I think that whether we’re slightly overweight or have a lot to lose,  if we’d don’t consistently plan meals and have a regular routine, permanent weight loss is totally elusive.
I know a lot of us are good at losing weight, but the majority of people who lose gain it back, and then some. I really believe [...]

Filed under: Food preparation, Healthy Meals, Healthy lifestyle, Meal Planning

I did a survey to my mailing list recently, asking about where people get stuck when it comes to their health and creating a healthy lifestyle. One of the biggest challenges: preparing healthy, simple and delicious meals.
I totally understand why consistently eating healthfully is a lot of work — it’s time consuming and who’s got [...]

Filed under: Food Shopping, Food preparation, Healthy Meals, Healthy lifestyle, Meal Planning, Motivation

Americans don’t eat enough vegetables and it’s killing us.
Yep, that’s right. Many of us have a horrible diet full of sugar, caffeine, fat and processed foods. We’re literally killing ourselves as we get heart disease, cancer and diabetes at alarming rates.
But getting healthy is really simple. More fruits and vegetables. More water. More exercise. Less [...]

Filed under: Greens, Healthy Meals, Healthy lifestyle, High Quality Food, Locally Grown Food, Optimal Health, Prevention, Recipes

I have to be honest in saying that I don’t love to exercise. In fact, sometimes I don’t even like it, and I have to force myself to go to the gym. That might seem weird coming from someone who’s a health coach, whose job it is to help people with just this topic, but the reality [...]

Filed under: Exercise, Healthy Body, Healthy lifestyle, Motivation, Optimal Health, Prevention

Talking about basil in last Friday’s audio tip got me thinking about one of my favorite side dishes – quinoa with basil pesto. Quinoa (pronouced keen-wah) when mixed with fresh pesto, makes an easy, healthy and delicious side dish.
For those of you that don’t know, quinoa is a whole grain from South America that’s gaining popularity in [...]

Filed under: Basil, Eating, Grains, Grains, Healthy Meals, High Quality Food, Recipes, Side Dishes

When it comes to summertime, I just can’t get enough basil. Fresh basil is fragrant and flavorful and adds just the right accent to so many foods. This summer I’m growing my own (yep, that’s my window box in the picture) and loving being able to use it in pesto, sauces and with summer tomatoes. [...]

Filed under: Basil, Eating, Food, Healthy Meals, Locally Grown Food

By now you’ve probably heard me extol the benefits of eating salmon, especially wild salmon — it’s heart healthy, low-fat, has Omega-3 fatty acids and is full of important nutrients. One of the other benefits of eating fish is that it cooks quickly, and for those of us short on time and interested in healthy [...]

Filed under: Food preparation, Healthy Meals, Heart Health, Locally Grown Food, Omega 3 fatty acids, Optimal Health, Recipes, Salmon, Vegetables

I’ve never thought of myself as someone with much of a green thumb, but that’s something that’s changing (check it out, I’m watering my collard greens and kale!). And this year I’m growing some beautiful produce that my husband and I can enjoy. Truth be told, what’s better than that? I’m eating locally grown produce [...]

Filed under: Healthy Meals, High Quality Food, Locally Grown Food, Organic Products