I’m getting a little adventurous in the kitchen these days. Trying things I’ve never made before. It’s a lot of fun. Especially when you end up with a really fantastic recipe. [CONTINUE READING... →]

I have a rather active Facebook community that often gives me some fantastic ideas for blog posts.

Not to long ago, I had a few teachers and Mom’s ask me if I could help with some ideas for  school lunches, snacks and those hectic-school-day-mornings when you just have to get out of the house. Of course, there’s no way I was going to say no. I’m passionate about the school lunch issue in this nation. [CONTINUE READING... →]

I’ve been wanting to come up with my own clean eating taco seasoning for a long time now. The sad fact is,  most of the packaged stuff you can buy has either sugar, maltodextrin or MSG in it. Not exactly what I want to put in my body, thank you. [CONTINUE READING... →]

While I try to limit my pork consumption, sometimes it’s a wonderful way to get a little variety in a clean eating plan. Especially when it’s cooked right. [CONTINUE READING... →]

This is my first week of school. (Yikes! I’m 36. What am I thinking???!!!)

I decided to go back to school to become a registered dietitian. You see, I was one of those people who never finished college because I simply did not know what I wanted to be when I “grew up”.

Well, now I’ve figured it out and I’m fortunate enough to be able to go back. [CONTINUE READING... →]