We are all so busy these days, sometimes cooking dinner just seems too overwhelming to think about. You don’t have to cook to have an easy, but nutritious meal. Here is the basic recipe for my Bean salad. Everything is to taste and I never measure so there is no…
You’ve probably heard that you should eat the colors of the rainbow, meaning you should eat a lot of colorful fruit and colorful vegetables. In fact, the USDA’s MyPlate guidelines (Myplate.org) specifically recommend this, as do the updated school nutrition guidelines. The benefits of colorful eating is that it provides…
Eating seasonally is very en vogue in the nutrition world. However, as with most positive nutrition trends, it mirrors what both humans and nature have been doing for years. Quite simply, eating seasonally is building your meals around what is grown and naturally available to your local area throughout the…
Let’s talk tofu? What exactly is it? Tofu, also known as bean curd, is a food cultivated by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into soft white blocks. Now is it healthy? Soy from tofu and soy milk may be protective against and used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Daily consumption…
Traveling is great! You get to meet new people, taste new food, experience a different culture and you also get to escape from your normal day to day life!. The biggest drawback is that it can put a dent in our exercise routine and healthy lifestyle. For those of us…
Water. The one liquid we most take for granted. We often forget how important clean water is to our training and our health. As humans, our bodies are composed primarily of water; somewhere between 55 and 78 percent, depending on hydration levels. And while we can last weeks, or even…
The Fourth of July is a great occasion to honor traditional foods grown right here in the USA. Let’s take some time to celebrate these foods, including meat, veggies, fruits and even beverages – that are just as American as apple pie! Let’s talk about Chicken This barbecuing beauty probably…
Before we dive into the topic of alkalinity, I think it is important to define who we are as a species. We have been designed to be alkaline, yes, but what does this mean exactly? Our two main fluids in the body are blood and lymph. They are meant to…
The ketogenic diet is a low-carb eating plan that helps the liver manufacture ketones that can be utilized as energy. Also called a low-carb high-fat diet or low-carb diet, the ketogenic diet first became popular during the 1920s and 1930s as a way to treat childhood epilepsy. In fact, the…
Very often, when you go on a diet, the most commonly used tool to help you stay on track is the scale. Weighing yourself often can be a helpful indicator of success, but it also helps if you understand what occurs to your weight over the course of the day…