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Clean Eating: 10 Reasons Root Vegetables Rock!

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 read more

Filed under: Antioxidants, Fiber, Healthy Meals, Whole Food Nutrition, clean eating | 1 Comment

Easy Weight Loss: Eat More Fiber

Eating more fiber is a sure-fire way to lose weight. And it’s easy to boot. Eating copious amounts of fiber is surely good for us. Most Americans are fiber-deficient, way under the recommended 25-30 grams we need per day.  Fiber supports a healthy colon and decreases the risk of cancer. But fiber also has the ability to read more

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Vary Your Food Choices to Create Optimal Health

I subscribe to the notion that creating optimal health — whether weight loss, heart health, avoiding chronic disease or consistently healthy eating — has everything to do with mixing things up and varying your routine to get the best results. You know, stepping out of what’s usual and comfortable and trying something new. I don’t know read more

Filed under: Fiber, Healthy Meals, Heart Health, High Quality Food, Optimal Health | 1 Comment

Ditch the Sugary Breakfast Cereals

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 read more

Filed under: Blood Sugar, Breakfast, Fiber, Healthy Kids, Sugar Addiction, Sugar and Sweeteners, sugary cereals | No Comments

Eating Breakfast Can Help Ward Off Heart Disease

One of the topics I’m most passionate about is helping women to prevent heart disease and reduce risk factors. As the number one killer of women, far too many women are dying (almost 500,000 deaths per year) from something that’s largely preventable. By making simple diet and lifestyle changes, we can all improve our heart read more

Filed under: Eating, Fiber, Grains, Healthy Meals, Heart Health, Heart disease, High Quality Food, Women, Women's Health | No Comments

More on the Joys of Juicing, Part 2

When you juice, it generates lots of pulp and it seems silly to throw it way. The pulp contains ample amounts of fiber and so it begs the question about what to do with all of it. An obvious approach would be to use it as compost in your garden, the only thing is, I read more

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Food Focus: Brussels Sprouts

I was in the health food store a few weeks ago and saw a beautiful display of fresh Brussels sprouts. I’ve never been particularly enamored with them, but at the same time, I know that they are full of important nutrients. So instead of completely ignoring them, I decided to be adventurous and give them read more

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Healthy Frozen Meals

I want to share with you something I’ve come across recently thanks to one of my clients. Some of you are familiar with Kashi, the company that makes whole grain cereals and snack bars. But did you know that they also make healthy, frozen dinners? They produce an array of delicious meals that are low read more

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