Dinner Diva: Portion Distortion
One of the things that I have struggled with in regard to my own personal body clutter is learning to eat less food than what I want to eat. What I want to eat and what I need to eat are often incongruous and I have a small battle inside my head trying to decide […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Focus On Snow Peas
Peas are such a versatile veggie with plenty of variety and lots of ways to enjoy them. Steam them up, toss them in a stir fry, eat them raw in a salad, pretty snow peas add interest, nutrition, and crunch! Believe it or not, these little pods have been known to help mediate your sugar […]
Food For Thought: Top 3 Food Myths You’ve Been Taught to Believe
Myth or truth? When it comes to food and what’s good for you, there are bountiful studies available to help you draw the nutrition conclusions you need to make the food decisions for your own personal meal planning. The problems with these studies are many; from who funded it (special interest?) to the veracity of […]
Dinner Diva: Just One Bite
Sometimes trying a new food even just one bite, can be more trying on a parent than the child, if you get my drift. There are times when food needs to be an adventure. Not every day, but just especially when introducing something new, especially little guys. Here are a couple of tricks to pull […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Juniper Berries!
Not a true berry, juniper berries are actually the scales from the cones produced by juniper trees. Fragrant, spicy, and piney, Juniper berries are the kick and flavor behind gin, believe it or not. And in nutrition circles, these little gems get high marks for digestive help, vitamin C, iron, and magnesium. Here’s Today’s TRICK: […]
Get Fit as a Family
Dinner Diva Get Fit as a Family By: Leanne Ely, CNC One of the best ways to reinforce a strong sense of community within your family is to encourage and take initiative to keep the family physically fit as a unit. It’s amazing how much you do in the physical realm can be translated into […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Fall in Love with Honeycrisp Apples
Apples are one of my favorite snack foods because they’re delicious and a low-maintenance fruit to bring wherever you go. No peeling, all you have to do is pick them up and bite into them. But I’m going to talk about one type of apple in particular: Honeycrisp apples, my very favorite. Even the name […]
Sugar Shock: Are You Addicted?
Dinner Diva Sugar Shock: Are You Addicted? By Leanne Ely, CNC Okay, so you don’t drink sodas, eat candies, cookies or anything remotely resembling a sugar drenched dessert. What if you found out you were eating a ton of sugar but didn’t even know it? Some of the most common foods you’d think would be […]
Finding Balance as an Empty Nester
Food For Thought Finding Balance as an Empty Nester By Leanne Ely, CNC For all intents and purposes, I am an empty nester—my children aren’t at home full time anymore. Things have changed dramatically at my house and I didn’t fully realize this until after I did my whole Two Week Kitchen Makeover with Rubbermaid […]