Healthy Endeavors

Purchase with a purpose. That was the phrase my guest, certified professional organizer April Welch,  mentioned on last night’s Money Saving Meal Planning call and it immediately resonated with me. On last night’s call, we focused on the importance of cleaning and purging all old, gone bad, seriously stale food we often keep in our [...]

Filed under: Food Shopping, Meal Planning, Money saving tip

Have you ever gotten so wrapped up in life, and so out of touch with your body, that you ignored warning signs and didn’t go to the doctor, even though you knew something wasn’t quite right? Or what about promising yourself you’d make an appointment for a check up but week after week, it just [...]

Filed under: Body wisdom, Health - General, Health Issues, Healthy lifestyle, Optimal Health, Prevention

I’ve always loved pistachios and now there’s even more evidence that things that taste good can be good for us! In fact, eating pistachios on a regular basis has been linked to reductions in cholesterol, blood pressure and inflammation that can lead to heart disease. I came across an interesting article in Women’s Health magazine [...]

Filed under: Cholesterol, Healthy lifestyle, Heart disease, Heart Health, Nuts, Optimal Health

I regularly get inspired by my friend Mary Lou because she’s a great example of taking exquisite care of herself and her life. Yesterday I had a phone conference with her and some other colleagues. We meet twice a month to coach each other and build our businesses. I was struck by something she said: [...]

Filed under: Healthy lifestyle, Optimal Health, Prevention, Slowing Down

Yesterday, I was busy planning out this week’s meals when I decided to flip through a favorite old cookbook, Quick Vegetarian Pleasures. Several years ago I used this cookbook so much that I almost wore it out! It’s full of stained pages and the spine is in ill repair, but the recipes are still delicious…and [...]

Filed under: Healthy lifestyle, Healthy Meals, Meal Planning, Recipes

We had a great call on Thursday night, a preview of my upcoming 4-week, Money Saving Meal Planning teleseminar that starts on Tuesday, September 9. We talked all about the four steps to plan meals effectively and save time and money: create a meal planning mindset clean and purge – give you kitchen a facelift prep for [...]

Filed under: Meal Planning

Yale University Learning Center, 221 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT Friday, September 5 from 12:00-1:15 pm Wendy shares information and strategies for how to shop, prep are prepare healthy meals with your bottom line in mind.

Filed under: Past Events

Have you ever seen these green plastic bags you use to store produce to keep it fresh? Ever wonder if they really work? Well I’m a big fan of the green bags and I’ve found them to be a helpful tool in saving money. Used to be that I threw away far too much food, [...]

Filed under: Food preparation, Food Shopping, Fruit, Meal Planning, Money saving tip, Vegetables