by Laura | Apr 9, 2010 | Life
I’ve been spending so much positive time and energy with my nutrition these days, but I’ve neglected to also focus on fitness. My excuse is that I’ve been too busy and unmotivated. But while picking and choosing the aspects of health that are most...
by Laura | Apr 7, 2010 | Cultivate Your Wellness, Life
So, do we want recipes, do we want info? How a about journal entry first. I haven’t posted much personal for a while. The weather has warmed. Also windy here on the West Coast! Don’t forget to protect your neck when it’s windy! Here are a few quick...
by Laura | Apr 3, 2010 | Food
Carbohydrates get a bad rep. Luckily, of all the demons in the starch underworld, sweet potatoes are low on the evil scale. Sweeter than their white (potato) counterparts, but with fiber to keep their glycemic index low, these ruddy tubers are tasty like candy without...
by Laura | Mar 31, 2010 | Food
So sorry, I have returned. What’s your favorite “take-out” spot? Mine is Chipotle. I always order a burrito salad. Pretty darn tasty, but all that healthy? It could be better. So tonight I took a shot at my own chicken burrito salad. The results...
by Laura | Mar 18, 2010 | Food
Buy fresh, buy local! Yeah we get it, but what if we’re too busy to find and peruse our local farmer’s market. “Tell me what to look for in my local super market for heaven’s sake.” Check out this short list from Foodnetwork.com of...
by Laura | Mar 14, 2010 | Food
I’m not a noodle hater by any means. You gotta put Sunday Sauce on something, right? And spaghetti is my favorite. Unfortunately, pasta isn’t exactly a conquering hero for the department of nutrition. But I fret not. Finally after all these years of...
by Laura | Mar 13, 2010 | Cultivate Your Wellness, Food
Oatmeal may appear to be just a bowl of warm carbs, but “oh contraire!” While oats certainly do contain carbohydrates, they’re a little more complex than that. (aahh, how’s that for a pun!) Anyway. Unlike simple carbs like refined sugar and...
by Laura | Mar 12, 2010 | Food
Okay, so it’s Lent. For many that means no meat on Fridays. But don’t let Lent be an excuse for carbs. Pasta, the easy vegetarian fix, it isn’t exactly a nutritional substance. And while we’d like to think that faux-meat is a healthy...
by Laura | Mar 10, 2010 | Cultivate Your Wellness, Food
In today’s society, shopping for food is anything but easy. If we’re lucky enough to fight our way through the processed food section of the grocery store and reach the shining light of the produce department, we’re still faced with that grueling...
by Laura | Mar 5, 2010 | Food
Sunday is The All-Star’s birthday and his family is flying us in to celebrate. Many thank-you’s to them! So where am I now? In Salt Lake City airport for our 3 hour layover. Thank goodness for free Wi-fi. Many thanks to SLC. Wish we were staying...
