How to Be Mindful

If you know me or even just follow my blog, you know I LOVE posting pictures via social media on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and my favorite, Instagram. I am picture-obsessed. Almost everything I do, from walking outside to my car to cooking dinner, I always have the urge to set up my surroundings, find the perfect lighting, and snap photos. So, you can only imagine … Continue reading How to Be Mindful

Fight Your Cold with These Superfoods

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It’s week four of my Nutrition, Health and Lifestyles class, and I am excited to learn more about superfoods. Superfoods are functional foods that serve a purpose- reduce risk of disease, heart disease, cancer, obesity, and slow down the aging process. Who wouldn’t want these awesome benefits from foods? I’ve been fighting a cold over the past week and it… Continue reading Fight Your Cold with These Superfoods

Protein Pumpkin Spice Smoothie

It’s officially fall, and the fall flavors and colors are calling out to us, but that doesn’t mean we need to spend money for a fancy drink with fake pumpkin flavoring. Whenever I go out, I see pumpkin flavored coffee and lattes that smell and look so tempting. I’m sure you’ve seen the highly advertised Starbucks pumpkin spice latte and know about it’s lack of real or … Continue reading Protein Pumpkin Spice Smoothie

Fall in Love with Kale

Happy October 1st! Did you know that today, Wednesday, October 1st is National Kale Day? That’s right, National Kale Day is a real holiday, celebrating the eating, growing and sharing of this cruciferous super-veggie. Check out my latest three ingredient recipe here: Chicken with Sautéed Kale and Veggies     If you’re sick of my obsession with kale (I don’t blame you), check out the many reasons why we … Continue reading Fall in Love with Kale

“Good” and Bad” Foods

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Have you ever heard someone say, “Oh, I’ve been so bad today” and they’re talking about what they ate? How could food make you “so bad”? In my Nutrition, Health, and Lifestyle: Issues and Insights class, the Nutrition instructor, Jamie Pope, MS, RD, LDN answers this common concern. Portion control is a big issue for a lot of people. In terms of good… Continue reading “Good” and Bad” Foods