OK, it’s time. If you’ve stuck with me through the first 3 parts of Healthy Eating 101 – organization and planning, bad news about processed food, and good news about real food – you’re probably giving serious thought to changing the way you and your family eat. (Includes affiliate links) Wonderful! [continue reading]
Healthy Eating 101, Part 3 – 4 Reasons to Eat Real Food
You know that you’re supposed to eat real food, but what exactly is it? I’m sure there’s a formal definition somewhere, but here’s my definition – real food is the food our great grandparents ate. It’s the food everyone ate, back when food came from farms, not factories. Basically, it’s [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]
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]
2 Quick and Healthy Summer Meals
2 Quick and Healthy Summer Meals – How to Save Time and Eat Well this Summer If you’re a busy wife and mom who’s trying to serve healthy meals to her family, you’ve undoubtedly run into this problem – eating well takes more time! Which means that on many evenings, [continue reading]
SmallStep #6 – Replace Processed Foods with Real Foods
A SmallStep is one simple thing you can do to live calmer, healthier or sexier. This week, in the spirit of our Healthy Eating 101 series, consider taking the small step of replacing two processed foods your family eats with real foods. Once you’ve established those new foods as “regulars” [continue reading]