It’s okay to be a Little Bit Selfish


Some of the moms that I work with break my heart. As in, I want to cry listening to them talk they break my heart so much. There have been many times during a session that I just want to give the mom...
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Why Cook Twice When You Can Cook Once?


Tuna OR Salmon Burgers Ingredients: 3 15 oz cans salmon 2 tsp garlic powder 1 cup pureed pumpkin 2 frozen dill cubes salt and pepper to taste Directions: mix all ingredients together and form into 12...
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Do we need New Years Resolutions….


Sometimes I wonder if on New Years the count down is really to the new year or to the “new you” we are all thinking that we are magically going to find on the other side. Year after year...
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Weaning my baby onto a Vegan Diet


When you work with as many parents as I do, you see people from all walks of life and who maintain a wide variety of speciality diets for any number of reasons. I’ve been asked many a time by a new...
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The focus of all Holiday Meals (or any family meal)


When talking about managing children’s weight, addressing picky eating, or promoting healthy relationships with food one of the most notable factors is how frequently children are exposed to...
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Keeping everyone happy and healthy at the Holidays


The holiday season is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. But for some it can cause more stress than wonder- and not because of the Christmas carols on the radio playing OVER and OVER...
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“2” Ingredient Pancakes


I’ve said before that I am the WORST at following a recipe. Lie really the WORST. I try and try but I think I am just incapable of seeing a recipe properly through based on the actual...
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New Flavors, New Foods


I had a client of mine who was around 10 years old tell me that vegetables weren’t really his thing. Sometimes I think we all feel that way about certain foods or experiences. We try sashimi...
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Garlicky Lemon Broccoli With Sumac and Chickpeas


Ingredients: 2 heads fresh broccoli (or 1 bag frozen) 2 bell peppers sliced 1 red onion sliced 1 large lemon 1 can chickpeas 3 tbsp olive oil 2 tsp sumac 1 tsp garlic salt and pepper to taste...
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Five Minute Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars


You know the mom- the one who has the cookies or cake ready. The cookies that take overnight chilling and sixteen bowls and spoons and yet the kitchen looks like it was just cleaned…...
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