For nearly 2 years, Evan and I have been purchasing our grassed beef exclusively from Wheel View Farm. Earlier this year many of you had the opportunity to try the locally raised grass-fed beef from Wheel View Farm for yourselves! To say thank you, Wheel View Farm has opened its doors and you're invited! Wheel … Continue reading You’re Invited
Category: Nutrition
Hungry for Fresh, Local Fare?
Look no further than FarmPlate.com Whether you are looking to try a new restaurant, join a CSA, find Farmer's Market, or just want to learn more about your local, real food community, FarmPlate has you covered. Each heading is searchable by zip code and by category so you can find what you want, what you need, … Continue reading Hungry for Fresh, Local Fare?
This Bread is Bananas
This weekend my husband ran the Tough Mudder on Mt. Snow in VT. As a result of his expedition I have far too many bananas in my kitchen. Since they are going bad fast after traveling to and from VT without being eaten, I need to use them - PRONTO! I've been craving baked goods lately...and … Continue reading This Bread is Bananas
Pretty Little Fiddleheads
Yesterday Evan (my husband) came home with a treat you can only get this time of year, a bag full of fiddleheads. A fiddlehead is the very young, and yet unfurled, frond of a fern. For about 3 weeks each year, between the end of April and the middle of May here in the Northeast, … Continue reading Pretty Little Fiddleheads
Finding Your 2012 CSA
Its that time of year again... Right this moment you have the opportunity to receive a bounty of farm fresh vegetables each and every week throughout the growing season without having to tend a garden. How is this possible? Three little words. Community Shared Agriculture (CSA). If the idea of Farm to Tablereally appeals to … Continue reading Finding Your 2012 CSA
The Fish Have Landed
I can not imagine my life without fish oil. I know that seems pretty strange, but when I first started including fish oil as part of my healthy lifestyle I noticed a huge change in my mood, clarity of thought and speed of recovery at the the gym. I felt happier, I could think more … Continue reading The Fish Have Landed
Why I Love Coconuts (and You Should, Too!): Part 1
Coconut Oil For many years coconuts have been vilified for their high saturated fat content. Perhaps we’ve been too quick to judge... Saturated fat is an important building block of every cell in the human body. But, not all saturated fat is created equal. The saturated fats produced by plant sources, like coconuts, can actually … Continue reading Why I Love Coconuts (and You Should, Too!): Part 1
The Vernal Equinox & The Return of Vitamin D
I don’t know how many times I heard my mother say, “Why don’t you go outside and play!” on days like today when I was a kid. The sky is blue, the sun is warm...why would you stay in if you didn’t have to? Spring has sprung, summer will be here before we know it, … Continue reading The Vernal Equinox & The Return of Vitamin D
Broccoli’s Cancer Fighting Side Kick
We all know that broccoli is good for us, but there is a way to make broccoli even better for you. A way to give broccoli super powers, if you will. Broccoli is like Batman. It's pretty awesome by itself, nutritionally speaking. Broccoli is full of DNA repairing and cancer fighting antioxidants, has more vitamin … Continue reading Broccoli’s Cancer Fighting Side Kick
Go Ahead…Love Your Coffee
Just like many of you, I love coffee. But, as an athlete and as a Health Coach, I’ve come to appreciate coffee as more than just part of my morning ritual. As we discovered earlier, despite its diuretic effects, coffee is not a dehydrating agent. This is good news, particularly to athletes who may choose … Continue reading Go Ahead…Love Your Coffee
Intrinsic Health 