A Mindfulness Meal Meditation
With its many details, motions, and movements, it may be easy to perceive Buddhism’s formal Oryoki monastery meal as a prescribed ritual. But within the practice of Buddhism, monastic meals—indeed, all...
View ArticleThe Elephant, The Tiger, and the Jackal – you are what you eat!
In the west, we understand the concept of "You are what you eat." Ancient Indian texts explain Aahara, or diet, by using the example of the elephant, the tiger, and the jackal. The elephant is a...
View ArticleTiming of Exercise and Meals
In North America, more than 35 percent of the population becomes diabetic, and most cases of diabetes could be prevented with exercise. A high rise in blood sugar levels causes sugar to stick on the...
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5 Great Meals For After Exercise
You just busted your butt at the gym for an hour, it’s dinner time and you’re starving! It’s no wonder; after working hard you need to eat! But what exactly? The first thing you need is carbs. Yep, the...
View ArticleReducing Holiday Meal Madness!
Is it your turn to host Thanksgiving or Christmas Dinner this year? Lucky You! I wish I could give you an "Easy" button for your holiday meals, but the best I can do is to share some terrific tips...
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Baby’s First Holiday Dinner
Sharing the fabulous flavors of the Holidays with your new baby is an experience that you’ll cherish. Socializing is part of the fun too, so reserve a seat (high chair) at or near the dining room...
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Your Guide to the Most Essential Kitchen Tools for Happy Cooking
A healthy kitchen calls for high-quality, efficient kitchenware. Here are a few of my favorites – you may recognize them from many of my recipes. Each of these is nothing short of an essential tool for...
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How Eating at Home Can Save Your Life
The slow insidious displacement of home cooked and communally shared family meals by the industrial food system has fattened our nation and weakened our family ties. In 1900, 2 percent of meals were...
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What Are You Hungry For Recipe Round Up: Snacks to Meals and Sweet Desserts
For the last two weeks we hosted a “What Are You Hungry For?” give away and had a lot of submissions for our favorite healthy snack or meal recipe portion. While we could only pick one to win for the...
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Juggling Glass and Wood: How to Prioritize Your Life
My father likes to explain life using a juggling metaphor. “Life is all about juggling glass and wooden balls. Sometimes you can’t keep all of them in the air. The trick to being successful is that if...
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