Tasty & Healthy Tuna Salad: Why ingredients matter
I spent the morning on Pinterest (it’s my job! ;-)) pinning delicious looking recipes onto my Healthy Yummy board and became suddenly very hungry, realizing it was time for lunch. Even though I hadn’t pinned any recipes for tuna salad, I was craving it. It takes some prep but I tell you, if you have the […]
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Why Diets Don’t Work
So here we are at the beginning of another new year! It’s a time when people often reflect on their lives, their accomplishments and their goals. Some people take on renewed commitments to their health, which I think is great, of course. And sometimes people decide to try a new diet to achieve their goal. […]
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My Top 10 Healthy Weight Loss Tips
Happy New Year! Do you have a New Year’s Resolution to lose weight? Seems like most people do! Here are my Top 10 Healthy Weight Loss Tips for starting a healthy and gradual weight loss program for 2013. 1. Drink lots of water! This may seem counter intuitive for weight loss but it’s actually quite […]
Read MoreGluten Free, Dairy Free Holiday Cookies?
Hey everyone, I wrote an article about some simple tips to make your favorite holiday cookie recipes healthier and specifically gluten and dairy free. And it’s been published (yay!) on MindBodyGreen.com. Check it out by clicking here. Leave a comment on their website and I’ll reply, I promise! To your health, Laren Watson Holistic Health […]
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Healthy Weeknight Dinner: Taco Tuesday
One of the easiest, most family friendly meals to make on a busy weeknight is a Taco Bar. This appeals to everyone because since everyone builds their own, it is full of choices for the kids and therefore no more arguments along the lines of “Yuck!” and “Just one more bite!” If I have plenty […]
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Make your own healthy pumpkin puree
I had never made my own pumpkin puree for our Thanksgiving pies until I joined my CSA and they gave me two little sugar pumpkins a.k.a. pie pumpkins. Even my mother thought I was a little crazy for making my own pumpkin puree back then. “You know the canned pumpkin is really good, honey”. But […]
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Coconut, Lime & Mango White Fish
Our bodies are all different and want different foods to thrive which is why I think there are so many dietary theories that work so well for different people–because they all work for some people. There’s one though, that isn’t really a diet as much as a lifestyle, and I’m pretty convinced it’s the way […]
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What Does a Health Coach Eat?
I had a friend ask me recently what I eat, as a guide for her to know what a healthy diet is. My answer is that I eat everything! I follow the “90% food that is good for me and 10% what I feel like eating” rule. However, I do have some guidelines that I […]
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Cereal: good or bad for you?
Americans love cereal! There are about a billion different kinds of breakfast cereal (okay hundreds?) on the shelves at the supermarket. Most are loaded with sugar. Even the ones that seem healthy may still be loaded with sugar so be sure to read the Nutrition Facts label. Look for the sugar grams per serving. Did […]
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Winter vegetables: what to do with them?
I love winter vegetables. My favorites are all kinds of winter squash, kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts and cauliflower. And I guess beets although I’m only slowly falling in love with beets. I also love chard, spinach, celery, carrots although these hardly seem like winter vegetables any more, so easily purchased year-round. Oh and parsnips! I […]
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