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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

Eat Healthy: A Perfect Summertime Meal

Remember when you were little and having a summer meal with family and friends that was so fun and delicious that it still evokes memories? I still think about summer evenings growing up in New Jersey when we’d have a cookout with my very best friend Alyson (still my best friend to this day, since we read more

Filed under: Greens, Healthy Meals, High Quality Food, Locally Grown Food, Main Dishes, Meal Planning, Organic Products, Summer | No Comments

Recipe: Tomatoes with Fresh Basil and Olive Oil

Recipe of the Month: Tomatoes with Fresh Basil and Olive Oil   Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: None!Ingredients: 1 or 2 ripe, native tomatoes – choose your favorites Handful of fresh basil leaves Extra virgin olive oil Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste Directions: 1. Slice tomatoes and place on a platter. 2. Roughly chop basil and sprinkle on top of read more

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Recipe: Corn-on-the-Cob with Chili-Garlic Butter

Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Yield: 6 ears of corn Ingredients: 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened 1 garlic clove, pressed 1 teaspoon chili powder 6 ears fresh sweet corn Directions: 1. Thoroughly combine the butter, garlic and chili powder in a small bowl. Set aside. 2. Soak the corn in the husk in a sink or tub filled with cold water for read more

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Food Focus: Corn

Summer is synonymous with fresh corn. Light and sweet, an ear of corn with a light summer meal is nothing short of heaven. There’s something about the simplicity and ease – whether boiled for a few moments or thrown on the grill – that you just can’t be beat. Who doesn’t have memories of family read more

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Recipe: Bok Choy Apple Slaw

Recipe of the Month: Bok Choy Apple Slaw   Prep Time: 10 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 6 stalks of bok choy (about 1/2 a head), thinly sliced 1/2 a small onion, thinly sliced 1 granny smith apple, sliced 1/2 cup toasted sunflower seedsDressing: 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1 teaspoon dijon mustard 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar (or lemon juice) 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 2 teaspoons honey read more

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Recipe: Ginger Drink

Recipe #2 of the Month: Ginger Drink Prep Time: 7 minutes. Cook Time: 24 hours. Yields: 6- 8 servings. Ingredients: 1 pound fresh ginger root, 2 liters water, juice of 2 limes, maple syrup or agave nectar to taste. Directions: 1. Thinly peel the fresh ginger, grate and mix with water in a large sauce pan. 2. Bring to read more

Filed under: Beverages, Hydration, Recipes, Summer, Water | 2 Comments

Recipe: Sun Tea

Recipe #1 of the Month: Sun Tea Prep time: 2 minutes. Cook time: 24 hours. Yields: 2 liters. Ingredients: 3-4 tea bags of your choice water. Directions: 1. Fill an extra-large mason jar with lid with water, add 3 or 4 of your favorite tea bags. 2. Place in sun for one full day and let the shining rays read more

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