Pumping Iron

Food For Thought Pumping Iron by Leanne Ely, CNC   Did you know that it is iron in your body that helps transport oxygen in the blood throughout the whole body? If you don’t ensure that you’re getting the necessary amount of iron in your diet, you can start building an iron deficiency, which can […]

Eat Like a Kid!

Healthy Foods Eat Like a Kid! by Leanne Ely, CNC   How many times do I have to tell you to eat your vegetables? Yes, I’m talking to you! Truth be told, it’s not just the kids who don’t eat their veggies, but adults too, are failing to get the right amount of veggies in […]

Stress Eating

Dinner Diva Stress Eating by Leanne Ely, CNC   If life is overwhelming and ice cream is your comfort, you have fallen classically into stress eating.  Is your job weighing you down? Do your family’s needs seem endless and way too much? And is that chocolate bar you stowed away behind other pantry items starting […]

Antioxidants – Give Your Body a Fighting Chance

Food For Thought Antioxidants – Give Your Body a Fighting Chance by Leanne Ely, CNC   A word that you all have probably heard used over and over again is antioxidants. What is so great about antioxidants that inspire incessant repetition in the nutritional world? Let me give you a picture first–take a shiny new […]

The Skinny on Fad Diets

Dinner Diva The Skinny on Fad Diets By Leanne Ely, CNC   Quick question: Do fad diets work? The answer is YES. Surprised I’d say that, aren’t you? But I’m not finished. You will lose weight (and probably muscle; not the fat loss you wanted) and then most likely (97% likely as a matter of […]

Getting to Know the Glycemic Index

The Glycemic Index has been around for a while and in the last few years, has become a buzz word in the nutrition world. The GI (Glycemic Index) is a measure of the effects of all carbohydrates on blood sugar levels and recorded on a scale from high to low. Understanding that carbohydrates break down […]

7 Satisfying Salty Snacks

Healthy Foods 7 Satisfying Salty Snacks by Leanne Ely, CNC   Worrying about excess salt has become an obsession as of late–you cannot turn on the television without someone pushing the salt alarm. One would think pulling salt completely out of the diet would be a healthy thing. But salt is important to our bodies […]

The Whole Truth About Bread

Man does not live by bread alone, or so we’ve been told. There are so many breads that are just down right awful and lead to inflammation and sluggish digestion. You know the ones I’m talking about. Specifically, white bread. Kids love white bread (remember squishing those white slices into a cube of dough?) Even […]

5 Tips for Stress-Free Catering

Dinner Diva 5 Tips on Stress-Free Catering by Leanne Ely, CNC   A few weeks back, I threw a bash for my husband’s birthday and had nearly 50 people in our house. The food was enjoyable, fun and beautifully presented. I had people falling over themselves thinking I had cooked it all from scratch–well hardly! […]