Hot, hot, hot…when it heats up, staying cool and hydrated is number one. Water-slide back through summer memories with my sister and me, Marnie Mills, as we reminisce on how we stayed cool on hot summer days. How much water do you need? Test your water IQ and explore deliciously creative combinations for using peelings, trimmings, and fresh herbs for sugar-free tastes of citrus, apple, cucumbers, berries and more! Flavor up while keeping costs down, you’ll never throw out your fruit and vegetable trimmings again. And, don’t miss what foods help hydrate, you may be deliciously surprised!

Looking for sustainable steps you can take for 🌎 Earth Day? Let’s Build a Healthy Earth Day Pantry!!

Don’t miss my conversations with Jessica Ball, RD with Eating Well Magazine and ✏️writer specializing on scrumptiously healthy meals on a budget 💵, Milette Siler, RDN, LDN, CCMS (Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist), who has your personal how-to check list ✅for building an Earth Day Pantry that You Can Rely, and Ginny Hair, Executive Director of The Canned Food Alliance, will take you from field 🌱to processing and then down the 🥫canned food aisle for foods you’ll love adding to your shopping cart.🛒 Thank you for the financial support of the Canned Food Alliance, in helping us Build an Earth Day Pantry.

Celebrating the day brings attention to Cesar Chavez the American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) (formerly the National Farm Workers Association), and from box to plate National Crayon Day helps us color 🖍️our plates with a variety of delicious 🍎 foods 🥒and bring a close to National Nutrition Month, an annual campaign by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics every March, celebrating the theme "Food Connects Us," emphasizing the role of food in connecting people to culture, family, and community. And field reporter, Anuja Soneta, RD explores our Microbiome in Part 2 of Gut Sense: Unleashing Your Second Brain in her interview with Mary Purdy, an Integrative & Eco-Conscious Registered Dietitian and podcaster.