Everyone is very busy these days and I’d like to give you some tips on how you can prepare healthy snacks on the go to maintain good heath as you navigate throughout the day. I suggest setting aside 5 minutes each night to prepare the snacks (and your lunch!) for the next day for easy assembly in the morning. Bring along some nutritious foods to have at work Keep whole grain cereal, nuts, dried and fresh fruit, nutritious cereal bars, juice, milk, cheese, whole grain crackers and single servings of yogurt on hand (and in the refrigerator at the office) so you can have balanced snacks ready in a flash Morning snack suggestions Whole grain crackers and peanut butter Cottage … Continue reading
Get it together It is that time of year when you reflect on the past, look to the future and want to make certain improvements to your life and lifestyle. I’ve never been one to make a bunch of New Year’s resolutions, but I’m all about setting goals and creating the environment and habits to enable success. Eating healthier and/or losing weight is often on the top list of resolutions (lifestyle improvements). In my consulting and counselling experience, the clients who set achievable goals with a true inner commitment had great longterm success. Choose something you believe in (not by pressure from someone else), is realistic for you and puts positive pressure on you (not something you are doing out … Continue reading