When I find myself at a party with lots of yummy treats or staring a bread basket in the face I like to  ask myself the worst-case scenario question. What is the worst thing that will happen if I don’t have the basket of bread? Will I enjoy dinner any less? What is the worst [...]

I love when I find exercises that mimic something we did as kids, like jump rope, that can make us stronger now! Medicine Ball Throw 1. Grab a weighted medicine ball. *If you don’t have a weighted one, a soccer ball or one of your kids toy balls will be just fine. *The weighted ball [...]

Here’s another great way to trade up a boring chicken lunch for one that you’ll be excited to eat! Asian Style Wrap 3 – 4 ounces white meat chicken Handful of shredded carrots Handful of sprouts 1 Tbsp light Sesame Ginger salad dressing Tangerine slices Sprinkle of toasted almonds, sliced (1 tbsp) Nutritional Information – Without [...]

I really do love Quinoa. It’s technically a  grain, but it forms a complete protein! That means that it contains all eight essential amino acids your body needs in order to use protein properly in your body. No other grain ( that I know of does this!) Making this a great choice for vegetarians. Despite it’s hard to pronounce [...]

Eating late at night is a controversial subject. Many health experts will tell you that if your body needs calories, it does not matter what time you get them at. However, I think that if your body does not need calories, then eating at night can be detrimental if your trying to lose weight. Especially because night time eating tends to [...]

Here is another easy way to spice up your boring chicken lunch and turn it into a delicious fiesta! Mexican Style Chicken Wrap: 3 to 4 ounces white meat chicken ¼ cup black beans 1 Tbsp 0% Greek yogurt or Low fat sour cream Salsa Avocado Lettuce (if it’s not already being used as a wrap) * Nutritional Information [...]

My cousin emailed me to suggest I write a post about how to sneak fiber into your kids diets, which I thought was a great idea. As I sat down to write it, I realized I should actually write a post about how to sneak fiber in your diet as well! Here are some ideas. [...]

Every diet stresses the importance of lean protein to lose weight. Some even promise weight loss with ANY type of protein (lean or not) as long as that’s all you eat! Although I do not agree with diets that focus solely on protein and allow you to eat mounds and mounds of high fat foods, I do [...]

If you don’t have a medicine ball for this one, feel free to use a stability ball or even a weight. The twist alone will work your deep intrinsic core muscles, the ball is there to add more resistance and make it more challenging! Medicine Ball Twist 1. Stand in neutral and hold onto a weighted [...]

With each change in season, a new way of eating presents itself. In winter, I eat a lot of soups and stews. Now that summer is peeking it’s head around the corner, I’m so excited to clean off my grill and start to barbecue! For someone who tries to eat healthy everyday, barbecue season is the easiest [...]