Surviving Summer Cookouts
Healthy Foods Surviving Summer Cookouts by Leanne Ely, CNC Let’s face it, aside from the mosquitoes and humidity (depending on where you live of course), summer is a treat in our seasonal cycle. After the sun begins to set and a faint breeze christens the air, you may hear something close growling – begging […]
Vacation Eating – Don’t Send Your Healthy Habits Packing
Healthy Foods Vacation Eating – Don’t Send Your Healthy Habits Packing by Leanne Ely, CNC Summer is quickly rounding around the corner–the kids will be out of school, sunglasses permanently attached to our faces, lots of sunscreen, and most likely a vacation! Vacation has to be one of our favorite words. A break from […]
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 […]
Easy Ways to Boost Your Metabolism
We hear all the time about how someone has a fast or slow metabolism. Those of us with slow metabolisms are always envious of those in possession of a fast metabolism. Why? Because it means they burn calories faster. In other words – it’s easier for them to stay lean. Sadly, not all of us […]
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 […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: How-To on Honeydew PLUS a Cool Summer Recipe
We don’t hear much about the Honeydew. Cantaloupe? Watermelon? Sure. Honeydew? Not so much. But it’s the Honeydew that has exquisite flavor and is chock full of goodness. This soft green melon is full of these nutritional nuggets: vitamin C (actually one serving of honeydew will give you almost half of the vitamin C you […]
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 […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Endive Made Easy
It’s time for us to explore endive–have you ever had it? Endive is extremely leafy with an almost lettuce-like appearance. It has either a light, nearly yellow, green color to their leaves, or a rich ruby red. Its flavor is unique and entirely its own. It’s crisp and light with a sweet, some say nutty, […]