Tag Archives: diabetes

Day 6 and 565 Cans of Soda!

by in Blog Posts, Wellness May 21, 2016

“The average American consumes 3 POUNDS of sugar each week. That’s 3550 pounds in a lifetime. Equal to 1,767,900 skittles. Enough to fill an industrialized dumpster.” “The average American consumes 53 gallons of soda a year. Let’s do the math. 128 ounces in a gallon times 53. That’s 6,784 ounces. Or just to simplify it, that’s […]

Cranky Breakfast?

by in Beachbody, Food & Nutrition May 19, 2014

What did you eat for breakfast this morning? A bowl of cereal? Waffles? A bagel? A donut? Or was it a balanced breakfast with complex carbohydrates, good protein and healthy fats to start your day off right and power through your morning? It’s mid-morning – are you feeling hungry? Tired? Energized? Focused? Many questions for […]

Once Upon a Time….

by in Inspiration, & Motivation October 31, 2012

Once upon a time, in the summer of 2012 there was a lovely young couple living in Northern Virginia.  A husband and wife, full of personality and enjoying life. Both were working parents of two adorable little boys, ages 2 and 3; living, as you can imagine, in quite the busy household. Being in their […]

Not just another food blog.

by in Food & Nutrition October 5, 2012

Turn on the TV, read the newspaper, pick up one of the countless health magazines in the check-out line at the grocery store…..the headlines are in black and white spelling out the good, the bad and the ugly of food in America. These days even if we wanted to, we cannot escape our surroundings shouting […]