Keep Your Schedule: Set up a schedule. School time, lunchtime, play/exercise time, snack time, dinnertime, sleep time. Try to keep your usual schedule of wake, work, eat, play and sleep. School Time: Set your kids up for success. Set up a school zone in your house with all the supplies your kids will need. This … Continue reading Stuck Home With The kids? Here’s how to calm the chaos
Do you soup all year long? I do! I have a few favorites that I make and my daughter makes some good ones too. Soup is an easy and economical way to get a healthy meal on the table. Soup is versatile enough to stand alone or as a side. This Lima Bean & Couscous … Continue reading Lima Bean & Couscous Soup
I love color!!! My IG feed is a testament to that! I love colorful décor and I love a colorful plate. However….today I’m focusing on foods with very little color. The absent of color is white? White foods have good for you ingredients, too. I wanted to show them a little love. So my next … Continue reading Color Your Plate With….Onions
Here is my version of mac and cheese using Banza Pasta. They are having a recipe contest on instagram. It’s all about plant-based foods and Banza Pasta. Banza pasta is made of chickpeas, which is a good source of protein for vegans, vegetarians, meatless Monday and plant-based. AND it’s for EVERYONE!!! In 3.5oz … Continue reading Do you love mac and cheese? I think most people love it.
Many people ask me why they aren’t losing weight. They feel they are doing all the right things like working out and eating healthy and still are not losing weight. Sometimes the healthy choices you make are not the best for YOU!!!!!! Here are 5 healthy habits that are not so healthy for some … Continue reading 5 Reasons Why You Are Not Losing Weight
Customers always ask me about flaxseed. Should they eat it whole? or ground? Or they have no idea how to eat or store them. They just know it is good for them and they should be eating it. Do you flirt with flaxseed or are you a constant user? ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Do you eat … Continue reading The Secret of Flaxseed
I love a homemade soup. It is the ultimate comfort food. It always tastes fresher when someone takes the time to add each ingredient to create something amazing. I usually share this with my family. Everyone goes home with a couple of containers of soup. Who doesn’t love coming home from a crazy day and … Continue reading Maryrose’s Ham Soup
I made this smoothie bowl for a very skeptical bunch. Guess what?? They loved it and that surprised them. Eating healthy can taste amazing. This recipe features the fruit pitaya or dragon fruit. Dragon fruit is pink on the outside and it can be pink on the inside. (1960s hot pink not millennial pink) There is … Continue reading Pitaya Berry Spinach Smoothie Bowl
Have you tried a blenditarian meatball? Combining mushroom with beef creates a savory and delicious meatball. These Surf and Turf meatballs are a combination of mushroom, beef and crab. Serve these spicy meatballs with a dollop of chipotle cream sauce and scallions. This tasty appetizer will be a crowd pleaser at your next gathering. Surf … Continue reading Surf and Turf Meatball with Chipotle Sauce
Aging gracefully is one of my goals. Looking youthful is important but a youthful state of mind usurps all. Continuing my series on skin health (My last post was on the skin powerhouse vitamin C found here) Now I am exploring the next vitamin in the series Vitamin E. Taking vitamin E has had been … Continue reading Vitamin E for Beautiful Skin
Let’s face it; it’s all about your skin. Take care of your skin now and your future self will thank you. The simplest skin products to start with are vitamins. These molecules work from the inside out. I know this is a very old adage but it’s true you are what you eat. So do … Continue reading Vitamin C for Beautiful Skin
As a retail dietitian, I get to check out new products all the time and I always read the food labels. One reason is because customers always ask,” Is this healthy?” or “Is this good for me?” The following products aren’t “new” but sometimes it’s worth looking at some of the “old” products you have been … Continue reading This is what happened when I read the food label
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