December 1st, 2009
Last week yours truly, The Clean Eating Coach, cooked my butt off, making a bevy of clean eating dishes for Thanksgiving and I loved it.
What did I love most? Simply put, the simplicity of the food and its preparation. Clean eating is all about taking fresh, whole foods, adding minimal ingredients, and creating something healthy and
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Filed under: Family and Friends, Food preparation, Healthy Meals, Meal Planning, Thanksgiving, Turkey, clean eating | No Comments
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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Filed under: Agave Nectar, Cacao, General, Healthy Kids, Sugar and Sweeteners | 3 Comments
April 28th, 2009
A few months ago I wrote a post about the power of staying connected with our friends to keep us healthy. In this busy world in which we live with most of us juggling multiple priorities, it’s easy to lose that sense of connection with others that helps keep us grounded and in the moment
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February 27th, 2009
I can’t imagine life without my dear friends who are my support network, cheering squad and a constant source of laughs. And you know what? The friends we have, that we cherish and enjoy spending time with, are a key componenet of creating a healthy life. Study after study has found that people with at
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November 13th, 2008
I know that having great friends has a lot to do with feeling my best and being in great health. Of course, having friends is hardly the only ingredient, but when it comes to women having healthy hearts, the evidence is indisputable. Women with at least four close friends are significantly less likely to die
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November 4th, 2008
When I connect with Michelle, Jannae and Scherri, three of my dear, close friends, it’s a recipe for a healthy heart — connecting with them helps me avoid heart disease and stay healthy.
Why are my friends so great? We talk, we laugh, we shop, we eat (far too many desserts to even mention!) and we
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October 23rd, 2008
Give me a microphone and I’m happy as a clam.
It’s pretty ironic though because growing up I was definitely on the shy side. Not with my family and friends of course, but in school I just hated public speaking. I still have some not so pleasant memories of more than one public speaking melt down.
But
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October 3rd, 2008
What was your favorite breakfast cereal growing up?
When I was little I was wild about Fruit Loops. I loved all the colors and of course, I couldn’t get enough of the sweet, sugary taste. There was nothing better than mom coming home with a big box of them from the grocery store that my brother
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Filed under: Blood Sugar, Breakfast, Fiber, Healthy Kids, Sugar Addiction, Sugar and Sweeteners, sugary cereals | No Comments
