Different vegetables have different cooking times.  I have grouped some together here for you to make meal time a little easier.  One of the healthiest ways to saute vegetables is in a fry pan on medium heat with 3 or 4 Tbsps of low-sodium, no-MSG vegetable or chicken broth.  Cover and simmer for the [...]

I am not a fan of fruit juice.  There are a few reasons
1) It pasteurized (i.e. boiled) which means that most of the vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients (phyto = plant) get destroyed
2) Synthetic vitamins and minerals, like ascorbic acid and calcium carbonate, get added back in because they were destroyed in the pasteurization process.  These [...]

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“Just Tell Me WHAT to Do and I’ll Do It” – if I had a dollar for every time I heard that from a client, I would be rich. However, if I only received payment if it were true and the client actually followed through with this commitment – well, as [...]

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When I was in elementary school I had a choice: peanut butter and jam with an apple; peanut butter and honey with an apple; or peanut butter and banana with an apple. The problem now is that kids have too many choices and frankly, they are too fussy my children included. [...]

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Creating Healthy Habits
Yesterday I wrote about the importance of starting the day with a good, healthy breakfast. I hope some of you have incorporated my ideas and created a more healthful start to the day for your children. Be patient with them. Don’t expect them to jump on the health bandwagon [...]