(photo taken by Steve Adams Studio for Where Women Cook Magazine)
Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful time bringing in the New Year surrounded by family and friends. While the door has closed to 2015 and a new one has opened to 2016 many talk of their resolutions for the coming year.
As each year approaches I believe the majority of people strive to do at least one thing in their life better, or different. The most common resolution is to eat better, lose weight, and exercise. If that’s you then why not start now – change your eating patterns, and create a lifestyle change that not only makes you look good on the outside, but also makes you feel good on the inside.
Don’t wait until you’ve come down with an illness that requires you to make the change. Be proactive and start today, then when December 2016 rolls around, your health and well-being will already be under control. In fact, once you adopt a healthy lifestyle, if you revert back to your old habits, you’ll find your body rejects it.
Of course, we all splurge and eat foods that aren’t great for us, and that’s okay – occasionally! It’s when we eat that way routinely that it affects our waistline, our health, and attitudes.
So how do you start? You certainly don’t need money to exercise. Yes, you can go to a gym and pay for a membership or sign up to take classes. However, if you don’t have the spare change, go for a walk or run, even while doing errands. Walk the dogs, bike ride, roller skate, get a group to play football, hockey, basketball, tennis, jump rope, etc. Spending time outdoors, even gardening is a form of exercise. You get the picture!
Pretend like this is the 30s, 40s, 50s or 60s when people would walk places and play outdoors, instead of sitting at a desk or lying in bed with your PC, laptop, or iPad. I’m guilty of that myself, but it doesn’t have to be 24/7. Wouldn’t you rather look back at your life someday and say “I’m glad I did that”, instead of, “what have I done with my life?”
Live each day to the fullest, by eating right, and creating a healthy lifestyle!
This month I’m going to focus on fresh sustainable ingredients and how we can use those to create healthy, tasty, and nutritious meals everyone in the family will enjoy. Start by taking a morning out of your week to go to a farmers market nearby. Take the kids – have them select produce that looks good to them, and together create a recipe they can prepare into a meal they’re proud of. However, if you prefer to keep it simple, most veggies are ideal roasted at 425F degrees with a sprinkle of olive oil or grilled, to bring out their flavor.
Remember the way we eat & live, will help foster how our kids eat & live today, and into the future.
Here’s a tasty & nutritious recipe that I created from the past to get you started. The recipe plus article can be viewed here in the Summer 2015 issue of Where Women Cook. I think you’ll find it easy to prepare.
(photo taken by Steve Adams Studio for Where Women Cook Magazine)
Get a healthy start to the New Year with this beautiful vegetarian tart.
Enjoy!!!
Here's a link to some heart healthy recipes I've created to give your body a jump start to a nutritious New Year!