June 18th, 2009
I’m a big fan of finding inspiration in the kitchen to keep us coming back and making healthy meals. What’s worse than feeling like cooking and eating healthfully has to be a burden? The truth is, with a little effort, we all have the potential to make healthy changes that can stick. A few more
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June 10th, 2009
No one can deny that it’s a whole lot easier to prevent disease then to recover from it.
So when my doctor called me a few days ago and left me a message about discussing the results of my recent blood work I was little apprehensive. Was I going to have good news or not? Would she uncover some
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June 2nd, 2009
For the longest time I subscribed to the belief that traveling and staying in a hotel meant you ate whatever was put in front of you and any semblance of healthy eating went straight out the window. Wrong!
Of course that’s only true if you choose to make poor decisions and lose sight of your bigger
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May 29th, 2009
I’m a big fan of fresh fish — it’s easy to prepare, cooks in a jiffy and has important nutrients our body needs. I also love the fact that you can get creative in preparing fish and add lots of flavor with the addition of only a few ingredients.
In today’s video, we’re making a simple
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May 26th, 2009
From the moment I heard about the Vitamix blender when I started nutrition school several years ago, I was enamored with buying one but it wasn’t until recently that I finally made the Vitamix plunge.
I say plunge because buying a Vitamix is no small expense. Rolling in at over $500 for the top of the line model, it
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May 18th, 2009
I’m not a gifted gardener, or even average one for that matter, but I’m always inspired to grow my own food, nurture my body and connect with nature.
As much as I’d love to tell you that I naturally have a green thumb and can grow just about anything, sadly, that’s just not the case. Just ask
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May 13th, 2009
I don’t do bitter foods well. I get that cringing kind of feeling when I’m about to take a mouthful of say, turnip greens. But even though I may not like the taste, bitter foods are so good for us yet most Americans don’t eat many of them, opting for sweet or salty instead.
The truth
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May 8th, 2009
Growing up it seems like a salad consisted of iceberg lettuce, cucumber and tomato with some store bought Wishbone dressing — boring, boring boring. But that was then, and now the sky’s the limit when it comes to creating healthy and delicious salads that taste great.
I’ve been thinking a lot about salads this week because
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Filed under: Food, Greens, Healthy Meals, Locally Grown Food, Organic food, Salad, Vegetables | 6 Comments
