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This Low-Cholesterol Collard Greens Recipe is an Ultimate Comfort Food in Winter

Collard Greens: A Low-Cholesterol Food Recipe in Winters

When someone talks about Southern cuisine, the dishes that come to mind — fried chicken, grits, biscuits and broth – do not explicitly declare it “healthy”. Fortunately, Collard Greens, the basis of a reliable vegetable, is different. “Like most dark Greens veggies, they pack […]

How to Use Green Beans to Maintain a Healthy Weight?

How to Use Green Beans to Maintain a Healthy Weight?

I was visiting my grandma after a long break this time and we began casually discussing what to cook for dinner and she mentioned how much she loves green beans but can’t have them anymore because of her digestive issues. I thought to myself that I haven’t had green […]

Healthy and Delicious Peach Cobbler Recipe that You Don’t Want to Miss

Peach Cobbler Health Benefits, Calories & Nutritional Value

Doesn’t it seem unfair how hard it is for people with a sweet tooth to eliminate dessert from their diet completely? Well, it does to me, and it hit me more when last week, I felt this craving for a warm, comforting dessert to hug me from the inside […]

Enjoy This Sweet Potato Pie Recipe Even When You Are on Diet

Southern Sweet Potato Pie: Health Benefits & Secret Recipe

During the Thanksgiving season, our family loves to gather round for dinner. This time it was no different, I was sitting with my cousins on a cozy November evening discussing the Thanksgiving menu. While deciding on the menu, one cousin announced[…]

Pinto Beans for the Love of Soul Food – A Comfort Recipe

Pinto Beans for the Love of Soul Food - A Comfort Recipe

If you are a fan of soul food, you must have been shamed at least once for eating this apparently unhealthy cuisine. Because this is what it has long been associated with. Little do people know that soul food has hundreds of ingredients other than organ […]

Corn on the Cob: The Low-Calorie Snack You Need to Know About

Corn on the Cob: The Low-Calorie Snack You Need to Know

One of the universally loved foods is corn. Corn is consumed globally in different forms and styles but there is hardly any cuisine that does not benefit from this amazing vegetable. Usually, corn products are believed to be high in calories like cornbread […]

The Famous Soul Food; Okra…. Is It Even Healthy?

Okra: The Famous Soul Food with Nutrition & Health Benefits

Soul food sounds like food that comes straight from heaven or straight from grandma’s kitchen. Only if it was perceived the same way too. Soul food is often considered one of the unhealthiest cuisines, built on unclean organ meats, loads of saturated fat and night shade […]