A Quest For Healthy Living
“No caffeine? No alcohol?!? How many days? I could never do that.” For the last 21 days this was basically all I heard from anyone I spoke to. I was participating in a cleanse program – 3 weeks of giving my body a break from all the junk I’ve thrown at it for 33 years and, instead, feeding it good, solid nutrition. Members of our gym were in awe. Employees at the Trader Joe’s snack counter …
I love coffee – the taste of it, the warmth of it, the connotations of talks with friends and productivity. Coffee reminds me of home, of my mother and her endless pots of “crack coffee” as we’ve termed it for being so potent. There is just something about sitting with a latte at a bustling coffee shop that gets me so excited. So why, then, did I give up coffee for 21 days? …
When I moved out of my mother’s house for good, she packed up a box of my old things that she had kept under the stairs. My cheerleading jacket, my elementary school yearbooks, even my baby book made it into that box. Going through this box was like being transported back to childhood, to Sunday Pop Warner football games and third grade friendships; sleepovers and crushes. I loved …
I can hear you groaning through the screen. Quinoa for breakfast? She’s lost it. I assure you, I am on my game with this one.
I honestly had never thought of quinoa as a breakfast food, but was introduced to a dish similar to this one at the now defunct Whole Foods Market Wellness Club about 3 years ago. The club was …
Pancakes! A weekend favorite treasured by children and foodies alike. A brunch staple. I’ve always loved pancakes, but traditionally they are packed with enough white flour and sugar to put even the healthiest person in a coma. I believe the mathematical equation for pancakes goes something like this: white flour + sugar – protein = loss of consciousness. Every time I …
