Did you know that roughly 80% of dieters fail to lose weight and actually keep it off? Yup, you read that right. It may seem like a big fat bummer (no pun intended), but what’s even sadder to me is this… 75% of women surveyed in the US admit to having unhealthy thoughts and behaviors […]

I’ve always loved hummus but, in the past, I’d always bought it pre-made at the grocery store. When I finally started paying more attention to ingredients and trying to eat healthier, one of the main things I wanted to eliminate were industrial seed oils like canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, peanut oil, grapeseed oil, […]

I’ll be the first one to admit that back in the day, I could be swayed to believe just about any of the lies that the diet industry taught me. I had no clue that 90% of the claims made by the diet industry about “health food” and workout programs were nothing more than sneaky […]

Have you ever started a diet and promptly quit because you were just too dang hungry? Back in the day, I used go on a 1200 calorie diet any time I wanted to “slim down”… Usually my calorie counting efforts didn’t last more than just a few days because – you guessed it — I […]

Chia pudding is one of my favorite breakfast recipes to recommend to clients at the “beginner” level with healthy cooking. Why, you ask? Well, because it requires zero cooking skills, duh! In the beginning of your health journey, you don’t need complex meals and time-consuming recipes…you need to keep it simple. Taking a few minutes […]