What Does Smart Snacking really mean?
Snacking can throw off your best efforts no mater how clear your goal is to eat healthy. You can have the healthiest meals planned out, but there is a long gap between lunch and dinner. If you don’t have a plan, you might buy something from the counter to tide you over. To help you […]
How to Make Any Recipe Healthy
Let’s say you have a favorite family recipe for mac and cheese. Is it off limits now? No! I believe most recipes can be converted to a healthier version. It just may take some experimentation and some time. Want to try it? Don’t worry, I’m right here with you and I’ve got four easy substitutes […]
Get Lean with Minimal Effort
Clean eating started gaining popularity back in the mid-1990’s. Consumers were starting to pay attention to how foods were processed and grown. Health food stores were becoming more mainstream, to the point where grocery stores even have a dedicated section. Today, clean eating, or healthy living, is a way of life for many people of […]
Eating Coloured Containers
There is a quote that comes up often, attributed to Tony Robbins, “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” My trainer and coach said this to me at the end of December. I had met my fitness goals in 2009 so we looked back at what was different. There were […]
Meal planning for the week
I’ve been asked about how I plan for the week. One thing we do in our family is all our shopping and most of the cooking on Sunday. It happens to be the day we’ve chose and it’s a bit less hectic in the morning than on a Saturday. I came across a good article […]