ribs Celery
• 3 inches Fresh ginger
• 1 Red apple
• 1 Tbsp. Minced garlic
• 16 oz. Lemon juice
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Maria Pfund, Nutritional Consultant
- Apr 18, 2020
Edible Garden for Wholistic Health
[photo credit:Christine Sponchia @ Pixabay] With food costs rising and supplies lacking, but with extra time to invest on your health and wellbeing, social distance time could be a great time to make it “nature time”. Growing an edible garden doesn’t require much space, event if you have just one room without sunlight, you can grow some sprouts or mushrooms. With self-quarantine recommended, growing edible plants can contribute in the efforts to stop COVID-19 by limiting inte

Maria Pfund, Nutritional Consultant
- Apr 9, 2020
Blanching to Extend Produce Freshness
During self-isolation and quarantine, extending produce freshness for healthy eating as well as decreasing food loss and food waste. Colorful and healthy as they are, they’ll eventually turn on you. Leafy greens—along with parsley, cilantro, green onions, and celery— last longer when trimmed a bit off their stems every few days, soaking them in warm water for about 10 minutes, and soaking again in cold tap water for five minutes. This process is called blanching, and one only

Maria Cecelia Pfund, FRHC Nutrition Specialist
- Apr 1, 2020
Food Safety for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Prevention
COVID-19 is a respiratory illness that spreads from person to person. COVID-19 is affecting people worldwide. Populations at increased risk for complications such as older adults and individuals with chronic medical conditions including heart disease, diabetes and lung disease are encouraged to take extra precautions and stay home. Food safety is part of good hygiene practice and should always be practiced. Before preparing or eating food, we need to wash our hands with clean