If you've decided to cut back on sugar, you need to be aware that there are more foods with added sugar than you might think. Â Grocery shopping probably takes me longer than most because I never put a new product in my cart without reading the ingredient label. Â I want to see exactly what I'm going ...
General Nutrition
Healthy Living: What is your WHY?
Healthy living is a decision.  A choice you make somewhere along the way, usually a decision that's propelled by something.  An event in your life. An article you read. Something your friend told you. The way you feel. Something ignites your desire to live healthier. My question for you today: ...
How to Sweeten Coffee without Sugar
The year was 2006 and I'd just read multiple books and articles about the detrimental effects sugar has on our body. Â I decided I was cutting it out of my diet, cold turkey. Â My biggest fear was the coffee. At that time I drank my coffee with copious amounts of CoffeeMate French Vanilla creamer (I ...
How I Save $130 a Month Buying Organic Food at Costco
A little over a year ago, a new Costco was built close enough for our family to consider buying a membership. Â We hesitated taking the plunge, not sure if we'd save enough to justify the cost of membership. Â We'd been members years ago when we lived in Arizona, and ended up rarely using it. That, ...
What I Ate Wednesday (& an Update on Weight and Calorie Counting)
I thought it'd been a month since I shared a What I Ate Wednesday post. Â I just looked and it's actually been two months. Isn't it funny how time slips by like that? Â Before we know it, it's going to be HalloweenThanksgivingChristmas! Â Yikes. Last time I shared I talked to you about calorie ...
10 Ways to Make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Healthier
It's time to start thinking about school lunches again.  Do you have a  peanut butter and jelly kid?  I have one of each.  A peanut butter and jelly kid who would eat the beloved sandwich at every meal, every day, if I let her and one kid who can take 'em or leave 'em. It turns out they both have ...
The Anatomy of a Healthy Road Trip
Ever since we moved to Ohio from Arizona six years ago, road tripping has been a part of our summers. Â We typically take one trip to Michigan to visit my family and one visit to the East Coast to visit Tim's family. Â We pack up the family truckster and take it to the road. Â Over the years we've ...
What I Ate Wednesday (And Thoughts on Calorie Counting)
Every time I publish a "What I Ate Wednesday" post, I get at least one or two emails or comments thanking me and asking me to do them more often. Â Getting that kind of feedback is helpful and I really appreciate it, so thank you when you take the time to let me know what you like to see (or not ...
What I Ate Wednesday
Hi friends! I am back to share another day of healthy eating inspiration. This is how it works: on a random day, I take a crappy iPhone photo of all the food I put into my mouth before I actually put it in my mouth. Â Then, I share it with you curious readers. The end result, hopefully, is to give ...
What I Ate Wednesday
Are you ever curious about what other people eat? Â A healthy, clean-eating diet can look different from person to person. Â Today, I'm sharing what a day of eats looks like for me on a random day. I've only shared the food I've eaten in a day, an online food journal of sorts, a few times here. ...
Rainbow Smoothies: A Tasting Activity for Kids
 One of the most important lessons about food I want my kids to learn is the importance of variety.  Eating fresh, whole foods is important, but your body doesn't benefit nearly as much unless you are eating a wide variety of foods.  Since for kids St. Patrick's Day is all about leprechauns and ...
How to Make Homemade Bone Broth in the Crock Pot
When I first discovered I could make homemade bone broth in the Crock Pot, my life was changed. Â Making stock on the stove top isn't exactly difficult, but who has hours and hours to babysit a pot of simmering bones in a pot on the stove? Â Not me. Â I much prefer to throw everything in the crock pot ...
