Last year I taught a Cancer Fighting Cooking Class - Quick, Easy and Healthy Recipes for Thanksgiving at Financial Pathways of the Piedmont. It was a fun time and I was asked to come back this year. We had a slightly different theme, which I thought was a great idea - recipes to use your holiday leftovers! Of course, most people can figure out how to make a turkey or ham sandwich, or to simply put some leftovers on a plate and heat it up! However, there are some great, easy … [Read more...]
How To Help Kids Become Confident Eaters
You may not have noticed, but we have a problem in America. It might be more appropriately termed as an 'obsession'. We Are Obsessed With Food. And not necessarily in a good way. Did you know that eating disorders are one of the top diagnoses in pediatric practice? Say What?!? I didn't either! I learned this from a FREE series I've signed up to attend called 'Raising Confident and Comfortable Eaters'. It's put on by Kaleideum Downtown and Imprints for Families and features … [Read more...]
More “Good Enough” Meals and Grocery List
Apparently my last article The 'Good Enough' Strategy for Eating Healthy, struck a nerve for people. I had multiple responses of people who liked it. I'm happy to be the one to bring good news about taking the pressure off of dinner time! As promised, here are some other "Good Enough" meal ideas for you. First though, you should check out this great cookbook Lickety Split Meals for Health Conscious People On The Go. I do not get kickbacks or anything. I actually use this cookbook … [Read more...]
The ‘Good Enough’ Strategy for Eating Healthy
I work with a variety of different clients. Working people, retired people, unemployed people, parents, grandparents, young adults, cancer patients and people who want to reduce their risk of cancer. The truth is that the advice I would give to any of them on healthy eating is pretty similar with some tweaks. Eat mostly plants. Drink mostly water. Cook your own food. Know what you're eating. And above all... enjoy it! Is there anything complicated about my list? No! I … [Read more...]
Cooking Class Recipes Part 2: Veggie Inspired Quinoa
Last post I shared the main dish recipe for my most recent cooking class: Make Your Own Packet Meal. It was well received, although it definitely needed some salt! Here are a few photos of us getting our packets ready. We had a lot of fun making our packets the way we wanted. Some with onion, some without, and using whatever veggies come in our box. I mentioned before that the participants are getting CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) veggie boxes from a local … [Read more...]
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