We’ve gotten a slew of peaches from the CSA share in recent weeks – more peaches than we can eat. Or really, more peaches than I am currently in the mood to eat. Don’t get me wrong – summer peaches are fabulous. But frankly, I am peached out. I’ve thrown enough Peach Pits into our …
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I Cut Up a Cantaloupe Today

August 16th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Healthy Habits - (6 Comments)

See? While slicing up that there cantaloupe I got to thinking about Natalia Rose’s line from the The Raw Food Detox Diet about fruit: Eat it alone or leave it alone. Food combining rules say you should eat only eat fruit on empty stomach because when mixed with other foods, it can lead to fermentation, …
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Dressed to Clean

August 6th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Healthy Habits - (1 Comments)

It’s Saturday morning. It’s been a long week. Translation: I’m cleaning today. But first!  I need to say good morning to my cup of coffee, my laptop, Barbie and a Fashion Fairy Tale Easy Reader, dress up shoes that should not be on the table in the first place, a broken slinky and a pink …
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Days Like This

July 30th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Healthy Habits - (4 Comments)

Yeah, there’ll be days like this.  Mom was right. (why yes, that cucumber did come from the CSA share. thank you for noticing.) Your Thoughts are Very Powerful We all inevitably have times in our lives when we’re feeling less than stellar.  The next time you’re laying there with cucumber slices on your eyes because …
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We just returned from a child-free vacation/mini-adventure.  Our travel itinerary included a wedding, an Ironman, plus two additional carefree days with zero parental responsibilities and a bunch of down time thanks to the generosity and support of some very loving and caring family members. (did you hear the tires squealing as we tore ass out …
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A clean refrigerator feels really good. Like a sneeze, only better. I just cleaned out my fridge (and I just sneezed). It wasn’t even that bad (the fridge), but I can’t deny that it looks and feels pretty amazing now that I’m done. Putting away groceries was an extremely pleasurable, mind blowing, out-of-body experience. (ok, …
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Congrats New York!

July 8th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Healthy Habits - (1 Comments)

I don’t know about you, but the recently released 2011 Obesity Report bums me out.  In fact, it downright scares me. Clearly, there is something wrong with the way America eats.  I’m left shaking my head and wondering “what on earth are we going to do?” We can tell people about the dangers of processed …
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Sometimes eating better is more about what you don’t buy as compared to what you do buy.  One trick to making healthier food choices more frequently is to simply stop buying unhealthy foods in first place.  That might sound painfully obvious or maybe it feels absolutely impossible – but if you can manage to leave …
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The Company You Keep

June 19th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Healthy Habits - (7 Comments)

Have you ever heard that you’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with? I slept late yesterday and inadvertently missed the run with my neighborhood running group.  No biggie – instead I hopped on my bike and went out for a solo ride when I got up.  (See my little …
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Our latest homeschooling adventure was one called Pick Your Own – and no, I’m not talking “noses” here.  No lessons needed with that one I’m afraid.  We’re already pros. Yes, we went berry picking.  Another day, another field trip – this time for more local, fresh strawberries.  Our third trip in the span of a …
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