Youthful, Active, Healthy

This blog post is written by my friend, Carolyn Morgan, who is a health coach and friend.  I like these so much, I asked her to share.

If you’re looking for the perfect accompaniment to a hearty fall dinner, this salad [...] Read More

This blog post is written by my friend, Carolyn Morgan, who is a health coach and friend.  I like these so much, I asked her to share.

I begin with a favorite, Turkey Muffins.

You can bake these in small size muffin tins to snack on or [...] Read More

I love black bean soup – any time of year.  But I tend to make more of it in the winter because Chicago gets cold and there’s nothing quite like soup to get the chill out of your bones.  Black bean soup has [...] Read More

That’s not really a good thing…

People start to feel thirsty when they have already lost around 2-3% of their body’s water. But you will start to lose your mental edge and physical coordination before thirst kicks in, typically around 1% [...] Read More

Thanks for your interest in making this healthy and delicious frozen dessert!  It’s a great way to get more fruit in your diet and you will feel like you’ve just had a delicious ice cream dessert.

Please watch this video on how to prepare mangos and [...] Read More

This is so tasty and easy to make.  We serve this sauce with chicken, tacos, fish, with eggs, with blue corn chips, anything that you would put tomato salsa on is fair game.  The cilantro and lime flavor bring out [...] Read More

A Guest Blog From My Sister – Ingrid Kunze

Does the thought of cabbage soup excite you? No? Does it remind you of poor Charlie Bucket of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and his daily servings of cabbage and water soup?

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We all know that kale is a super food that we should incorporate more of into our diets.  And right now kale is in season!  It is a cold weather green that is readily available this time of [...] Read More

This pumpkin bread is unbelievable!  If you like moist, spiced pumpkin, this healthier bread is for you.  And you don’t need to feel guilty about eating it – unless of course you eat the whole loaf!  I usually double the batch, because it almost takes the [...] Read More

My daughters, both college students, had told me multiple times that their favorite dish from the vegan bar at school is Lentil Quinoa Tacos.   So I did some exploring and discovered this protein packed vegan option is really quite tasty.  The smoked paprika gives vegan [...] Read More