Eat Real Food

Last week we vowed to stay moving during the holiday season and this week we are talking food. From Christmas cookies to pumpkin pie, from turkey dressing to gravy galore, this time of year seems to be all about food and drink and there is nothing wrong with that! Festive …

Does this sound familiar? You hear about this wonderful diet that will guarantee weight-loss, so you try it, only to gain even more weight back once you’ve lost it? Don’t feel bad. You are not alone. Just because a diet works for one person, does not mean that it will …

Are you eating real, whole food as much as you’d like? I have found that the best possible way to live a healthy lifestyle and have healthy and delicious meals all week long is by meal prepping once for the whole week. I also encourage people to try starting with one or two small …

It’s 4pm, and you’re already yawning and feeling exhausted. Put that double expresso and muffin down – they aren’t going to get you through!! Who hasn’t experienced that drained feeling halfway through the afternoon, when making it through the day seems impossible? According to the National Sleep Foundation, nearly half …

The biggest hurdle most people have to healthy whole food eating isn’t the food.  Fresh, homemade, organic food is delicious! It isn’t giving up those unhealthy foods either. There may be that one food you just can’t let go of, but that isn’t the issue either. The issue is the …

You know those people that say “I was so busy I forgot to eat” , ya I’m not one of them. I think about eating A LOT. And I also prep a lot. So I thought it was overdue to share with you some tips for never letting busy get …

Breakfast can sometimes be a huge crux for some people (for those that don’t practice intermittent fasting of course). Sometimes it just doesn’t fit into our schedule the way it should. How we begin the day will determine how the rest of the day goes. It will determine if we …

It’s no secret that I love Costco. Over the course of the last five years, this wholesale club has really stepped it up in terms of its diversity of brands, organic lines and quality products. Costco can be a great place to load up on tons of HEALTHY foods. It …

The season of evening lunch making, ample grocery shopping and weekend meal planning is HERE!  You may be excited for these back to school days and the solid daily routine ahead. Or on the other hand you may be nervous for the littles and dreading the need to fill the …

In a world filled with Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, paleo, keto, clean eating, and vegan programs, we are flooded with information on what to eat, who to join and how much to lose. I get asked all the time what I think of ____ diet or ____ way of eating, …