This has been a week of delish lunches. Spend some time in your kitchen after dinner seeing what you may have that could be used to make a healthy, portable mason jar salad lunch. Make sure to mix textures and flavors. Ideally, you’ll have a filling protein, something salty and crunchy, and something sweet and […]
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Here are a few more things to think about from Joy Bauer, MS, RD on verywell.com as you begin to experiment with this fun, fantastic way to prepare a healthy lunch for work or elsewhere: Start with a large, wide-mouth mason jar. It is easier to layer in your ingredients and if you plan to eat […]
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I found this very helpful information along with a recipe for a “fresh and springy walnut, radish and apple salad” on buzzfeed.com: The dressing goes in first. This guarantees that your salad ingredients don’t get soggy. Then go with a grain or a protein, or anything else big and chunky so your delicate ingredients do […]
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The meal most of us least want to prepare let alone have to even think about, is lunch. Mason jar recipes are a trendy new way to prepare meals from breakfast to dinner and snacks in-between. I decided to try preparing a week of mason jar salads to eat for my lunch. The only mason […]
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The weather has been so nice this late summer/early fall and I had a chance to spend time walking, hiking and biking in some area parks that are treasures for the Seattle area. I did a bike over to and around Seward Park on Lake Washington in Seattle (featured image), biked into and around Lake […]
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Getting more sleep and losing some weight are two of the most sought after healthy lifestyle changes. Instead of “I’ll get more sleep”…Think “I’ll bump up my bedtime.” The optimum amount of sleep is between seven and nine hours. The blue light from phones and computers can delay the release of the sleep inducing hormone melatonin. Try […]
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For those of us that did not grow up in the age of social media, it may be easier for us to put down our smart phones/laptops. The flip side is we need to learn the value of social media from the younger generation along with modeling the value of actual conversations and face-to-face family […]
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Most of us want to eat healthier. But the effective way to accomplish this is different for each of us! I happen to have a sweet tooth and love chocolate, but can easily avoid buying or eating salty foods such as chips. Instead of “I am going to eat healthy”…Think “I’ll eat a salad with dinner.” The […]
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What are healthy strategies that you have used that work to help you alleviate stress in your life? A few weeks ago I had a day of personal business to deal with that was creating some stress for me. Before taking on those tasks, I decided to do something fun outside for one hour since […]
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The last few weeks I took a “blogging break” in order to do some traveling. September is the start of a new school year and a great time to focus on putting yourself first by setting some lifestyle resolutions. Back in January of this year, I blogged about the how setting goals with measurable […]
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