• Healthy Halloween Treats

    Spooky and sweet, salty and scary: These snacks are perfect for Halloween! Halloween is just around the corner! I have put together a healthy Halloween treat around up! What are your favorite Halloween Treats? Do you like candy corn? YES OR NO? This is a hot topic! Halloween Frankenstein Grape Cups These Frankenstein grape cups are quick and easy! Your kids will love to help make them. Just decorate clear plastic cups and fill with grapes. Cutie Pumpkins and Banana Ghosts! Cute and easy to make! Peel and cut a banana in half put some peanut butter onto 3 raisins or mini chocolate chips for the eyes and mouth. Peel…

  • Halloween Candy Detox

    Did you over indulge on Halloween this year? BE HONEST!! Even the healthiest of us can get into a little too much Halloween fun, and while everything good in moderation we sometimes go overboard it’s okay!!! No need to put your self down! Here are my easy tips to get yourself back on track!!!   Who is up for a post Halloween candy detox?   Drink more water:  Make drinking water a priority for the next few days especially.  It will help to flush out all of the toxins that come from over indulging in the Halloween candy.  You should aim to drink 1/2 your body weight in ounces of…

  • 5 Reasons to Eat More Pumpkins

      When I think of Pumpkins I think of Pumpkin Spice Lattés, Legging and boots, Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Harvest…… But did you know that pumpkin’s are one of the best Super Foods available to us?  Pumpkins are rich in carotenoids, beta-carotene, fiber, Vitamin C, potassium and tryptophan (found in Prozac).   1.) Pumpkins help Keep  our Eyesight Sharp A cup of cooked, mashed pumpkin contains more than 200% of your recommended daily intake of vitamin A, which aides vision, according to the National Institutes of Health. 2.) Pumpkins Aid Weight Loss Pumpkins are a source of fiber, 3 grams per 1 cup serving and only 49 calories, it can help…