Pack a Healthy School Lunch!

With school starting back up it is very important to make your  kids stay healthy and energized for a day of learning. Many of us are working and find it hard to find the time to pack a daily meal, but with these tips we can plan ahead and make this stress free....

Tips for Dining Out

To start your dining out experience in the right direction skip the bread basket and go for a garden salad. When it comes to your main meal dont go for the entress with pictures as these oily shiny foods are meant to speak to your stomach. Don’t be afraid to...

What Milk to Consider?

          Milk good bad what should I do when choosing a milk. Do I get chocolate milk, do I get whole milk, organic, soy, almond, rice, hemp. Ahhh too many choices. Does milk really do a body good? Well based off our research we would recommend everyone avoiding milk...

Size Matters

Portions are getting larger and so is plate size. A great start to minimizing your portions is to reduce the size of your plate or bowl.  Visual cues play a major factor in consumption, as those who are served with a large plate may unintentionally overeat more than...

Movie Theatre Popcorn

With the heat unbearable in the summertime and the kids out of school the logical choice is to go to the cool indoors of the movie theatre. This is a great way to entertain the family, but not your appetite. After many studies of movie theatre popcorn it is being...

Dehydrated? Drink Coconut Water

      Coconut water is full of electrolytes that are lost during sweating from exercising or even trying to get through summers, especially here in the desert.  8.5 ounce serving of Vita Coco 100% Pure Coconut Water, for example, contains 30 milligrams of sodium and...