When I got my second cancer diagnosis in July 2010, I knew I had to do something different with my health. After all, finding out that I had essentially grown cancer from scratch TWICE, I had to take action by doing what I could with what I could control. Bad food for me In the … Read more
I love my job and one of the reasons is that nearly every day that I work, I eat lunch for at least 30 minutes with my smart, funny, fun colleagues. Turns out eating with your coworkers doesn’t happen that often anymore. NPR did a survey in 2015 that cited that only one in five … Read more
Do you love water? I do. I hope you love water too!!! Our bodies and this planet are made up mostly of beautiful water. I love water so much that I’m blogging about it. Let’s back up a moment. The other day, I was at the hand therapist. I go because I had my second … Read more
I made a promise to my certified diabetes educator, registered dietitian Marcey Robinson 8 years ago when I gave up gluten, meat,dairy and alcohol. The promise was to make a concerted effort to find and try new recipes at least twice a month, to keep cooking and eating at home interesting and engaging. I am … Read more
I love breakfast. Every morning I wake up ready to get the day going and I enjoy the process of making breakfast and eating to kick off the day. What about you, do you love breakfast? I’ve met people who don’t like to eat in the morning. I get it that we are all different. … Read more
I love salads. Interestingly enough, my body doesn’t like cold salads when it’s cold outside. As a result, I only eat salads when it’s warm outside. At long last, winter has loosened its grip on Minnesota. And thankfully, I’m back to my Mason Jar salads!! For the past two weekends, I’ve made lunchtime salads for … Read more
I’m on a bit of a smoothie kick at the moment. I love my Mason Jar salads and all the winter soups I make that have tons of veggies, yet, I always wonder if I’m getting enough greens. Smoothies in my Vitamix are a fabulous solution. Here’s one I found called the Alkaliner. The carbs … Read more
These are some of the most amazing, healthy, gluten-free muffins! I make them about every two weeks and over the two weeks I eat these fabulous muffins as snacks. Here’s the recipe! Enjoy!! Ingredients 1/2 cup garbanzo bean flour 1 Tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon cloves … Read more
I found this recipe on Rebecca Katz‘ website. She calls it Clean Green Soup. I’m not a fan of the word clean to describe eating, as no one wants to eat food that is “dirty.” I’ve re-named it Yummy Green Soup! Makes about 6 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Ingredients: Extra-virgin … Read more
Last week my father died. We held a Memorial that was well attended. It was good to see how many people remembered good things about my father. He had a rough life. I learned quite a bit from him. Including the value of calling oneself an athlete. Being an athlete has made all the difference … Read more