Eating is perhaps the piece to the health puzzle that causes the most frustration. We are inundated with food everywhere we go and with different ways to approach it. And let’s face it–the things we ate when we were younger, we just can’t get away with as we age. Old habits die hard. I want to help you have a healthy relationship with food. To know that it’s something that fuels our body, but also something God has created for enjoyment! I want to help you not just eat, but eat well.
Recipe: Quinoa & Radicchio Salad With Dried Cherries & Pistachios
I found this recipe in Williams-Sonoma Salad of the Day: 365 Recipes for Every Day Of The Year, and couldn't wait to get my hands on it! I am always up for a new recipe that uses quinoa and LOVED the sweet and salty combination with the cherries and pistachios! I have...
4 Ways to Diversify Family Dinner to Your Healthy Diet
I get asked often if I feed the same dinner to my family that I eat for the night. The answer, in short, is yes. I don't have any desire to make multiple dinners each evening plus I think it is good for my family (especially kids) to be exposed to healthy and...
3 Things You Can Learn from My Nutty Bar Binge
In an effort for full disclosure (and to confirm that I am indeed, just like you!) I am going to share a personal story that I struggled with last week. The fall themed marketing was hitting me hard at the grocery store and for once, I looked twice at that Little...
Recipe: Sweet Potato and Oat Pancakes with Warmed Berries
Here's another recipe that I got from Bob Harper's "Skinny Rules". These may not taste like your normal pancake, but these are such a great morning option and awesome post workout snack! (Sweet potatoes rock for a clean post workout carb!) I've made this as one really...
Recipe: Fall Pumpkin Oatmeal
Where are my pumpkin, pumpkin eaters?! Here's a twist on your basic oatmeal! (Recipe from "Skinny Rules", by Bob Harper) Fall Pumpkin Oatmeal Ingredients ♦ 1/2 cup rolled oats ♦ 1/4 cup almond or skim milk ♦ 1/2 cup water ♦ 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon ♦ 1/4 teaspoon nutmug...
“At Home Mama” Munchies…Do you have them?
When I left the corporate world almost 6 years ago to stay at home with my son, I encountered something that I didn't put on my "pros and cons" list...the munchies!! I didn't realize that I would have access to food 24/7 and I didn't realize that I would WANT to...
Get That “Glow” You Want With Green Smoothies!
Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably heard of the term green smoothies. Yes, I'm talking about those smoothies that have a rocking green color, but make you think twice about consuming!! Sometimes it's hard to get enough fruits and veggies in a day,...
Recipe: Creamy Strawberry Peach Smoothie
PEACHES! What a delightful fruit! I have really been enjoying them lately so when my running partner and friend, Leslie, told me she was adding them to her daily strawberry smoothie, I was game! It was delicious and gave it a nice flavor so I thought I'd share the...
How “grazing” got me in trouble
(Let me start off by saying that if eating how I describe below ("grazing") works for you, then by all means, keep doing it! There is no one right answer!) I'm not exactly sure when the term became really popular, but "grazing" has made it's way into a regular...
Recipe: Mocha Coconut Protein Shake
I don't even feel like this should be considered "healthy" in the slightest because it is SO good and tastes exactly like the Starbucks one! I use protein shakes/smoothies as a supplement to my diet to make sure that I am getting enough protein in this lean mean...
