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Clean Eating: Rat in Chef Boyardee Pasta or Whole Foods -What’s Your Choice?

I couldn’t help but be aghast when my colleague Cheryl sent me an article and video on Huffington Post today about a woman in Ohio who allegedly found a rat in her can of Chef Boyardee pasta! Yes, a RAT, you read that correctly.  Clean eating, this is not! You must take a moment to watch this video and read more

Filed under: BPA, Fruit, Organic Products, Vegetables, Whole Grains, clean eating | 6 Comments

Clean Eating: 5 Steps to Kick the Winter Doldrums to the Curb

Right about this time of year when I’m sick of snow and the cold, I’m usually whining about the fact that spring can’t get here soon enough.  It’s so easy for even yours truly, The Clean Eating Coach, to get in a rut of not enough activity and too many heavy foods.  And in fact, read more

Filed under: Motivation, Quinoa, Weight loss, Whole Grains, clean eating | No Comments

Clean Eating: Mary’s Gone Crackers – Delicious, Gluten-Free Snack

It’s your truly Wendy Battles, The Clean Eating Coach, with a fabulous gluten-free snack to share with you — Mary’s Gone Crackers. If you’re looking for clean eating,  gluten-free snacks that pack a flavorful punch, this is a product I think you’ll love. Interestingly, I’ve been checking out the gluten-free section of my favorite two health read more

Filed under: Gluten-free, Organic food, Snacking, Whole Grains, clean eating | 1 Comment

Clean Eating: Small & Steady Steps Support Healthy Weight Loss

It’s Wendy Battles here, The Clean Eating Coach, with some post-holiday inspiration to support healthy weight loss. With the new year upon us, and many of us wishing we hadn’t indulged so much during the holidays, the good news is that it doesn’t have to be so hard to get on track.  If you didn’t eat so read more

Filed under: General, Goal setting, Healthy Meals, Weight loss, Whole Grains, clean eating | 4 Comments

Clean Eating: Healthy Oatmeal, Jamaican Style

A telltale sign that colder weather is approaching is my desire to move to warmer, albeit still clean, foods.  In the summer, I’m a big fan of a raw smoothie for breakfast — chock full of fruit, veggies like kale, and my favorite superfoods (I’m partial to cacao, blue-green algae and maca).  My smoothie is the read more

Filed under: Agave Nectar, Breakfast, Cholesterol, Healthy Meals, Recipes, Whole Food Nutrition, Whole Grains, clean eating | 2 Comments

Clean Eating: Kashi’s Mayan Harvest Bake

When it comes to clean eating, I’m a big fan of making everything from scratch. To that end, I’m a believer in the power of meal planning to support my clean eating efforts.  Every weekend, I spend quality time planning, shopping and prepping meals. The result is that we practice clean eating throughout the week read more

Filed under: Healthy lifestyle, Meal Planning, Whole Grains, clean eating | No Comments

Healthy Recipe: Hot Cereal with Nuts and Orange Zest

In last week’s video tip, I talked about how adding zest to your food adds lots of flavor without all the fat. And I referred to a breakfast cereal that I’ve started whipping up that’s simply delicious with the added orange zest. I like this because it’s fast, easy and cost-effective, three key factors that read more

Filed under: Agave Nectar, Breakfast, Gluten-free, Grains, Healthy Meals, Recipes, Whole Grains | 1 Comment