Do you struggle with a sweet tooth? (I do!) Are you looking for a healthier alternative to products with lots of added sugar. Me too. Fortunately, I discovered homemade energy bars recently, and they’ve become the healthy answer to my frequent cravings for sweets. Homemade energy bars are a [continue reading]
10 More Healthy Eating Tips for Busy Women
A few weeks ago I shared 10 food prep tips and tricks (+ a free healthy eating printable checklist) for busy women who want to eat well but don’t have much time. These tips ask you to spend just a small amount of time preparing healthy food before you need it, [continue reading]
6 Simple Ways to Live Healthier Every Day
Sometimes, it seems like living a healthy life has become way too complicated. Health “experts” bombard us with information all day, every day. They urge us to try the newest diet, the best exercise program, the most powerful supplements. Eventually, it just seems overwhelming. I’m a health information “junkie,” but [continue reading]
Grilled Vegetable Sandwiches – The Taste of Summer
I absolutely love the foods of summer – fresh vegetables and herbs, berries, melons, pasta with light sauces, grilled chicken, iced tea and more. They are so delicious, so nutritious and, for the most part, so figure-friendly! If it were possible, I’d eat them year round. And while it’s hard [continue reading]
Make Easy, Healthy and Delicious Salad Dressings and Marinades
Are you looking for easy ways to add more real food to your family’s diet? One simple way is to make quick and easy vinegar and olive oil dressings and use them on salads and as marinades for chicken, meat and vegetables. I make Red Wine Vinegar Dressing and Marinade [continue reading]
6 Things to Know About Healthy Fats and Your Diet
This week’s challenge in The Real Food Experience is to include healthy fats in your diet. It sounds like a fairly straightforward task, but once you start reading about dietary fat and trying to find the best advice, it gets confusing. Is saturated fat bad for you? Is cholesterol bad or [continue reading]