I thought it would be fun to share my meal planning efforts for the week so you could get a feel for what we’re eating.  As you can imagine, it’s all healthy and focused on clean eating — whole foods, all natural, locally grown for the most part, and no refined sugar.
This week, I did [...]

It used to be that my meal planning efforts would serve my husband and I well during the week – we’d have a bevy of healthy food — but come the weekend, it seems like we were always scrounging around for something to eat.
Why? I put so much effort into my during-the-week meal planning efforts that by the [...]

I’m all about breaking up meal preparation to make it easier to assemble the finished product and feel a whole lot less burdened. Although it might take the same amount of total time, I’m convinced that it’s less time when I break things up. It’s sort of like when I used to get paid once [...]

I’ll be the first to tell you that I can easily get into a rut with my meal planning efforts when things get busy and I’m short on time. That’s how it felt this past week when I had just arrived home from being in Florida for nine days at a conference.
I love the fact [...]

Yesterday I was blogging about National Salad Month and mentioning the benefits of making your own dressing — it’s quick, simple, can save you lots of money and is so much healthier than most you find on the market.
I’m a big fan of simple, fresh ingredients and I love that in moments I have [...]

Did you know that May is National Salad Month? That means it’s time to put your healthy spring food ideas into action and indulge in some low calorie and healthy treats.
I’m a big fan of salad all year round but when warm weather rolls around, salads are especially appealing. Why? Salads are naturally cooling and [...]

I’m enamored with the flavor of asparagus and my body just can’t get enough of this nutrient-rich vegetable that’s so good for us. Do you know that asparagus is at its peak this time of year, bursting with flavor?
Low in calories, with no fat or cholesterol, this veggie is the perfect addition to anyone watching [...]

Last week on my free monthly teleclass on meal planning, we shared fantastic ideas about how to make cooking for one more fun and engaging. So many times we short-change ourselves with the notion that we’re not worth the time investment of cooking healthy items, or even finding a place to buy them already prepared. [...]

Warehouse stores like BJs and Costco are great when you have a place store all those paper towels and toilet paper or over sized packages of chicken. They tend to work well with families who have the space and the capacity to eat up all the food.
But what about if you’re single? Or you live [...]

It really is possible to save money and eat healthfully, but the truth is, you have to expend some effort to reap the rewards.
These days we’re all trying to pinch pennies in one way or another and when we make the time to plan ahead, it’s so much easier. One of the regular stops I [...]