Foodie Friday: Supergreens
Supergreens are packed full of essential nutrients that are necessary for a healthy and balanced diet. Consuming these health-enhancing greens are a must for winter! Spirulina: This micro-algae contains high amounts of minerals, vitamins and essential amino acids but is also perfect for sport performers; it is a high glycogen source which means it provides [...]
7 Fun Fruit Ideas for Summer
Fruits play an extremely important role in a well-rounded, healthy diet. Fruit is packed with a wide variety of vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, cancer fighting antioxidants, and fiber. You don’t want to leave this food group out of your diet! During the summer months there are so many beautiful and delicious fruits to be used and [...]
Foodie Friday: Beets
Beets are becoming increasingly popular as gourmet chefs & top restaurants incorporate them into menus for their earthy sweetness, beautiful colors, and high nutrient content. Though beets have the highest sugar content of any vegetable, they are low in calories, high in fiber and rich in folic acid, magnesium and potassium. Their greens are incredibly [...]
6 Foods for Healthier Looking Skin
Why spend hundreds of dollars each year on skin care when you can simply eat food for healthy, glowing skin? Foods packed with antioxidants can provide protection to skin in ways that cosmetic products cannot. These six super foods below have been shown to protect and help nourish skin for a healthy looking complexion. Throw [...]
Top Foods for Flawless Skin
When you skin starts to become dry or break out, you most likely run to the pharmacy and grab the latest moisturizer or anti-aging cream. Seldom do we stop and think that our diet may be contributing to our skin issues. While there is no magic cure for perfect skin, the following foods do promote [...]
Foodie Friday: Pomegranates
Pomegranates are in prime ripeness in early fall so, Foodie Friday this week is all about the Pomegranate. As a unique fruit, we don’t eat the outside peel, or even the inside, but the juicy pop-in-your mouth seeds with a tangy, sweet flavor are irresistible if you’re the type that enjoys when fruit “pops” in [...]
8 Simple Ways to Eat More Fruits and Veggies
How many fruits and vegetables are in your daily diet? Do you think you’re getting enough? Recently the U.S. Center for Disease and Control health officials reported that, in 2009, 67.5% of adults ate fruit less than two times daily, and 73.7% ate vegetables less than three times per day. There is definitely work to [...]
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How to Eat Dessert and Stay Lean!
It’s happened to the best of us at one time or another. You decide to start a diet, or just to start eating healthier and being more active, and thoughts soon drift to how much you’re going to miss enjoying dessert after meals. Not to worry – you don’t have to give it up! It [...]
Foodie Friday: Raspberries
It’s summertime, and in my family, a fun weekend jaunt might include a lazy day of berry picking (and eating!). This juicy member of the berry family and the rose family is a tart pick that is especially abundant from the months of June through October. Fun Facts about the “Other” Berry Not your average [...]
5 Ways to Spice Up Your Sandwich
Spice up your summer this year by spicing up your homemade sandwiches! That’s right. Sandwiches are great delivery vehicles for a number of health benefits including antioxidants, increased metabolism and overall a great way to maintain that summer bod you’ve worked hard all spring for. Toast that Grain! Some people who don’t normally like whole [...]
