It’s winter her in MN and it’s the perfect time to tell you about some simple, natural ways to boost your immune system. It’s much easier to prevent an illness than it is to recover from an illness. Here’s what my family does to keep our immune systems strong: Note that you don’t want your […]
Healthy Happy Hour
Imagine hosting a party, laughing with your friends, enjoying a few cocktails AND not breaking your healthy habits. It’s totally doable. I recently hosted a Healthy Happy Hour for my girlfriends to show you that it is easy, and most of all, fun, to live your healthiest life. You can have foods and drinks […]
Making Better Choices During the Holidays, Vacation, or Anytime
The holidays (or vacations or parties) can be a difficult time for people to stay on track with their healthy habits. Over the years I have developed some habits that have made it easy for me to go to a party and not regret my eating decisions the next day, and not gain weight over […]
6 Easy Weeks to Clean Living
Are you overwhelmed when you think of where to start with Clean Living? Do you feel like you don’t have enough time to make healthy meals or research clean shampoo? Do you want someone to do all the research for you and tell you what to buy? Good news. I’ve been doing the research […]
Does healthy living have to be hard? 3 Tips for making it easy
When I surveyed my audience (you!) a while back and asked what your biggest obstacles to healthy living were, there was definitely a theme. The answers were: time, overwhelming amounts of information, someone even said, “doing the research to find the healthiest products, I just want someone to tell me what to use.” Where do […]
17-ish Tips for Healthy Living on a Budget
I get it. You look at the price of the organic blueberries, then you look at the price of the conventional blueberries. The saver in you can’t justify the extra cost. The #1 question I get is, “How can I use healthy, organic products on a budget?” I mention the reasons why it’s important to […]
Ridiculously Easy French Toast Sticks
This week I have a ridiculously easy recipe for you. In fact, I’m not sure why I didn’t think of it sooner. When I asked my kids what they wanted to make on our food prep day, it was the usual: cookies, fruit snacks, pancakes, etc… See my Post here on Easy Make Ahead and […]
30-minute Instant Pot Pho- Your New Favorite Soup.
The weather here in MN is turning chillier already, and that has me craving something warm and comforting. One of my very favorite soups is Pho Ga. Pho Ga is a Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup. It’s a staple in Vietnam. This is truly a comfort food. I got my first taste of Pho at […]
Easy make ahead and freeze school lunches ideas, plus our favorite lunch box.
It’s back to school time! Some of you may have already returned to school, but it’s not too late to do a cooking day. In fact, we do a cooking day about once a month to fill our freezer with food we make ahead and freeze to use for school lunches. Now I know […]
Our Favorite Homemade Summer Snacks
I want to share with you a few of our favorite summer homemade snacks. We are often running around in the summer and buy packaged snacks-like the ones I show you here in my Healthy Snacks and Tips for a Summer Road Trip Video. However, we like to make homemade snacks whenever we can. […]
