Quick and easy healthy breakfast! Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack kicked off an exciting National Nutrition Month by marking the start of National School Breakfast Week (March 4-8), a time that highlights the importance of promoting healthy choices for our nation’s children throughout the school day. Refrigerator Oatmeal is the perfect […]
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Did someone say “Flywheel”?!?!
There is a new spin studio that opened up in Seattle called Flywheel. Spin classes are indoor cycling classes…just in case you didn’t know. 😉 I absolutely love these classes! They are only 45 minutes long which is good for me because at that 46th minute I guarantee I would […]
Coffee creamer? But where’s the cream?
Hmmmmm…the name actually is fitting “Coffee-mate” because there is no cream in there. But they do put ‘coffee creamer’ in little print next to it. But really, this shouldn’t be a mate to your coffee, I actually don’t know what this should be a mate to! LOL! Here is a […]
Mindful Cooking
Mindful cooking, mindful eating, being mindful of everything around you. Living in the present moment. Have you tried it lately? I love cooking. It’s very therapeutic for me but I think I did learn this in school. Cynthia Lair, the speaker in this video, was a teacher of mine at […]
Mushrooms have an impressive array of antioxidant minerals!
Why mushrooms need to be a part of your daily/weekly diet: High in Selenium: Selenium helps with DNA repair, which with adequate intake of this mineral will help with a reduced risk for cancer. High in Riboflavin (B2): Riboflavin is necessary for the recycling of glutathione, an antioxidant that protects […]
Broccoli…Take 1/2 cup by mouth 3x daily for the rest of your life.
Yep, that’s how I put it. I honestly feel that if I tell people how to eat food like they take their pills, then they are more likely to listen to me. And that’s no fault of theirs, but that is just how our society has become. And how easy […]
Bone up on your Calcium…for many reasons actually…
Not only does Calcium help keep our bones strong, but there are many reasons to keep adequate Calcium levels up including for weight loss. Calcium helps play a role in the prevention/treatment of the following conditions: Osteoporosis Kidney Stones Premenstrual syndrome Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome IBS – Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome Colon […]
Sugarless Saturdays…
We have Meatless Mondays and Taco Tuesdays, so why not create a Sugarless Saturday?! Okay, so it doesn’t roll off the tongue as smooth as the other titles but I think it’s the most important one! Yes it’s Saturday, and I am choosing to not eat any sugar today. […]
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