Broccoli Cupcake

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Being busy is one of the most popular excuses for making poor choices when it comes to diet and exercise. With two boys under 5, my job, blog and upcoming women’s wellness conference I understand how busy can get in the way. I’ve used it as an excuse on more than one occasion. But over [...]

I’m a day late posting this, but I wanted to point out that it’s National Eat Together Week.  According to the website, the week is sponsored by “the other white meat” - otherwise known as The Pork Board.  Personally, I’m not a huge fan of pork, but I can get behind the concept.  I think most families [...]

Having worked in Public Relations and Marketing for almost a decade, I’m a little embarrassed to admit that I got duped by marketing.  How you ask?  Because I trusted the marketing on the label instead of reading the ingredients for myself.  Sometimes I just want to grab my groceries and go.  Reading labels takes time [...]

Why is it that we are so choosy about what we feed our children, but we don’t hold ourselves to the same dietary standards?  When it comes to our kids we say no soda, limit their sweets and work hard to make sure they get fruits and vegetables at every meal.  But we always have an [...]