Topic: Advice

Need to spend less time in the kitchen?

Want to maximize nutrition and flavor?

Stop peeling your veggies! (Well, at least SOME veggies)

Leave these vegetables unscathed:

Potatoes 

20% of the nutrients (like B vitamins!) are lost when you lose the skin. Even if you plan to mash ‘em, leave the skin on. Tell your fam you’re eating rustic mashed potaters ;)

Just be sure to give your potatoes a good scrub to get all the dirt off!

Cucumbers  …

“Veganism made me do it!”

I had this gut reaction: Buy it to support my community.

This was definitely a conditioned response. I went vegan over a decade ago (December 2007), long before veganism was mainstream.

In 2006, very few people knew what "vegan" meant. There were almost no vegan products available outside of one or two brands of soy milk and a few cardboard-tasting frozen veggies burgers.

Anytime I saw something that was vegan it felt like a Christmas …

When my friend Alison lost 7 lbs in one month using My Fitness Pal, I decided to try it.

Right away I saw the utility.

I realized I had no clue how many calories I was actually eating per day…OR how often I “forgot” I ate something. Logging my intake and learning caloric values also helped me make better choices.

For example, seeing ¼-cup of almonds has the same calories as 2 CUPS of blueberries? WOW.

All good things. I …

Are you ready to finally tackle the clutter creating chaos in your closet?

The 4th Annual Virtual Declutter Party Challenge is comingggg!

Mark your calendar: Saturday, April 7, 2018

Who: You
What: Declutter / Clean
Where: Your home
When: Anytime on April 7, 2018
How: (Getting to that)

To help get you on the minimalist track…

I’m giving away FREE copies of all my minimalist ebooks that will guide your process.

To get your 3 …

Since people are still skeptical of veganism and the positive effects that come with it, raising your children in a vegan household can still come attached with a negative connotation. Children aren’t old enough to make decisions on their own, so while one person may think you're helping your child by suggesting a vegan diet, another would disagree.

Some mommys decide to start their vegan lifestyle during their pregnancies. There have been several different accounts that prove the validity …