November 21st, 2011
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
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September 15th, 2009
One of the principles of clean eating is drinking copious amounts of water everyday, which may be easy in principle but a challenge for some to put into practice consistently (including yours truly).
Truth be told, however, water really is an elixir that keeps our bodies strong and healthy. It hydrates the skin, helps with detoxification
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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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August 21st, 2009
This summer I’ve been on a quest to create simple and healthy sweet treats that aren’t full of sugar, if any at all.
My husband Bruce has a big time sweet tooth that we’ve been trying to quell by eating more clean foods, exercising regularly and using natural sweeteners instead of refined sugar. We’re both big fans
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February 21st, 2009
I can’t help but share one of my favorite recipes using agave nectar. Since we’re talking about reducing the amount of refined sugar we use, agave is a great alternative, as I mentioned in yesterday’s video.
I adapted this recipe from a friend of mine and added in some things I love like shredded coconut and
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February 20th, 2009
My husband Bruce grew up in a family where eating sugar was a regular event. And as you can probably imagine, he loves it. Even to this day, his eyes light up at the sight of a piece of cake or a plate of cookies.
But that was before he decided to ditch his sugar habit
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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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February 12th, 2008
I know you’ve read about how much I believe in the power of raw chocolate, it’s good for us in so many different ways. But of course, not everyone is inspired to try cacao in it’s purest form. It definitely doesn’t taste like the chocolate many of us grew up with and the bitter taste does
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Filed under: Blood Pressure, Cacao, Cancer, Dark Chocolate, Eating, Food, General, Health Issues, Heart Health, Snacking, Sugar and Sweeteners | 2 Comments
