Clean Foods, Clean Living
March 12, 2012
By Guest Blogger
I’m a clean eater. What does that mean, exactly? Well, it’s about eating from nature’s bounty: fresh foods in their most natural state. Nothing with a label, nothing processed: purely nuts, seeds, fresh produce, healthy fats and lean proteins. Not sure what to make of this? How about whetting your appetite with kale cashew pesto with chia seed falafel; fresh spinach salad with roasted eggplant and avocado-basil dressing; and leek and tomato-apricot soup? I learned… Read More >
Top 5 Ways to Save on Organic Food
November 16, 2011
By Alexandra Jamieson
Cooking more of your meals will, hands down, save you money on food. Want to make grocery shopping even more streamlined and cost effective? Use these strategies and make them a habit. If you keep track of your spending, you’ll see a marked downtick in your supermarket spending. 1. Plan to Succeed Using a meal plan is one of the best ways to save money at the grocery store. By plotting how your family will… Read More >
10 Essential Ingredients for Quick and Healthy Meals
October 17, 2011
By Jennifer Reilly RD LD
Healthy food fast is easy if you have the right ingredients in your arsenal and don’t let stress or time gum up your nutrition as a top priority. Here are 10 essential ingredients that will maximize your chances of success in today’s busy world. Having the right quick ingredients on hand will help you continue cloud surfing your way through health euphoria even on extra rushed and wild days. Always have on hand: 1. Organic… Read More >
New Year’s Intentions
December 31, 2010
Each year at this time I sit down and write many drafts of my new year’s resolutions. This year I’m changing it up a bit. Instead of resolutions, I’m writing intentions. Instead of making a long list (most of which I don’t stick to or even remember for that matter), I’m focusing on the power of three. After all, three is a holy groovy number. Rather than burying my intentions in my journal, I’m posting… Read More >
Spring Clean Your Kitchen
April 27, 2010
By Guest Blogger
By Carolyn “The Healthy Voyager” Scott Spring is upon us, and that means it’s time for spring cleaning—out with the old to make room for the new. That applies to your kitchen, too. You might be surprised to learn that many of the cooking items you use on a daily basis could be harming your health and rendering your nutritious foods useless. I’ve compiled my top 5 items that should be added to your toss… Read More >
Food for the Soul
January 18, 2010
By Guest Blogger
Bianca Phillips is here to share how she has modified traditional Southern cooking to create tasty vegan fare. Check out her Country Potato Soup recipe if you need some Meatless Monday inspiration! Bianca Phillips For most vegetarians and vegans, the number one question we get asked is “Where do you get your protein?” For me, it’s “How do you manage to stay vegan in Memphis?” In the land of fried chicken, slow-cooked, ham hock-seasoned collard… Read More >
Health: From Our Plates to Our Planet
November 23, 2009
By Joy Pierson
Photo by Mimi Giboin It is such an honor to be a voice among the powerful and compassionate individuals in the blog posse. As I share my experiences with you, my hope is that we can grow together (pun intended) and enlighten countless others to join in our “effort” to make this a healthier planet for each and every human being and the millions of creatures, domesticated and wild, with which we share the land,… Read More >
Following My Passion into the Kitchen
November 18, 2009
By Guest Blogger
Marni Wasserman Just a little bit of passion can take you a long way. Everybody always asks me how I got into this, what led me to “create” what I have today. I answer them with one simple word “passion.” Once you find what this word means for you, it will bring you happiness, health and success. I promise! We have all heard that you need to be true to yourself and your beliefs to… Read More >
Two Essential Kitchen Tools
September 1, 2009
By Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
The tools we use in the kitchen are essential to making it fun, making it easy, making it successful, and making it safe. I absolutely think people would cook more if they had the right tools. People think they don’t need the right tools since they aren’t cooking a lot, but what they don’t know is that they’d be cooking more (and properly and more quickly and with more pleasure) if they invested in a… Read More >
Practical Magic
July 1, 2009
By Kate Hanley
Although I love yoga and have been practicing for 13 years, I am not here to tell you how wonderful it is and how you need to do more of it. I *am* here to tell you about the value of having some sort of practice. I define practice as “What you do with regularity, even when you don’t feel like doing anything else.” I firmly believe that incorporating some sort of practice, or activity,… Read More >
