October 25th, 2011
Come the holiday season and you’re clean eating efforts can go right out the window if you don’t pay attention to what you’re eating and enjoy in moderation.
It’s so easy to pack on the pounds when the holidays roll around, especially when you’re surrounded by tantalizing sweet treats. But this year, you can take
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October 16th, 2009
A telltale sign that colder weather is approaching is my desire to move to warmer, albeit still clean, foods. In the summer, I’m a big fan of a raw smoothie for breakfast — chock full of fruit, veggies like kale, and my favorite superfoods (I’m partial to cacao, blue-green algae and maca). My smoothie is the
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October 7th, 2009
The power of clean eating can’t be beat when it comes to healthy ways to reduce sugar cravings. Adopt a clean eating lifestyle focused on more fresh fruit, vegetables and whole grains, and reduce your dependence on packaged, processed food, and your cravings will naturally be reduced. My clients tell me this all the time
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September 13th, 2009
It’s hard to find a kid that doesn’t love the taste of sugar yet there are simple ways to practice clean eating and give kids appealing sweet treats that don’t have to be overly processed and completely unhealthy. You know…white sugar, white flour, trans-fat.
In my book, kids get turned on to sugar much too soon and
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August 21st, 2009
This summer I’ve been on a quest to create simple and healthy sweet treats that aren’t full of sugar, if any at all.
My husband Bruce has a big time sweet tooth that we’ve been trying to quell by eating more clean foods, exercising regularly and using natural sweeteners instead of refined sugar. We’re both big fans
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July 30th, 2009
Having pounds of blueberries on your hands is exactly the motivation one needs to get creative.
In a post last week I mentioned that I was on blueberry picking tear, having a great time with my mom and niece at our local farm. But, that meant I had to do something with my newly acquired bounty.
What did
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March 19th, 2009
In last week’s video tip, I talked about how adding zest to your food adds lots of flavor without all the fat. And I referred to a breakfast cereal that I’ve started whipping up that’s simply delicious with the added orange zest. I like this because it’s fast, easy and cost-effective, three key factors that
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February 21st, 2009
I can’t help but share one of my favorite recipes using agave nectar. Since we’re talking about reducing the amount of refined sugar we use, agave is a great alternative, as I mentioned in yesterday’s video.
I adapted this recipe from a friend of mine and added in some things I love like shredded coconut and
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