The 85 days before Christmas Family Health Challenge
Ok yes, I said Christmas, and Halloween isn’t here yet, but I was on a call yesterday and someone said it was 86 days left until Christmas, just about the right amount of time it takes to change a habit. For the past 12 weeks, I have been providing a variety of different suggestions or […]
The secret to consuming more antioxidants
When most people think about the nutrients our bodies need they immediately think fats, carbohydrates, proteins and some key vitamins or minerals. There are many other nutrients that our bodies need and they all have a specific purpose in the proper functioning of our body. We may or many not have learned some these things […]
Great Opportunity -Group Health Coaching
Are you feeling overwhelmed and exhausted in trying to get you and/or your family to eat healthy? Are you confused by all the mixed messages out there on what is good vs. what is not? In the hustle and bustle of daily life, it appears there is not enough time to focus on nutrition and […]
The Morning Breakfast Scramble
What is quick, easy and healthy that I can feed my kids for breakfast? As the school year begins many of us are scrambling to find healthy meals for our families. This week I thought I would share a simple healthy breakfast idea. In the fast pace of life, if your house is anything like […]
I DECLARE
In the hustle and bustle of trying to to be superwoman, (or should I say, to be everything that I THINK everyone else wants me to be or what I THINK that I should or shouldn’t be), I find there are days when I am overwhelmed and just not feeling like I am doing the […]
Ripening Avacados and Keeping them Green
As much as we like avacados, they can sometimes be a pain. They can take forever to ripen and then also go bad very quicky. Some tips on ripening and keeping them fresh. Ripening – Keep avacados in a warm closed environment that allows that ripen then to build up. The gas that ripens them […]
Awesome Zucchini Recipe
For those of you that have planted your own garden’s I bet some of your fruits and veggies are starting to bloom. This was the first year I planted Zucchini. I had always heard of friends and relatives talking about how they had so may large zucchini’s that they were giving them away and making […]
More Sugar than a Twinkie
With all the recent hype about Hostess foods coming back on the market, I thought it was interesting to compare some of our foods that we might think are healthier choices for us, but have just as much if not MORE sugar than a twinkie. I am NOT advocating choosing the twinkie, but in today’s […]
Are our Senators about to make a huge mistake?
I received a call this week from Food & Water Watch asking me to reach out to our Senators to represent the People of Illinois and NOT the Biotech Industry with Genetic Engineering Food Labeling on the Line. Food & Water Watch is a consumer advocacy nonprofit tht callenges the corporate control of our food […]
Announcing the Worst Restaurant Meal in America
We all know home cooked meals are the best options, but when you are on the run and have to eat out, do you realize what are truly good vs. bad options? The Center for Science and Public Interest has been doing research to help us identify some of the worst foods in America and […]