September 8th, 2009
Over the weekend, we visited our friends Matt and Phoebe for a fun cookout and we couldn’t help but be struck by how much their son AJ loves eating clean, healthy food just like us! He was snacking on what we were eating — fresh cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes and purple pepper strips — all from Matt
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August 30th, 2009
Last week I made a clean eating, super healthy vegetable dish that was so delicious my mom swears she’s inspired to cook again. Mind you, I made some other tasty dishes too, but I particularly loved this vegetable dish because of the outrageously fresh ingredients I used. The dish was inspired by a recipe I
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August 25th, 2009
I’m convinced that when you cook with fresh, whole foods and high quality ingredients, you need less to satisfy you. Case in point, last night we made a healthy dinner that was absolutely delicious — lime cilantro chicken (I made a simple marinade of lime juice, olive oil, cilantro, salt and pepper) with mango salsa, a
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July 28th, 2009
Anyone can benefit from a diet rich in anti-inflammatory foods that focuses on the healthiest of eating. Anti-inflammatory foods tend to focus on fresh produce and whole grains and can also help us lose weight. I’ve been a big proponent of eating less congesting foods — meat, dairy products, sugar, fried foods, anything refined —
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May 28th, 2009
Walk down the produce aisle of your favorite health food store or supermarket and you can find various brands of fruit and vegetables washes. Given the fact that so much of our non-organic produce is sprayed with a variety of pesticides, the concept makes sense. But the real question is: does the cost justify the end
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May 26th, 2009
From the moment I heard about the Vitamix blender when I started nutrition school several years ago, I was enamored with buying one but it wasn’t until recently that I finally made the Vitamix plunge. I say plunge because buying a Vitamix is no small expense. Rolling in at over $500 for the top of the line model,
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May 8th, 2009
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
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May 6th, 2009
Yesterday I was blogging about National Salad Month and mentioning the benefits of making your own dressing – it’s quick, simple, can save you lots of money and is so much healthier than most you find on the market. I’m a big fan of simple, fresh ingredients and I love that in moments I have a
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