At my house, we have a “soup of the week” often on the ready in the slow-cooker, or in a glass dish in the fridge that can be warmed up quickly. I love soup at this time of year: it comes to my rescue on a cold, busy day and hits the spot! I’ve shared most of my […]
Popsicle Power
I think of Memorial Day as the start of summer. Where we live, kids get out of school just in time for Memorial Day weekend – today is their last day in fact! On the last (half-day) of school I always love to go somewhere fun with my 3 kiddos so it stands out from every other after-school […]
What about eggs?
Since eggs have been a tasty, inexpensive staple in homes over the years, and have also been a nutritional topic of debate for decades because of their cholesterol-rich yolks, let’s dive into the details. Egg facts: eggs are one of the least expensive protein sources available (about 15 cents per egg which contains about six […]
Easy Meal Prep: Top 10 Tools
In talking to a friend who likes to do a 3-hour prep time on Sundays for the week’s meals, I wondered to myself…how do meals “work themselves out” at my house without all these big chunks of planning that people speak of? (If you’ve ever met my 3 kiddos, you know that 3 hours of […]
The bounty and beauty of color and contentment
Last weekend I watched hundreds of grateful people stand in line for a loooong time to receive a hot meal while I helped paint their sweet kids’ faces and my kids facilitated games. After they waited in a long line behind hundreds of people to receive their meals, I didn’t hear anyone complaining about disliking beets […]
Mother’s Day Musings on Disinhibition
Through life experience as well as years of client consultations, I have learned there is so much more to food than just food. It’s a complex and emotional issue for many people, much beyond tastebuds, hunger and basic fuel. If you are struggling to maintain a healthy weight, even more emotions may come into play. […]
Eat whatever you want?
“Since you exercise, you can eat anything you want.” I hear this often. Do you really think that’s true? Getting your workout done brings that high that makes you think you can do anything! (But it sometimes leads you to THINK you can eat anything, too). One stop by Starbucks on the way home or to the office […]