There may be someone on your holiday gift list who is not only a regular exerciser, but who – let’s be honest – everyone thinks is just a little bit crazy. They sign up for races and actually GO even though it’s freezing cold and pouring rain the morning of the race. They get up […]
For those on your holiday shopping list that are already committed to healthy eating and fitness, gift giving is easy! Snoop through their gym bag to find out what they’ve already got, then click or hit the stores to make their healthy holiday wishes come true! Here’s a great place to start:
Because I choose to live a healthy lifestyle I don’t give gifts that are in contradiction to that guiding principle. I want to be true to my values, but of course the reason you give a gift is because you want the recipient to enjoy and find meaning in it. So the balance is to […]
Incorporating activity into your everyday life can become addictive; at the very least I hope that it’ll become a habit for you. It certainly has for me! Once daily exercise and constant movement have become second nature to you, you may find yourself wanting to up the ante a little bit. There are ways to […]
Most every day I hear people say that family is the most important thing in their lives. Yet consistently they act as if that double bacon cheeseburger were the most important thing in their lives. Because in a very real way, when you choose the double bacon cheeseburger (or the cookie dough ice cream or […]
We all know what “Black Friday” is. The day after Thanksgiving is now as near and dear to our hearts as Labor Day. It conjures up images of those intrepid souls – devout shoppers and deal-hunters – camped out in front of Target stores across America to get the 4am door-buster on a 60” plasma […]
My husband (aka “resident comedian”) has said for years that you can time the guests’ arrival at any family gathering by the onset of my nervous breakdown. Haha! Funny guy! He can afford to make light of such situations because it’s not his keister on the line. Beleaguered cooks across America know what I’m talking […]
It’s not fair to pick on mothers-in-law, but since I’m not one yet I’ll use them here to illustrate my point. Having out-of-town family and friends stay with you in the days before and after a big holiday can be helpful if they pitch in and offer constructive help in a non-judgmental way. Unfortunately, that’s […]
Probably just like you, I have a folder full of recipes that are dog-eared and stained from years of use. There is no other meal more steeped in tradition than Thanksgiving. Our family is no different from yours in that we want our tried-and-true favorites from year to year. And even though we’re all about […]
There is no other American holiday more steeped in food tradition than Thanksgiving. At Christmas there are decorations, carols and shopping for gifts, in addition to the food. Halloween and Easter have their fair share of sugary treats, but not course after course of tried-and-true family favorites. We crave the traditional foods that define this […]
Week 5 of “Health for the Holidays!” and we’ve been laying some important groundwork for the coming holiday season. Here we are at the end of October and it’s Halloween! There’s something about this holiday that brings us back to childhood and fills us with memories of trick-or-treating, collecting a huge bag full of candy, […]
In last week’s blog “Unhealthy Food Does Not Cross My Threshold” I talked about how I create a safe haven in my home, where only healthy food options are available because I don’t allow unhealthy ones in. It’s a pretty simple concept and if you adopt it at your house it will go a long […]
Understand that my “food rules” are not absolute. I mean, don’t think that I’m just making this up as I go along, or that I prescribe this stuff but don’t abide by it, because I do! But there are times when an occasional Easter basket or bag of Halloween candy does indeed cross my threshold. […]
Posted November 29, 2012 My husband (aka “resident comedian”) has said for years that you can time the guests’ arrival at any family gathering by the arrival of my nervous breakdown. Haha! Funny guy! He can afford to make light of such situations because it’s not his keister on the line. Cooks across America know […]
