Recipe: S. Joy’s Roasted Root Vegetable Soup (clean meal)

This recipe was inspired by a roasted vegetable salad recipe I ran across in the Spring 2010 Consumer Reports Food & Fitness.

Ingredients

5 large Carrots, washed and unpeeled

4 medium size Daikon, washed and unpeeled

1 medium Fennel bulb

1 medium Garlic bulb (approx. 6 cloves)

24 fl oz Chicken Broth (or Vegetable Broth)

1 T fresh Rosemary

1 t dried Marjoram

Salt & [...]

Recipe: S. Joy’s Healthy Homemade Pancakes

A couple of years ago I started making pancakes from scratch for my children instead of using the pre-made mixes.  I started out with the traditional recipe but soon after developed my own healthier version.

S. Joy’s Healthy Homemade Pancakes©

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

1/4 cup oat flour

1/4 cup unbleached white flour

1 tablespoon [...]

Don’t Wait For The New Year – Revamp Your Pantry Now

The New Year seems like the perfect time to turn over a new Fit and Inspired leaf, but why wait for the New Year to take one of the most important steps to eating well?  When friends tell me that they are about to start a new eating plan, one of the first things I ask [...]

The Best Darn Guilt-Free Hot Cocoa

During this time of year one of my favorite things is hot cocoa.  The traditional hot cocoa, made with sweetened cocoa or chocolate and milk or cream is quite tasty but also full of extra calories.  I have found a healthy alternative that I think rivals any traditional recipe — but half the calories!

S. Joy’s [...]

10 Ways To Remove Hundreds Of Calories From Your Thanksgiving Dinner

The holidays are right around the corner and I can almost feel the collective angst over how to avoid packing on the holiday pounds between now and the New Year.  The good news is that all of this worrying is not really necessary.  There are many ways to enjoy all of the holiday parties and [...]

Article Review: What Soft Drinks Are Doing To Your Body by Dr. Maoshing Ni

I ran across this web article today on Yahoo! .  It  immediately caught my attention since I have long been preaching the good word about avoiding soda or soft drinks.  In my recent blog 10 Common Mistakes That Parents Make, I wrote that giving children soda is one of the worst things a parents can do (when it comes to nutrition).  So, needless [...]

Recipe: Carrot, Tomato and Feta Cheese Salad (clean food)

 

Ingredients:

6 medium carrots, peeled and sliced

2 cups of cherry tomatoes cut in half

1/2 of a medium red onion chopped

1/2 cup diced olives

2 tbsp Feta cheese crumbles

Sallt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together.  (It doesn’t get any easier than that!)

Healthy Football Food

Are you ready for some football?  Whether it’s college or the NFL that keeps you (or your spouse) glued to the TV most Saturday and Sunday afternoons, there is often a whole lot of eating going on as well.  I mean, who makes it through a game without popping something salty and crunchy in their [...]

Recipe Review: Spicy Carrot & Ginger Soup

I was in the mood for something light for dinner tonight so I picked out this soup recipe from my Clean Eating magazine to try. 

Spicy Carrot & Ginger Soup by Chef Carla Hall(from Bravo’s Top Chef New York)

Ingredients:

2 cups low-sodium vegetable or chicken stock

1 cup all - natural unsweetened carrot juice

1 cup light coconut water

3 bags lemon [...]

Book Review: The Eat-Clean Diet by Tosca Reno

Let me start off by saying that the Eat-Clean Diet is, in my humble opinion, the best diet plan out there. 

It’s easy to follow (I’ve been doing it for about three weeks now), practical, effective and best of all, sustainable.  No wonder The Eat-Clean Diet by Tosca Reno, has become a National Bestseller.

Reno starts [...]

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