May’s theme for the month is…………..Vegetables Thanks for all your comments….. I feel so happy when I read how you are eating more veggies this month and trying out the recipes!! Great job! This week we are taking a look at ways to eat more vegetables. How many of you buy the bag of broccoli, cauliflower and then it just sits in the produce drawer in the refrigerator until it goes bad? Here are some simple tips to help you…
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So this is a little late in happening, but let me tell you what I did this weekend. I gave my living room an instant face lift for summer. How, you ask? Pillows! When Mike and I got our beautiful yellow couch, it was the summer. It seemed so bright and cheery in our home. (Before we got married, Mike had done an excellent job of decorating the home we live in, but there was a lack of vibrant color,…
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May’s theme for the month is…………..Vegetables How was your spinach last week?? I hope you were able to incorporate more veggies and try some new recipes. This really is a great time of year to get eating more vegetables!! This week lets take a look at the power vegetables have against fighting heart disease. A wonderful benefit, of eating more vegetables. A recent study showed that people who eat more vegetables have a lower risk of heart disease. The study…
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May’s theme for the month is…………..Vegetables Everything is so green and fresh outside….. it makes me want to eat crisp fresh veggies!! Kind of a fresh start feeling and perhaps a way for you to get things of importance, centered back into your life. And one of the best ways to find this center, is to start with clean healthy eating. So this month we are taking a look at the amazing nutrition vegetables have and recipes to help you…
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I hope it’s sunny and spring-like wherever you may be today. I hope someone left a basket of flowers at your door step. I hope you left flowers for someone, too. What’s May Day all about, anyway? Martha Stewart knows.
April’s theme for the month is………..Fiber This is the last week of the month……so how did you do with eating more fiber? Were you surprised at how many foods have fiber? I hope you were all successful. The last question about fiber is….. What about all the fiber bars, and high fiber cereals…what is really in them. Is that all real fiber? When you are at the grocery store, I am sure you see a variety of new products that…
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spotted at Martha…I love this idea of recycling tin cans into such pretty centerpieces or gifts. Just right for May Day, Mother’s Day, a baby or bridal shower, or even a birthday party, for no reason at all! These hydrangeas are gorgeous, but I can see this with gerbera daisis, sunflowers, or any flower with a large blossom.
April’s theme for the month is…………..Fiber The question we are looking at this week is Why eat more whole grains? The strongest evidence is for cardiovascular disease, says Eric Rimm, an associate professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard University School of Public Health. We all need more whole grains in our diet. So let see how to get more whole grains in your diet. First take a look at the foods you are eating and see if they…
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What was the Lorax and why was it there? and why was it lifted and taken somewhere… A fun little read, and a sweet lesson on loving our earth. It was published in 1971, many years before “going green” became trendy, even though it was always the right thing to do. Will make you smile, will make you think, and your kiddos will love it, too. So today, honor Mother Earth. Get outside, ride a bike, take a walk, plant…
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