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Lentil Gazpacho Salad

A twist on Gazpacho Soup that you eat with a fork!

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Buy sprouted lentils. They’re worth the few extra $$.

This salad is bursting with color and crunch. Coated in a tangy sauce, you can’t help but turn this salad into your meal! Read more

Artichoke Pesto with Zucchini

Perfect healthy appetizer for any patio.

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Roll ‘em up or stick it to ‘em. Either way, your friends will love you. Read more

Thank You Martha Stewart

The Goddess of home entertainment goes meatless!
A vegetable metamorphosis you have to eat to believe!

A vegetable metamorphosis you have to eat to believe!

If there’s one person on the planet who can prove plates full of veggies aren’t just for veg heads, it’s Martha Stewart. While far from a vegan manifesto, the title alone of her new book, meatless, can influence the masses to think outside the slaughterhouse.

Bill Clinton showed the public it’s possible to reverse illness by way of your mouth. Martha Stewart is showing the public that meatless meals can be decadent, trendy and impressive to the eye. Read more

Can We Legislate Lean?

Feel free to grab a 60 oz soda next time you visit the Big Apple!

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The Case of the New York Big Gulp should become the primo example of good intentions gone wrong. Like U-TURN kinda wrong. Read more

The Best Breads & Snacks

Whole grains and snacks are not created equal.

My Fabulous Five Snacks

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In or out of the shell, one handful of edamame from the fridge will curb cravings.

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How To Make a Healthy Pizza

Pizza can be diet friendly and filled to the rim with supreme body fuel.
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Tip the cook instead of the delivery driver

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Stuffed Poblanos with Lacinato Kale Jamboree

Can you handle gourmet on a weeknight? I bet you can!
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All stuffed and ready to go (in your mouth!)

The kale of champions!

The kale of champions!

Maybe my definition of “gourmet” is loose as a goose BUT when I prepare a healthy meal that’s better tasting than most of the restaurants we frequent, I can’t help but reinforce my own effort. An effort that took me about…….15 loooooong minutes:)! As usual, no fancy recipes. Check this one out! Read more

Breadless BLT+ (Bonus: Snap Pea Salad)

Lettuce is an awesome substitute for bread in many dishes.
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Fork? Hand? Use whatever it takes!

Don't let the leftover lettuce go to waste!

Don’t let the leftover lettuce go to waste!

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Grocery List Apps I Love

These apps have got your back at the grocery store.

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I have a personal policy when it comes to adding more technology to my life. I ask myself one honest question.

Will this technology save or cost me time? It’s so easy to get caught up in the latest and greatest of apps and gadgets that are designed to add value to your life. And they do. Sometimes. Read more

Curbing Obesity in America- Is It Possible?

Public opinion and attitudes must change to defeat the obesity epidemic.

Since when did education and prevention become politically dirty words?

Is our country so divided that encouraging our kids to eat their vegetables is now a form of government intrusion on our rights? Read more