Tag: healthy eating

Ever just feel “not in the mood” to cook? Yeah… us too. We’ve found the DELICIOUS recipe that’s filling, refreshing and easy! Whip it up next time you are looking for a fresh healthy dinner salad! Serves 2 Ingredients: Juice of 1 lemon ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 1 teaspoon agave nectar (could use honey)  1 shallot, microplaned or finely minced Salt & pepper 1 orange, segmented 1 mango, chopped 1 avocado, chopped 6 oz baby lettuce blend ¼ cup cashews Directions: Combine lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, apple cider vinegar, agave nectar, shallot and salt & pepper in a jar or bowl. Shake or whisk to combine. Toss orange segments, chopped mango …

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Bagged lunches, we all remember them, and we all always wanted someone else’s. Today, with childhood obesity on the rise, it is even more important to be packing healthy lunches for our children. The challenge will always be: how do we get them to actually eat it and enjoy it? We realize if you place a doughnut and a carrot in front of a kid, 9 times out of 10 they are going to grab the doughnut, heck, most of us would too. However, by making a few simple changes to the typical lunch you send your child off with, you can completely change the way they view their food. Making lunch’s fun and different will keep kids interested in …

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We all love to come home to food already made for us. Many of us are so busy in our everyday lives we opt to eat out regularly to avoid the hassle of cooking.  However, there is a solution to this problem, and it is something we all know about, but perhaps rarely use, the Crockpot. In a busy world where being prepared for the next step is essential, this magical machine is a huge time saver. We have compiled three healthy, but more importantly, yummy, recipes for you to try. So let’s all pull out those Crockpot’s (we somehow all end up with one, don’t we?) and put those bad boys to use! Crockpot Roast Chicken (adapted from sparkpeople.com) …

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Five fresh food ideas for weight loss and better health.