I absolutely love my crockpot, slow cooker, whatever you want to call it. It saves me so much time and is so easy to prepare a healthy and home-cooked meal when you don’t have to stand over it and watch it! I will usually put all the ingredients together in the crockpot bowl the night […]

Healthy Eating On a Budget Whether you are a broke college student like I am, or a busy parent trying to balance bills, saving money is a top priority! Instead of using excuses to not eat healthy, like the infamous ‘healthy eating is expensive’, try to use these few ideas below to choose healthy foods, […]

How-To: Eating Healthy While Dining Out I can’t even tell you the number of times I broke my healthy eating streak because I couldn’t resist a night out to dinner with the girls or with my family. Not only would I eat unhealthy foods, I would over eat because of the portion sizes that my […]

5 Things Food Manufacturers Do Not Want You To Know Food corporations and manufacturers all have one common goal: To get as much money from you as possible. I am here to make sure you get the best out of your money while still making healthy food choices. Below is a short list of ways […]

Spring cleaning is here! Spring is the perfect time to not only ditch the dust bunny-ridden clothes sitting in the back of your closet, but also cleanse your body for the inevitably approaching summer season. Though it may sound daunting to think about getting into your tiniest bikini in the next few months, if you […]

The answer is unfortunately, no.  I frequently get asked the question: “Is weight loss just simply calories in vs. calories out?” or “What is more important, what you eat or how much you eat?” To answer the first question, weight loss is not only calories in vs. calories out. What you eat and how you […]

So you woke up today and you decided that you want to try and lose some weight. Why not try a “Fad Diet?” They are popular and a lot of people swear by them, so they seem like they would work right? One of the most popular Fad Diets out there today is the Paleo […]

Yields 4 servings (2 cups each) INGREDIENTS: 8 Cups lettuce 2 cups steamed beet wedges, or slices 1/2 -1” thick (see tip) 1 T. extra virgin olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced 1 cup thinly sliced red onion 1⁄4 tsp salt
2 plum tomatoes, chopped 
1⁄4 tsp freshly ground pepper 2 T. chopped fresh parsley 2 T. […]

Nowadays it seems that almost everyplace you go to eat has some item being advertised with Avocado as the selling factor. Avocados are in fact very good for you, but don’t think that a little piece of this fruit (yes, it is a fruit, not a vegetable) will instantly make a Big Mac healthy. It […]