Find the Food that is Fresh, Local and In Season, Here's How

This beautiful bounty was from my CSA last summer, yum!

July 1st is a wonderful time for farmers across most of the country.  They are busy producing the amazing food most of us dream about in winter.  Seriously,  is it better buying a tomato from a farm or farmers market in summer, or from the food store in the winter?  If you did not hesitate answering that question with the first choice, read on.

Anything This Pretty has to Taste Good Even if it's GREEN!

A mixture of GREENS from my CSA                                                                                                                                                              It could be that there is something inherently wrong with me, but when I look at the picture above, I start to salivate! Ha! It looks delicious.  People are always telling me that it is expensive to eat healthy food and I disagree. If you keep a few simple ingredients on hand you can make delicious food with a couple of fresh veggies, a grain and perhaps some beans.  Sound too good to be true?  I think not.

Raw Food VS Cooked Food

I am excited to tell you that I spent the last day and a half at a David Wolfe seminar in Baltimore, Md.  David Wolfe is a raw foodist and he is a wealth of information.  Like any other 'life style' this is not for everyone.   But there are many things that each of us can take away from the raw food movement that would benefit us greatly.

Choose Your Path

I grew up in a family with illness abound.  From the time that I was very young, I can remember my father asking me if I would take care of him when he was old and gray.  My answer was always the same, "Dad you are  old and gray!"  It became a game between us.

Sadly the foreshadowing was set and I was part of a huge team that took care of him in his later years.

Want to Reach Your Goal? What is Holding You Back?

  Yoga on the beach is amazing, I would join in daily  if I lived near a beach.
Yoga at the gym is great too, but I have to get in the car, get there on time, find a class I really like....  I have so many excuses.
This may sound familiar to you.  What is your goal and what is keeping you from reaching that goal.
I think my biggest problem is time management.  I like to get certain things done in the morning and the morning is only so many hours.  Hmmm, sounds like excuses.
So, for today think about what keeps you from reaching your goal.
And if  you don't reach this goal, how does it serve you to hang on to what ever it is you are trying not to hang on to or change?
What are the benefits of your goal and is it just easier not to change or is it something else?
Comments?  I want to know what you think.
I will be posting recipes on my website for those of you who have weight loss as a goal, so check that out, too.
Have a wonderful day.  See you tomorrow at the beach!

30 Day Challenge

This 30 day challenge is for anyone who is interested in making a positive change in their life.
My friend is trying to loose some weight for an event coming up in about 30 days.  I decided to help her and in turn help myself reach some goals that I have.  Is there something that you want to do to change or improve your life?
Do you want some help, encouragement, support of others and guidance to get you on the road to success? If so, join this 30 day challenge and you stop thinking about what you want to do and DO WHAT YOU WANT AND NEED TO DO.