where healthy meets happy
It’s been a full 48 hours of total immersion into our healthy weekend. I’ve completed 4 workouts, eaten a lot of quinoa, and met some inspiring women (and men) who’ve shared their heart for health. Learning from books is helpful, but there’s nothing like the high I get from hearing someone’s personal health story. I [...]
I was gonna wait until January for this, and then I thought, why wait for the New Year to start feeling better? Let’s start now! Getting healthy doesn’t have to be hard. It doesn’t have to be about deprivation – in fact – it shouldn’t be about deprivation. Getting healthy is really about finding the [...]
Everyone is officially back to school. Dozens of lunches have already been packed and hundreds more will be packed before the school year is over. Check out my Back To School Food Safety Tips on the new Applegate Community page.
Every time I make a purchase I’m also making a statement, placing a vote, for the types of products and practices I believe in. I do my best to support companies who are honest, transparent, and choose ingredients and practices that are good for my family and good for the environment. Unfortunately, it’s not always [...]
Quinoa has been a regular on the menu here for awhile along with gluten-free grains and flours like buckwheat. Despite my love of whole grains, millet was a new one for me. I discovered it through our study of grains in nutrition school and fell for it because of its amazing diversity in the kitchen. [...]
Learn simple tips to disinfect & deodorize your bathroom, kitchen & laundry chemical-free. 
