Kale Chips

This recipe is for all of you potato chip lovers! When those salty, crunchy cravings hit you, try baking up a batch of these super easy, super healthy kale “chips.” Kale is a great source of calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium, phosphorous, zinc and vitamins A, C, E and K. This recipe from Integrative Nutrition is […]

Healthy Holiday Snacks

Anyone who wants to stay trim and healthy during the holidays knows that navigating your snacking this time of year can feel like dodging landmines. There’s the plate of lemon bars your neighbor baked for you, the box of chocolates your vendor shipped to you, the jar of candy canes your coworker generously shares with […]

Savor the Season: 5 Tips for a Healthy Holiday Meal

**Check out the article below on ecomii.com’s “simple living” blog.** “Healthy holiday meal” doesn’t have to be an oxymoron. Sure, you may be surrounded by cookies, cakes and cocktails, but that doesn’t mean you can’t take control and create a delicious, nutritious and seasonal meal for that will win over skeptical family and friends. Here […]

Local Eating: What’s in Season for December?

Fresh apples are the only fruits still available at the east coast farmers markets. But at your local grocery store you can snatch up delicious winter fruits like juicy grapefruits and oranges, and pomegranates. As far as the veggie world goes, there’s still lots available for the picking: cauliflower, collards, onions, sweet potatoes, beets (don’t […]

Holiday Cocktail

Anyone who knows me and my husband knows that we love a good cocktail. I personally think that a delicious drink fits right in with a holistic lifestyle. The key is to use high-quality ingredients, savor it slowly and intensely, and not to overindulge! This is a drink that I made a few weeks ago […]