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Beyond The Sandwich – Try Different Lunch Foods
When you think about packed school lunches, PB&J or ham and cheese sandwiches come to mind. While sandwiches certainly make for a nice school lunch, they are not your only option. Mix it up by fixing something different for your kids this school year. Make It A Wrap A quick and easy alternative to a sandwich is a wrap. Grab some tortillas and fix your child’s favorite sandwich as a wrap. Wraps are also great for adding lots of lettuce and extra veggies. Hummus and cucumbers make a delicious vegetarian lunch option. When you’re done adding your toppings, roll it up like a burrito and if desired, cut it in…
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Instant Pot® Chicken Noodle Soup
I love January! It’s my birth month, and it’s National Soup Month. Soup is warm and filling and there are so many different tasty varieties. This recipe today is for a classic… Nothing beats a delicious bowl of homemade chicken noodle soup. Unfortunately, it can be a bit time-consuming to prepare from scratch with a chicken carcass. As a kid, we usually had the canned version of chicken soup — I think most of us did! Lots of salt! It seemed fine to my unrefined kiddie palate but now that I am an adult…not so much! Homemade soup is a different beast! It may seem daunting to some…but not with…
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Life Reset: Check Your Gut
If there is one thing you learn today about resetting your gut (and health) it is this: this is NOT about a detox or a cleanse. Your body detoxes and cleanses itself on its own, thanks to a little something called your internal organs. You don’t need flat tummy tea or a juice cleanse to get it done. Instead, you should focus on making small changes that will improve your digestion and help restart your health from the inside out. Start With What is Bothering You the Most Before you can reset your gut, you need to know what you are actually trying to change. When it comes to your…
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Health Reset: Balancing Your Nutrition
One of the first things you probably consider when you think about resetting your health is your nutrition. The way you eat, how much, and the ingredients you use are all essential to living a long, healthy, balanced life. Here are some easy ways to get started on balancing out and resetting your nutrition. Drink Your Water! Of course, the first tip is going to be drinking water! Everyone needs water, and chances are you haven’t been drinking enough. Dehydration can often be very subtle, where you barely notice it. There are a few techniques that help you drink more water without thinking too much about it. Start your day…
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3 Reasons You Should See the Doctor Every Year
Do you see your physician annually for a well-care checkup? You should! Even during this time of pandemic, you should still schedule an appointment! Our health and risk factors consistently change over time. Each year our bodies change, and regular checkups can prevent some diseases entirely. If you haven’t established a relationship with a primary care physician, it is highly recommended. While urgent care facilities are great for injuries and issues like the cold and flu, having a primary care doctor is important. On top of that, building a relationship with that doctor can be a lifesaving decision. Even if you only see your primary care doctor once per year,…
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6 Ways to Heal Your Inner Self
Is 2020 over yet? Life can take a real toll on our emotions. When you go through a crisis, emotional scars are often left behind. If left unhealed, these scars can affect your life m1oving forward in a number of negative ways. If you’re ready to start living your best life, free from stress and trauma, it’s time to start healing your inner self. Below are 6 ideas you can try to heal your inner self and reclaim your life. 1. Pay attention to your body You know your body better than anybody else. Therefore, if you want to start feeling better, it’s important to pay attention to your body.…
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Children, Exercise, Family, Healthy Living, Journaling, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Parenting Tips, self-care
How to Create Self-Care for Kids
Self-care has been a trending topic for a few years now, but most of the focus is on adults. For good reason, since as a parent, you probably get very little time to yourself. But what about kids? They also have stressful, challenging young lives, and need a little self-care focus as well. And now, with the changes in everyone’s situations and the HUGE changes in their school attendance — no school, hybrid school, or face-to-face with social distancing — this is an additional stressor for our kids. What can we do to help? Help them start a self-care routine for themselves. Self-care is not just for adults anymore! Limit…
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Emotional Eating: A Primer on Intuitive and Mindful Eating
As the need for dietary options has become massive as obesity rates climb higher and higher, new research suggests that there are people who could benefit from dietary plans that avoid employing the same strategies that other diets do. These methods involve changing the way you think about eating. If you knew that you could work a program where you can eat all kinds of different foods, lose weight, and feel happy, would you be excited to try it? If so, check out this guide on how intuitive eating and/or mindful eating can help you. Most Diets Fail Most of the reason that the majority of diets fail is that…
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Children, Dessert, Family, Food, Gifts, Healthy Living, Holiday, Nutrition, Parenting Tips, self-care
Easter Holiday: Put Some Healthy Goodies in Easter Baskets
Talking about Easter baskets is a good place to start when discussing having a healthier Easter. This tends to be where a lot of people offer their children unhealthier options. It is also one of the more popular traditions for this holiday. If you want your kids to enjoy their baskets but without sugar-laden sweets, there are some super fun and easy options! Why You Should Limit These Sugary Treats First, let’s go over the nutritional content of some of the more popular candy options for Easter baskets. You may not include all of these, but it is good to have a summary of how much sugar, fat, and calories…
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Step 1: Here’s a Healthy Daily Routine
Finding the right balance between work and your personal life especially when you are working from home isn’t easy. However, one thing that can help is creating your daily routine. Think about it. When you have kids, you spend a lot of time trying to get them into a routine because you know that’s what they need. However, as an adult routine tends to go out of the window despite the fact our bodies still crave it. Having a healthy routine is key to success both in your work and your personal life. So, how can you set up a daily routine that you can stick to? Below, you’ll discover…
