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Homemade Ranch Seasoning

Homemade Ranch Seasoning

So easy to make! So many ways to use it! Ingredients: 2 Tbsp dried parsley 2 tsp dried dill 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp onion powder 1/2 tsp black pepper 1/2 tsp dried chives pinch of salt   I used Galley Salt Seasonings instead of just salt. My friend and sorority sister Barb Edgerle… Read More

Sweet Potato Chips

Sweet Potato Chips

Healthy snacks can be easy and delicious. These sweet potato chips can be served with a yummy dip of salsa, hummus, guacamole, or your healthy favorite homemade ranch.  They could be topped off with a little drizzled honey, chopped walnuts and blue cheese crumbles or made into sweet potato nachos with black beans, chopped scallions,… Read More

Stuffed Acorn Squash

Stuffed Acorn Squash

This is a tasty and great healthy side that will please everyone’s palate at your Thanksgiving dinner table. So flavorful and delicious and filled with protein you can serve it up for dinner plus you never will miss the bread! This is one of the most requested recipes from my fall programs. Stuffed Acorn Squash 2 tablespoons coconut… Read More

Turmeric Power + Roasted Turmeric Veggies Recipe

Turmeric Power + Roasted Turmeric Veggies Recipe

We all know vegetables are good for us and we try to find different ways to make them tasty our families. Roasted is a very tasty and popular way to serve that everyone loves. Have you ever POWERED UP YOUR VEGGIES with Turmeric? Turmeric, the yellow-gold (super) spice, is a very easy addition that gives… Read More

Turmeric Smoothie

Turmeric Smoothie

    Before you ask “Turmeric Smoothie? Why?”, you want to know the unbelievable benefits of turmeric (curcumin). Turmeric Smoothie Recipe 1 cup hemp or coconut milk 1/2 cup frozen pineapple or mango chunks 1 fresh banana 1 tablespoon coconut oil 1/2 teaspoon turmeric (can be increased to 1 tsp) 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ginger 1 teaspoon… Read More

Turmeric Chai Tea

Turmeric Chai Tea

  Love Turmeric, check out health benefits and try these Turmeric Roasted Veggies or a Turmeric Smoothie too. Read More

6 Tips for a Healthier Thanksgiving

6 Tips for a Healthier Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving only comes around once a year, and what do we usually do? Splurge, right? We justify by saying “it is only one day, what can it really do to my waistline?” Gaining weight during the holiday season seems like something that just happens like it’s part of the tradition. It is very common for… Read More

Cauliflower Rice

Cauliflower Rice

Cauliflower is one of my all time favorites and cauliflower rice makes it so versatile and easy to prepare in so many different ways all year long. Cauliflower has tremendous compounds involved in cancer protection, anti-inflammation, cardiovascular benefits, digestive health, and detoxification support. 2 Easy Ways to Make Cauliflower Rice This is a great Cook Once –… Read More

Cinnamon Baked Apples

Cinnamon Baked Apples

Pumpkin gets all the attention this time of year. And while I love the orange sweetness, I love its seasonal competition, the apple,  and it also deserves a spot in the limelight. I love apples. Everyday I try and either eat an apple or add to my juice, smoothie or breakfast oats. While my mother-in-law… Read More

5 Ways to Cook Beets

5 Ways to Cook Beets

Beets are an extremely nutritious food source and they are really tasty too. Beets are packed with vitamins and minerals: vitamins A, B1, B2, B6 and C, choline, folic acid, iodine, manganese, organic sodium, potassium, iron, calcium, copper and phosphorus. Some really good reasons to eat beets Beets can help fight cancer. Studies show beet juice inhibits the formation… Read More

Sweet Potato Chutney

Sweet Potato Chutney

This is one yummy fall recipe and it is a clean eating friendly. This recipe was included in my Fall 2013 Revitalize Clean Eating Cleanse and it was a favorite. Sweet potatoes are a root vegetable, meaning the fleshy edible part is the enlarged root. (Don’t confuse yams with sweet potatoes – they are not… Read More

The Magic Formula for Daily Pleasure

The Magic Formula for Daily Pleasure

What makes you smile? Laugh? Go giddy with glee? For some, it’s a walk through the park to enjoy the fall colors. For another, it’s a spin on a roller coaster, a solo movie date, or a perfectly ripe fall squash. So… when was the last time you did something that makes you happy? If… Read More

Roasted Squash Soup

Roasted Squash Soup

Roasted Squash Soup (Cleanse Friendly) Ingredients: 1 large butternut squash (peeled, seeded & cut into 2″ cubes) 1 sweet potato (cut into 2″ cubes) 1 small onion ½ head of cauliflower, chopped 1 parsnips (peeled & cut into 2″ cubes) 8 cups of low salt vegetable (or chicken) stock 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 tsp ground thyme pinch… Read More

Keep Track of Your Water Intake

Keep Track of Your Water Intake

Here is a great tip from a fellow health coach (who got it from a Cleanse participant) on keep tracking of your water intake if you work in front of a computer all day.  Put 8 mini Post It notes along the side of your computer. Each time you have your glass of water, remove… Read More

I-Love-Quinoa Salad

I-Love-Quinoa Salad

You’ll want to add this salad to your meal plan. Great as the main course or as a side. It is also almost a copycat of the delicious Costco Quinoa Salad- just a few things different. Health Benefits of Quinoa High in protein. A good source of riboflavin. It only has 172 calories per ¼… Read More

Roasted Cauliflower Hummus

Roasted Cauliflower Hummus

Cauliflower. It is a delicious vegetable with some powerful nutrients. This cauliflower hummus is a much lower calorie and higher in fiber option than regular hummus. The ingredients are basically the same, except for using roasted cauliflower not chick peas, which on its own is a wonderful dish. Roasted cauliflower combined with some olive oil, salt, pepper,… Read More

Are toxins in your body are giving you the UGLIES?

Are toxins in your body are giving you the UGLIES?

Do you have a case of the UGLIES? I am sitting with a cup a tea getting ready to support people who are ready to reduce the toxins in their body and the inflammation it causes using my Lean & Clean Fall Cleanse Detox, and I’m being reminded of the problems that inflammation can create in our… Read More

Hormone Busting Cacao Pudding

Hormone Busting Cacao Pudding

This is one dark chocolate treat. Did you know that dark chocolate (75-80%+ cacao) can help lower the stress hormone cortisol?   It does!  And no wonder we crave chocolate when we are stressed. It is actually a good thing! So if you are feeling stressed, try eating a square of extra dark chocolate (75-80% cacao)… Read More

Feel Beautiful Inside and Out

Feel Beautiful Inside and Out

Everyone has their own opinion of what beauty is and what it means. But really the most important thing is what it means to you. What do you value in yourself that makes you beautiful? Is it the clothes you wear? How you treat others? Or is it how healthy you are? We’re all different. For… Read More

Tomato Bisque

Tomato Bisque

This copycat recipe (Noodles & Co. Tomato Bisque) is just delicious and perfect for game day or movie night at home. Easy to make and actually good for you too. The health benefits of tomatoes are great due to the high concentration powerful phytonutrients including lycopene. Tomatoes support cardiovascular health, bone health, and have anti-cancer qualities. Studies… Read More

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