Your Why Will Pull You Through

We each have moments in our clean eating journey where we may feel discouraged, tempted or frustrated. We’re human and to not expect some bumps along the path is unrealistic. They are going to come. The key is being able to face them and bounce back quickly. During these times we may need to dig [...]

Toasted Pumpkin Seeds

One of my favorite snacks are toasted pumpkin seeds!  Yum!  They’re actually chock full of vitamins and nutrients that we need and best of all – they’re a clean snack.  Since I will be making some of these soon, I thought I would share my recipe.  Enjoy!
Ingredients:

2 tbsp. pumpkin seeds
A splash of olive oil
Salt (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven [...]

How to Lose Weight Without Dieting

Is it even possible to lose weight without going on a diet?   Yes!  And more and more people are finding that cleaning up their eating habits is better than dieting.  According to a recent article at The New York Times, Instead of Eating to Diet, They’re Eating to Enjoy, the number of men and women [...]

Basic Fruit Smoothie Recipe

Fruit smoothies were invented as a healthy alternative to the milkshake. While very popular because of their taste, smoothies are also very healthy. Most smoothies are high in fiber, low in fat, and packed with vitamins and antioxidants. While there are hundreds of ways to make a fruit smoothie, with varying tastes and textures, here [...]

So Why Aren’t You Eating Clean?

Yesterday I was thinking about all of the benefits I’ve experienced since I’ve started eating clean and wondered, “Why didn’t I start eating clean sooner?” The first reason is that even though I had read things here and there over the years about eating clean, I didn’t fully understand it and thought it was [...]