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Clean Eating: Cozy Comfort Food Made Healthy

I believe it’s possible to combine clean eating and comfort food and come up with delicious results that don’t have to be full of fat and calories.  Your’s truly, The Clean Eating Coach, is all about avoiding winter weight gain by enjoying some comfort foods in a lighter version. With this past weekend’s super frigid temperatures read more

Filed under: Greens, Healthy Meals, Optimal Health, WTNH, clean eating | 3 Comments

Clean Eating Thanksgiving Dessert: Sweet Potato Pie Ice Cream!

I’ve been having great fun looking through recipes and settling on our Thanksgiving menu. Of course, I can’t help but keep it healthy and clean eating.  I’m working from the notion that any of us can create a delicious, healthy and clean eating meal without having to add tons of calories that taste good going read more

Filed under: Desserts, Sugar and Sweeteners, Sweet Potatoes, clean eating | 1 Comment

Clean Eating: Roasted Apples with Creamy Pumpkin Puree

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 read more

Filed under: Antioxidants, Desserts, Farmers' market, Fruit, Healthy Meals, Locally Grown Food, Recipes, clean eating | 3 Comments

Reconnect with Clean Eating: 3 Tips for a Fall Do-over!

When I was younger, I always liked the concept of “do-overs” – you know, when you mess something up, you get another try. I love applying that metaphor to our health. It’s easy to be overly hard on ourselves – maybe you didn’t eat so clean over the summer – too much sugar, alcohol or read more

Filed under: Eating Less, Greens, Healthy Meals, Mindful Eating, clean eating | No Comments

Chia Seed Pudding is the Perfect Back-to-School Breakfast

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, read more

Filed under: Antioxidants, Chia seeds, Fiber, Protein, Recipes, clean eating | 2 Comments

Kid- and Adult-Friendly, Healthy Breakfasts!

Haven’t we all heard the adage, “the best way to start the day is with a healthy breakfast?” umpteen times before? And it’s true what they say: eating a healthy, nutrient-rich breakfast sets the tone for both kids and adults when it comes to focus and concentration, energy levels and overall effectiveness. And you shouldn’t read more

Filed under: Breakfast, Fiber, Protein, clean eating | 2 Comments

Clean Eating: Watermelon Cooler Helps Beat the Heat!

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 read more

Filed under: Antioxidants, Beverages, Prevention, Summer, Watermelon, clean eating | 5 Comments

Clean Eating: 3 Ways to Lighten Up For Spring

No matter how hard I try during the winter, I never seem to exercise as consistently and eagerly as during spring and summer.  This winter especially, piles of snow and ice put a damper on my walking routine.  After getting in the habit of walking 2-3 miles per day in the fall, I’m eager to read more

Filed under: Cleansing, Detoxification, Greens, Spring, Tongue scraping, clean eating | 4 Comments