

A Smooth Way To Start Your Day
Smoothies are a great, easy way to get a day’s worth of fruits and vegetables in one sitting. Most people are lucky to eat three to five servings during the course of the whole day. When I started making smoothies over 12 years ago, I typically used only fruit. It wasn’t long before I began to read that by adding leafy greens, you could turn a thick, fruity drink into a tasty, powerhouse of nutrition. Do you need reasons to add smoothies to your diet? Here are several: They’r


Three Lessons I Learned From The French While In Paris
I had the amazing opportunity to spend 7 glorious days in Europe with my husband celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary. One of the things we quickly noticed, especially in Paris, was that we didn’t see anyone overweight. It really got me thinking – what was their secret to staying so slim? How did they stay so thin and fit considering that everywhere you looked, there was a boulangerie (bakery), chocolatier (chocolate specialty shop), or patisserie (pastry shop)? First, I