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Category Archives: Nutrition

Healthy Life Links for Kids

I wanted to take a second this morning and share a few good links for encouraging a healthy lifestyle for you and your children! 1.  My Pyramid 2.  Kid’s Health 3.  Nutrition Explorations 4.  Smart mouth 5. PBS Kids -It’s My Life -  for older kids 6. Ed Miller 7. USDA Food Safety – this [...]

How fit is your family?

Last week or so I came across an article in the Webster Post “How fit is your family?” by ANN MCARTHUR. Check it out! In this article there was a reference to we can!  Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity & Nutrition We Can!™ or “Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity & Nutrition” is a national program [...]

What is “Community Supported Agriculture”

I have heard a lot of talk about the rising cost of eating healthy, especially when it comes to produce.  Last year my family did a significant amount of shopping at the Rochester Public Market and other Farmers’ Markets instead of the local grocery stores.  This year my family will be getting our produce from [...]

A Skinny Cow?

I know a lot of ladies out there are struggling with SWEETS! I know, they just call your name. Personally, I am a big fan of chocolate and ice cream, so for me Skinny Cow is one answer.  I LOVE these sweet treats, they taste great, have fewer calories, and best of all PORTION CONTROL. [...]

“Eat This Not That” – You Do have a CHOICE!

All of my ladies hear me talk about choices: YOU ALWAYS HAVE A CHOICE! The question then becomes are you make good choices and how do you know.  Maybe you think that you are making better choices, but sometimes it is tricky.  I can definitely help you make good choices, but there are a few [...]

Lose It!

I always tell my clients that tracking their food and fitness is important.  Tracking is a great way to hold yourself accountable.  There is a new application out for the iPhone… Lose it! While I do not have the iPhone, my husband and others do and they are giving this little application a try. If you have [...]

New Resources

I wanted to take a minute to introduce a new section on my website – Resources! In the Resources tab you will find articles that I feel are valuable and relevant to my clients. I have been granted permission to re-publish the 5 articles that are currently available from ACE Fit Facts. Exercise and Menopause [...]

LIFE = Look Incredible and Feel Extraordinary

I absolutely love the Today Show on NBC, I try to catch a bit of it each morning to see what is new in the world.  I often find new perspective on some health issue while I am tuned in.  Yesterday I caught a bit of the new Fit for Good series with Joy Bauer.   [...]

New You Resolutions

Have you made your “New You” Resolution, yes, I said “New You,” not New Year… after all isn’t this whole idea of a resolution to be about making a change to better yourself. Wikipedia defines New Year’s Resolution as A New Year’s Resolution is a commitment that an individual makes to a project or the [...]

Eat Better America

Ladies, as you are preparing for the next holiday and all the parties that go along with it, please remember you do have a CHOICE.  Choose wisely this holiday season and 2009 will be off to a great start.  I mentioned this website before, but I feel it is worth saying again.  Check out Eat [...]