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Add These 8 Healthy Fall Foods to Your Diet
Originally published on September 16, 2019. Republished on September 14, 2023 Fall is such an exciting season, especially when it comes to everything about fall foods. The Fall harvest gives you the chance to enjoy delicious meals like pies, soufflés, chilis, bisques, and so much more. With cooler weather, nothing sounds better than curling up with a nice hot plate of these comfort foods. But the typical comfort food we feast on at this time of year can be laden with extra calories. That’s why I’m sharing with you some top picks for healthy Fall foods you should eat. Stick with these, and you’ll find it is, in fact, possible…
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You Need a Better Water Bottle
Thanks to my sponsor, Hidrate Spark, for supplying the free product to help me write this post today! [disclosure] Today is all about hydration. It’s a huge mindset shift for me. I didn’t drink much water or at least nowhere as much as I should have when I was younger – even while working out. But since the kidney transplant, I have been drinking up! The doctors told me that transplanted kidneys really didn’t appreciate dehydration – and that was all it took! Since then, I have always had a plastic water bottle in hand and was manually entering my intake into an app to watch my hydration levels.…
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Tips for Getting Your Kids to Eat Healthier
[disclosure] Getting kids to eat healthy is similar to trying to herd cats. My son is the lead cat that needs to be herded! He’s the only person I know who doesn’t like chocolate, peanut butter, any kind of flavored milk, tomato sauce on his pasta, smoothies of any kind (texture), yogurt (again texture), the concept of salad, and the list goes on! LOL. I was told that he would become so hungry as puberty set in that he wouldn’t be such a picky eater anymore. Wrong! While they were hit or miss with my son, I did use some of these strategies for my daughter who wasn’t as…
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Tips for Healthy Nutrition for Active People
[disclosure] Healthy Eating Basics Today, this post covers the basics of a healthy diet/nutrition (in general – see note above). We also dig in a little deeper for both men and women. Here are some highlights that you should consider when planning your diet. Antioxidants Fruits and vegetables are a great source of antioxidants. These substances protect your body from damage due to free radicals which will can cause you to age faster and can break down your cells. Lots of colorful fruits and vegetables will help to neutralize the effects of these items on your body. So, fill up your plate, or at least half of it, with…
