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5 Ways to Keep Healthy Food in School Lunches

5 Ways to Keep Healthy Food in School Lunches

My son’s school sent home some new “strict” nutritional guidelines from the government for healthy food that they’re going to follow this year for school lunches. The list included some elements that excited me, like larger portions of fruits and veggies, especially dark greens and other colors. Very cool. It was of course way off [...]

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8 Tips for Really Living While Losing Weight

8 Tips for Really Living While Losing Weight

When I first started making a conscious effort to lose weight, I had a really hard time not letting it take over my life. I’d find myself starting to dread social occasions because of the inevitable weight loss obstacles that would present themselves. I’d turn down dinner or happy hours out with friends in favor [...]

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Crispy Cereal Mango Parfaits

Crispy Cereal Mango Parfaits

With the warmer weather finally here we crave lighter foods and bright flavors. We love mango and find any way we can to enjoy this sweet fruit! Mango is fabulous sliced and eaten by the bowlful. It is also a wonderful addition to shakes and smoothies. Mango gets even fun in these sweet little parfaits… [...]

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Cooking with Real Ingredients

Growing up, I was never the cook in my family. My mom and sisters were all much more gifted culinarily than I was, so there was never really a place for me in the kitchen and it’s not something I pushed. That said, I always ate pretty well growing up.  My mom made quite an [...]

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Roasted Provençal Tomatoes (and How to Make Veggies Everyone will Love!)

Roasted Provençal Tomatoes (and How to Make Veggies Everyone will Love!)

Everyone loves dessert. It’s sweet. It’s comforting. For most people, dessert brings an amazing amount of joy and satisfaction. There’s a reason we have birthday cake and not big, healthy birthday salad. There’s a way, though, to take vegetables and make them crazy exciting. Really. I’m a vegetable lover. I’m happy chomping on raw lettuce [...]

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