#28daysofhearthealth #hearthealthmonth Enjoy the Challenge It is that time again – Heart Health Month! I am challenging myself in three ways during Heart Health Month this year: Challenge #1 – Exercise an hour every day Challenge #2 – Reduce unhealthy treats Challenge #3 – 5 minutes of quiet breath work daily 2/2; 2/12; 2/14 […]
This morning my original plan was to make soup for breakfast. I completely forgot about that plan though. As I started pulling ingredients out of the refrigerator it became clear that I wanted scrambled eggs. When I make scrambled eggs, I focus more on the veggies than I do on the eggs. Protein has become […]
It seems that it is unofficially National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day. That said, I’m reposting my “Evolution of a Grilled Cheese Sandwich” to remind us that we need to be open-minded and allow for change. Ah, who doesn’t remember the days of their youth when Mom would make a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch? For […]
Alright, I have to admit I had a hard time selecting my favorite leafy green. First, I had to limit the poll to just 5 responses so I had to leave out a couple that I wanted to include (like arugula even though it is technically an herb). For my vote, I mostly struggled between […]
I’ve talked about this before; however, I think it deserves attention again as we close out National Nutrition Month. I assume you’ve looked at the label for a multi-vitamin at some point in time. There are A LOT of vitamins and minerals in them. While I personally take a multi-vitamin to help fill nutritional gaps, […]
When a label says ”Natural” on it what does that mean? When it says “Organic” or “Made with Organic Ingredients” what does that mean? All this can be so confusing! (Yet another reason to eat more whole foods and less processed foods) The FDA website says this about “Natural” on food labels: From a food […]
Last week’s tip spoke about eating more whole foods and less processed foods. Reality is that we will still eat some processed foods. Knowing that, we should become well-versed at reading the nutrition label on packages. There are plenty of sites where you can learn the basics about reading the label. The American Heart Association […]
This is a dish that I could turn into a holiday tradition. I call it Butternut Cranberry Quinoa. I love this dish! I do not make a big effort to have a bunch of holiday traditions…maybe that is my tradition. So, for me to say that this recipe could be tradition is BIG! Nothing wrong […]
I came across this article about a week after telling a coaching client just this philosophy. He told me that he has a cheat day each week. I said he should consider spreading those cheat meals or cheat desserts through the week opposed to all of them in one day. Rather than anticipate that one […]
I am very late in posting this tip. One reason is because I had family visiting this past weekend. I was very fortunate to celebrate an early Thanksgiving with family on Sunday. Other than that, no good reasons for being late. Anyhow, it is worth being late because now I can share this funny story. […]