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Growing Your Own Food is Healthy and Inspiring

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 read more

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Healthy Eating: Sensational Spring Salads

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 read more

Filed under: Food, Greens, Healthy Meals, Locally Grown Food, Organic food, Salad, Vegetables | 6 Comments

Healthy Eating: Salad for Breakfast Gets Those Veggies In

So many of my clients struggle with getting enough fruits and vegetables into their diet, and the truth is, if you don’t start off the day with a plan, it’s easy to only end up with a serving or two. But if we’re serious about preventing a host of diseases like diabetes, cancer and heart read more

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Healthy Eating and Earth Day: What You Can Do

Happy Earth Day! It’s that time of year for us to get focused on what we can all do to be more gentle with the environment (although truth be told we should do that everyday!).  Since I’m crazy about food and choosing the healthiest varieties to feed my body, I thought this would be the read more

Filed under: Fruit, High Quality Food, Locally Grown Food, Organic Products, Vegetables | 2 Comments

Healthy Eating: Caring for Fresh, Seasonal Produce

By now you probably know that I’m a big fan of locally grown fruit and vegetables — to me, great health is all about simplicity, and buying local is one of the easiest things we can do. That’s why I’m so ecstatic that spring is here and our local farmers’ market will be opening in read more

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President Obama, Help Us Make Healthy Food Available for Everyone

Dear President Obama, It takes my breath away to know that you’ll be leading our great country over the next four years. I’m so proud of you and I know that your leadership and wisdom will lead us through the multitude of crises we face as a nation. I also know that you’re totally swamped and have an read more

Filed under: Community Supported Agriculture, Food policy, Healthy lifestyle, Locally Grown Food | 2 Comments

Healthy Delicious Meals Under 450 Calories - Sign Me up!

Bruce and I are reveling in being in warm, sunny Florida visiting his family. It’s not that I’m so in love with Florida but after braving too much snow for my taste, the sun and 70 degree weather is more than welcome and a great respite from the cold. We happily kicked off our trip and read more

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Healthy, Low-Fat Thanksgiving Recipe: Roasted Sweet Potatoes

When Thanksgiving rolls around, it’s easy to kick our diets to the curb, gain weight and forget all that we know about healthy eating. Sound familiar? But with a little creativity and some planning ahead, it’s possible to create healthy and delicious Thanksgiving dishes to accompany all that turkey. One of my favorite side dishes read more

Filed under: Healthy Meals, Locally Grown Food, Meal Planning, Optimal Health, Recipes, Side Dishes, Sweet Potatoes, Vegetables | 1 Comment