Archives for January 2013

Turkey Chili

This turkey chili makes a tasty, high-protein meal, because it’s made with lean ground turkey. Get creative with the topping, a tablespoon of your favorite cheese, salsa, or sour cream. Beans add a good dose of fiber but if you want to ramp up the nutrition even more, add a handful of your favorite green, such as kale or spinach during the last minute of cooking.

Gluten-Free Lasagna

This is no ordinary lasagna, it’s gluten-free and fortified with two of my favorite superfoods, mushrooms and kale. Gluten-free diets can be unhealthy when you don’t include veggies, but this one dish meal has it all.

Is Wine Healthy for You?

As a chef working in restaurants early in my career, pairing wine with delicious foods was a must. But now that I work as a certified health coach and healthy cooking expert, I want to share the health pros and cons of drinking alcohol.

Natural Soul “Cape Escape” Retreat Weekend (Jan 25-27)

Join Meghan Kleinschmidt and her team from Natural Soul for the ‘Cape Escape’, a personalized weekend retreat hosted at Victorian Cape May’s ‘Angel Of The Sea Bed & Breakfast’ from January 25 – 27, 2013. Check out the awesome packages and booking details…

Few Americans Know All Obesity Risks

A poll finds that few realize obesity’s links to cancer, arthritis and respiratory problems — but knowing more about the myriad ways obesity affects health could help motivate people to get more active and eat better before full-blown disease strikes.

14-Day Kickstarter Weight Loss Plan

Too many people go ill-prepared on their new journey to permanent weight loss… and because of this, their success rate is radically lower than what it could otherwise be. Here’s how to make your New Year’s resolutions last longer than a mere week…

How Corn Syrup Makes You Hungry

High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), a cheap sweetener that has been a popular food additive in recent decades, has often been fingered as a driver of the obesity epidemic. Grocery store aisles are awash in foods and beverages that contain HFCS and it is common in sodas as well as in everything from ketchup to snack […]

Happy New Year’s!

It’s time for a fresh start and I’m excited to share ways that you can stay positive and make all your health goals a reality this year. Wishing you all the best in your endeavors this year, the sky is the limit, so go out there and get it.