4PM Crash? Veggies, Protein and Fat to the Rescue!

While I don’t have a statistic as to the number of people who have a 4PM, or thereabout, blood sugar crash, resulting in a trip to the local cafe for a milkshake (aka ‘blended, iced coffee drink) and a piece of cake (the seemingly benign little muffin), I’d  be willing to bet it’s more common […]

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Veggies Equal Love…And It’s Been Proven!

I absolutely loved a little article in a recent IDEA publication, entitled “Serving Up Veggies = Serving Up Love”. According to the piece, in a recent study, published  by Public Health Nutrition researchers discovered that meal preparers were rated higher on qualities such as “loving,” “thoughtful,” “attentive” and “capable” when they included vegetables with the […]

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Why Did I Eat That?

I was at Whole Foods doing my weekly shop.  Given what I do for a living as well as the fact that I so thoroughly enjoy everything related to planning, procuring and prepping meals for myself and family, I do my best to allocate sufficient time so I’m not rushed. As such, as I passed […]

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Strawberry Tops, Broccoli Stalks & Chard Stems

Why is it that we automatically throw the greens on the top of a strawberry, the stalks of broccoli or the sweet, tender stems of Swiss Chard away? Well, I used to do that, to be completely honest. I have no idea who I saw just eat the red of the strawberry or the ‘tree’ […]

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