I’ve neglected this blog terribly — but I am actually in the middle of doing the six week plan again. My sister Jane and I decided last year that we would do it again in January, and maybe make it an annual tradition as a way of resetting our habits for the new year. I… Read More Today’s Lunchbag

I haven't done one of these in a while, and today's menu is pretty stellar: mango avocado salad with chickpeas for lunch, strawberries and walnuts for my mid morning snack, veggies with homemade hummus for the afternoon and an apple to fill in any corners. My breakfast this morning was watermelon so that takes care… Read More Today’s Lunch Bag 7/25/2017

I decided I really shouldn’t call it “Today’s Menu” when breakfast and supper aren’t pictured. I’m out of “hand” fruit (apples, oranges, pears, bananas) so I will just have to suffer through having cut up mango for my afternoon snack. Mangos were two for a dollar at my store — two for a dollar! They… Read More Today’s Lunch Bag

I’m going straight from work to the dance studio so in addition to my green salad for lunch I have a nutritarian-style three bean salad for supper. I’ll be posting the recipe for that later! My salad is pretty basic. That little pile of dust is a tablespoon of flax meal. I’m planning to use… Read More Today’s Menu 6/7/2017

Just a quick post– I hope to add a “Friday Facts” post later. Earlier this week I made a butternut squash soup using a recipe from the Forks Over Knives cookbook. There was not quite enough left for a meal so I supplemented it with a package of steam-in-the-bag frozen cauliflower. I’ve also packed up… Read More Today’s Menu 5/12/2017

My salad has a bit of an Italian theme with tomato, cucumber, parsley, red onion and a sprinkle of oregano. I have some low cal Italian dressing to go with it that is also very low fat. It is important to eat some fat when you eat greens but mine will come from the tablespoon… Read More Today’s Menu 5/10/2017

There was a great story on NPR this morning about prescribing a “fresh foods pharmacy” to patients with diabetes and other health issues. I’m not going to recap it but it certainly brought a smile to my face as I was chopping veggies for today’s menu. I hope this idea catches on! My salad today… Read More Today’s Menu 5/8/2017