This year, I’m focusing on making simple, healthy changes – nothing stressful or unsustainable! One of my goals for the year is to improve my diet by eating at least 30 different plant foods every week – fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, legumes, and whole grains. I got this idea from the book Fiber Fueled by…
You want to eat healthier. You want to cook more often. And you want to serve easy, healthy meals to your family most nights of the week. But your schedule gets in the way and you struggle to find the time. Maybe you set a goal for this year to eat more healthy meals. Maybe…
If you’re trying to make a healthy change, but keep getting stuck because you really don’t have time, try this – take just 20 minutes every day to work on the change you want to make. Want to eat healthier this year, exercise regularly, lose weight, or reduce stress? Or make any other change to…
Does the thought of setting a big health goal or making a big change in your life seem overwhelming? Or did you set a big goal this year, but now find that you’re struggling to make progress on it? If so, you’re not alone. For many of us, finding the time and energy needed to…
I baked these loaves of sourdough bread this weekend. They look nice and tasted good, but the process of making them was very imperfect. And by that I mean that no serious, respectable baker would approve of the way I made these loaves. Why? Because I – So, these loaves aren’t going to win any…
If you’ve tried to lose weight, you know how hard and frustrating it can be. Women, in particular, face a lot of challenges related to weight loss. Some of those challenges are physical, some are emotional, and some are social – including repeated messages that remind us how hard it is to lose weight and…
If you’re trying to take better care of your health, you’ve undoubtedly run into this paradox – the more time and effort you devote to one aspect of taking care of your health, the less time you have to devote to other aspects of taking care of your health (or so it seems). If you’re…
If you’ve spent any time on Pinterest, you’ve probably seen beautiful pins that show perfect weekly meal prep – a week’s worth of fruits, vegetables, meals and snacks, all perfectly portioned in matching containers, lined up neatly in a clean and organized refrigerator. And those pins invariably link to a gorgeous blog where a fun,…
Have you ever worried that you should be buying more food that’s super healthy – maybe even some that’s organic – but thought you couldn’t afford it. If so, you’re not alone. Many women want to eat healthier and feed their families a healthier diet, but don’t think it’s possible to eat healthy on a…
Let’s be honest – eating a healthy diet and cooking healthy meals for yourself and your family takes time and energy. And when you’re a busy woman – a wife, mom, professional, or caregiver – you tend to run out of time and energy very quickly. That’s how you end up serving take-out or fast…