Healthy Steps Teams with Fresh Foods to Create a Winning Combination

Fresh is best. Team up Healthy Steps portion control kitchen tools with the freshest ingredients straight from the garden to serve simple, wholesome meals every time and make sure everyone is getting their proper portions.

President and CEO of Healthy Steps by Jokari, Doug Taeckens, shared three tips for simplifying meal-making this summer plus a delicious recipe. “Summer is the best season for enjoying nutrition-packed, simple-to-prepare recipes, along with plenty of fresh produce. Enjoy this recipe from Healthy Steps today.”

• Control your portions – The keys to eating right are easy; fill half of your plate with fruits, vegetables or salad and control those portions on the other half of the plate. If you serve too much food, you eat too much food. The Healthy Steps Portion Control Serving Set does all the work for you. Serve the perfect portion sizes of protein, vegetable and starch right from the stove.

• Keep it fresh – Seasonal ingredients straight from the earth offer not only the best vitamins and nutrients, but they deliver the best taste. Plant your own or visit your local farmers market for fresh-from-the-farm goodness. Healthy Steps Produce Saver keeps light away from your potatoes and onions, preventing them from sprouting. The breathable fabric allows produce to breathe and extends the shelf life of onions, garlic, mushrooms, beets, potatoes and more. The bag is labelled so you know what you have stored, while a handy drawstring closure provides easy access to the vegetables.

• Measure recipe portions – Raw almonds are loaded with healthy mono-unsaturated fats. The new Healthy Steps Nut Bowl and Scoop makes it easy to enjoy nuts in portion-controlled servings. Just use the bowl’s lid to scoop nuts from bulk packaging into the nut bowl. The bowl measures one or two servings – just right for a healthy snack or to measure and top off a dinner with a proper portion of nuts.

Follow these tips and the recipe below to score a win for the whole team at home.
Asian Tenderloin with Broccoli Slaw
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
2 (1-pound) pork tenderloins, trimmed
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
3 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon sugar
2 cups pre-shredded carrots
1 cup broccoli slaw
½ cup snow peas
6 green onions, thinly sliced
¼ cup sliced almonds

Preheat oven to 450 F. Place pork in a 13x9 baking pan. Stir honey and soy sauce in a small bowl; brush thickly all over pork. Salt and pepper to taste. Bake for 30 minutes or until the thermometer inserted into the center registers 145F. Transfer pork to cutting board to cool.

In a medium bowl stir together the lime juice, olive oil and sugar; toss broccoli slaw, carrots and all remaining ingredients; stir to combine. Thinly slice pork on the diagonal. Spoon broccoli slaw salad onto the serving plate and top with pork slices and sliced almonds.

Currently, the Healthy Steps by Jokari line has 30 products with MSP ranging from $2.99 to $14.95. The entire line is available online at Organize.com and Amazon. A selection of products is available at many different retailers including Hy-Vee, Garden Ridge, Cost Plus World Market, Wegmans, Zabar’s, Kings Food Stores, QFC, Spartan retail stores and Giant Food Stores.

For more information, log on to http://www.myhealthysteps.com for products, recipes and nutritional information. Follow Healthy Steps by Jokari on Facebook.com/healthysteps, Twitter at www.twitter.com/healthy_steps and on YouTube at www.YouTube.com/user/MyHealthySteps. 

Media Advisory: For more information on Healthy Steps by Jokari or product samples, contact Jane Jarrell at TrizCom, 214-718-4408 or jane@trizcom.com.

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About: Healthy Steps by Jokari has built a strong reputation since 1974 and is well-known in the industry for creating innovative products for the home and beyond. The company offers a wide range of mostly patented products designed to simplify everyday tasks, create storage solutions and extend the life of common household products such as carbonated beverages and wine.