If you are not sure what to do with beets, check out this great feature in Clean Eating Magazine- October Issue. I share with readers a healthy breakfast smoothie recipe. Check out the lunch, dinner and dessert ideas!
…and more recipes using fresh fall produce.
Autumn brings more than orange and yellow leaves, crisp air, and football season. Shifting from the bright, tropical fruits and vegetables of summer – berries, mango, peppers, arugula, tomatoes – Fall brings its own bounty of seasonal produce. Eating seasonal has advantages beyond just nutrition: because your fruits [...]
This past Saturday, I was an invited speaker and guest at the Kaiser Permanente Heath and Wellness Fair in San Mateo. Surrounded by vendors ranging from Whole Foods to Hint Water, I was joined by Sherri Sawyer a student at CIIS (California Institute for Integral Studies) who helped me meet and greet the 800+ guests.
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Until recently, a craving for a creamy, nutty spread sent you in only one direction: the peanut butter aisle. But now, the peanut-intolerant and nut-lovers alike can spend much more time in the peanut butter aisle, with the privilege to choose from a variety of nut butters: almond, walnut, hazelnut, even Brazil nut. Each nut [...]
For years, nutritionists have touted the benefits of eating a rainbow of fruits and vegetables, citing the plants’ bright, vibrant colors for their nutrients and antioxidant power. Most often, the darker the hue, the more nutrients the fruit or vegetable has to offer. Blueberries, for example, owe their deep color to anthocyanins, a class of [...]
It’s back to School Time and I wanted to share 5 Lunch Ideas + Snacks for Parents and Kids Alike!
ENTRÉE: Mini Whole Wheat Bagel + A Hard-boiled egg + Apple Slices + Peanut butter
SNACK: KIND MINI Almond & Apricot Variety
ENTRÉE: Black Beans + Sweet Potato + [...]
Hello Everyone! This is a very busy time as I am working on my first book and continuing to develop my iPhone application. I wanted to notify you that I now have a new facebook Fan Page.
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If you’re often low on time and don’t have the resources to start a family garden, there are still plenty of options to increase vegetable intake in your household. A tried and tested snack is cut-up vegetables–cucumbers, bell peppers, carrots, cauliflower, celery, tomatoes–and a dip. But think beyond the realm of ranch dressing; see what [...]
Iron + Vitamin C for Energy
Iron is the vehicle that helps red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body. Low levels of dietary iron make for oxygen-hungry cells and a fatigued, energy-deprived body. Unfortunately, iron can’t do much for the body if it can’t process it. Nonheme iron, the kind found in plants such [...]
Just this month, the USDA replaced the MyPyramid’s nutritional guidelines with MyPlate: a graphic representation of what, exactly, should fill your plate. Half of the plate should be filled with fruits and vegetables, but unfortunately, only 13% of the nation’s children are eating this much. Depending on your child’s age, gender, and activity level, the [...]
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