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For asparagus lovers Spring is the greatest season of them all. For health-minded eaters asparagus is a very low calorie vegetable. 100 g fresh spears give only 20 calories. More calories will be burnt to digest than gained, the fact, which fits into the category of low calorie or negative-calorie vegetables.         […]

With increased demand for emergency food from a growing community, the staff and Volunteers at the Easthampton Community Center are not short of things to do. But that didn’t stop Executive Director Robin Bialecki, who saw a growing need in her community and the clients that ECC’s food pantry serves. “Over the last year we […]

Spring is here and this light and healthy recipe is right in line with warmer weather and celebrating National Nutrition Month this March. It features cottage cheese which is an excellent source of protein, with 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese providing 14 grams of protein, 2.5 grams of fat, 10 mg cholesterol, 4 grams […]

A Place at the Table makes its point known early. Its story is told through the voices of families struggling with food insecurity all over America, from Philadelphia, to Mississippi, to Colorado. Each story told is vastly different, but in the end the result is the same: hard-working families struggling every day to find a […]

A quick and easy way to use frozen vegetables for a filling and satisfying meal to shake off even the coldest winter day.

Ingredients:
8 oz lasagna noodles (9-10 Noodles)
2 egg whites
16 oz 1% cottage cheese
15 oz fat free ricotta cheese
2 tsp Italian seasoning, crushed
4 cloves garlic
2 cups fresh mushrooms
1 cup chopped onions
1 tbl cooking oil
2 tbl […]