September 25th, 2011
Even though the weather in Connecticut is still quite warm, it’s never to early to be thinking about clean eating, seasonal fall dishes that capitalize on locally grown produce, are easy to make and things you and your family will love.
That’s exactly what yours truly, The Clean Eating Coach, shared with Steve Villanueva and Anne
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Filed under: Antioxidants, Desserts, Farmers' market, Fruit, Healthy Meals, Locally Grown Food, Recipes, clean eating | 3 Comments
September 2nd, 2011
A few weeks ago I was on Good Morning Connecticut on WTNH8 discussing healthy, clean eating back-to-school breakfasts that both kids and adults will enjoy. The first item I featured was chia seed pudding (aka breakfast cereal) as you’ll see in the video here:
Simply put, I think chia seeds are divine! So simple, so healthy,
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August 7th, 2011
Yours truly, The Clean Eating Coach, has a love affair with watermelon, one of may favorite summertime treats. Growing up, I really wasn’t a big fan — I found it to be too, well, watery. Plus I wasn’t a fan of all those big black seeds. Fast forward many years later (my husband swears it
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Filed under: Antioxidants, Beverages, Prevention, Summer, Watermelon, clean eating | 5 Comments
February 4th, 2011
If you haven’t already heard, today is National Wear Red Day, an opportunity to increase awareness about women and heart disease and encourage more women to learn about why taking care of our hearts is so vitally important.
I don’t have to tell you all the reasons that as women we don’t always take care of ourselves
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October 21st, 2009
When it comes to clean eating, I can’t help but love root vegetables once fall rolls around and the weather starts to cool. They are full of flavor and nutrients and so easy to make.
Just the other day I was asking my friends on Twitter about their favorite fall vegetables. I’m a big fan of
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August 26th, 2009
There’s nothing better than having locally grown fruit all year long, especially when you’ve picked it yourself. And the opportunity to eat the spoils of your labor is even easier when you freeze some of your fruit for later use.
That’s exactly what I did this past weekend. After Bruce and I embarked on a blueberry
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July 28th, 2009
Anyone can benefit from a diet rich in anti-inflammatory foods that focuses on the healthiest of eating. Anti-inflammatory foods tend to focus on fresh produce and whole grains and can also help us lose weight.
I’ve been a big proponent of eating less congesting foods — meat, dairy products, sugar, fried foods, anything refined — and
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Filed under: Antioxidants, Fruit, Healthy Meals, Healthy lifestyle, Locally Grown Food, Meal Planning, Vegetables | 3 Comments
July 21st, 2009
One of my favorite summertime activities is picking fresh fruit at my local farm, Bishop’s Orchards. And last Friday I had the pleasure of doing that with my mom and my 8-year old niece who’s a total hoot.
It was a hot and sunny day, the quintessential blueberry picking day in my book. And with a relatively early
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