When I started thinking about this series of posts, Healthy Eating 101, I didn’t intend to talk much about processed foods. I wanted to keep the series positive and to emphasize simple changes we can make to improve what we eat. But then the New York Times Magazine published an [continue reading]
Healthy Eating 101, Part 1 – Get Organized and Make a Healthy Eating Plan
Why You Need a Healthy Eating Plan If you’re striving to live a calmer, healthier and sexier life, one of the keys to achieving that goal is feeding yourself well. Your body (and your mind and spirit) craves the nutrients that fruits, vegetables, nuts, whole grains, lean meat and healthy [continue reading]
10 Healthy Eating Tips for Busy Women + Free Printable Checklist
If you’ve set a goal to eat healthier this year, you know how frustrating it can be. You look at your calendar and wonder where to fit in shopping for groceries, prepping fresh food, and cooking healthy meals. Sunday at midnight? Tuesday at 4 AM? Believe me, I know the feeling. [continue reading]
17 Ways to Prep Healthy Meals and Snacks in 15 Minutes or Less
Let’s talk about ways to prep healthy meals and snacks more quickly and easily. Because the reality is that prepping and cooking real food takes time – much more time than heating up processed food or picking up dinner at a drive-thru window. Which leaves us wondering, where in the [continue reading]
15 Fun, Healthy and Sexy Things to Do Between Christmas and New Year’s Day
The week between Christmas and New Year’s Day always seems a bit strange, doesn’t it? It’s • • •not a regular week, but it’s not exactly a vacation week either. The kids are out of school, many parents are off work, and normal routines are nowhere to be found. In [continue reading]
Easy Butternut Squash Soup
This delicious and easy butternut squash soup is so good, it’s earned the “family-friendly” stamp of approval at my house! I started making easy butternut squash soup when our picky eater was 13 or 14, right in the middle of his macaroni and cheese/pizza/hamburger phase. And he ate it happily. [continue reading]