Ingredient of the Week: Coconut Part II

As promised, here is a recipe post using this week’s ingredient of the week… coconut! Here are two NEW recipes featuring coconut. Warning – both are addicting, delicious, and husband approved. Coconut-Chocolate Chip Cookies Very simple recipe that only takes a few minutes to prepare and bake. I ended up making two batches in two … Continue reading →

Ingredient of the Week: Coconut

Theses days it seems coconut is popping up everywhere. Whether it be coconut water, coconut milk, coconut oil, coconut ice cream, or shredded coconut, I feel like everywhere I turn I see a product containing coconut! And I’m totally jumping on the bandwagon. I’ve been buying coconut water to rehydrate my body after a hard … Continue reading →

Running Buddies

” I always loved running…it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.” – … Continue reading →

FREE Food Revolution Summit!

Bestselling author John Robbins is personally interviewing 21 people who are leaders in movements for healthy, sustainable, humane and delicious food. From April 28-May 6, there will be three interviews broadcast daily, and you can listen in – for free. You’ll get cutting edge disease-beating, health-activating, age-reversing information. These tools can help you and your … Continue reading →

For All The Sandwich Lovers…

This post is dedicated to all of the sandwich lovers out there. I myself am not one of them, but my husband certainly is. He loves sandwiches. Before nutrition was important to us, I would purchase cold cuts on my weekly food store trip. Turkey, chicken, roast beef, and cheeses were all fair game in … Continue reading →

Healthy Eating – There’s an App for That.

Want to purchase healthier foods at the food store, but don’t know where to begin? Do you often look at the 50 different kinds of granola bars on the shelf and wonder which one is the healthiest option? Have you ever held a jar of your child’s baby food, or a package of their snacks, … Continue reading →

Ingredient of the Week: Kale Part II

By the amount of hits on my last post, it seems like a lot of people are interested in kale! So, as promised, here is a post dedicated to kale recipes…. Simple ways to cook/use kale: – Tear kale leaves off of stems and saute in a skillet over medium heat, with 1 tsp. of … Continue reading →

Ingredient of the Week: Kale

This post focuses on one thing: getting you to EAT MORE KALE! Earlier this week I wrote a post on how to get back on track after a holiday weekend, and one of my tips was to eat more dark leafy greens. I try to eat dark leafy greens at least once a day, and … Continue reading →

Post-Holiday Funk

Chances are you indulged in lots of not-so-healthy food over the past holiday weekend. Whether it was salty ham, carb heavy mashed potatoes, or sugary chocolate bunnies, you are probably starting your week off with low energy and you are not feeling your best. Want to feel more energized and have a productive week? Here … Continue reading →

Pineapple Coconut Rum Cake

I’m not going to lie… This isn’t my healthiest post yet. It is, however, filled with amazing rum cake deliciousness. I discovered my love for rum cakes on a trip to the Bahamas in March of 2011. When my husband and I booked another trip to the Bahamas a year later, one of things I … Continue reading →