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Avoid These Meal Prep Mistakes
Meal prep seems simple enough – prepare a lot of your favorite food in advance and store it for later, right? Well, I found out the hard way that there are some pretty common mistakes you don’t want to make and I’d like to share nine lessons I learned so you can skip the frustrating […]
Springtime Meal Prep
What’s more Mediterranean than celebrating the fresh flavors and colors we’ve been waiting for all winter long? When the markets are bursting with spring fresh fruits and veggies like asparagus, spring peas, and artichokes, it’s time to turn them into a simple, healthy meal plan. If you’ve watched my first meal prep video, then you’ll […]
Top 10 Favorite Healthy Snacks
Snacks have gotten a bad rap because they’re usually thought of as junk food – those dinky bags of highly processed, addictive stuff that are packed with calories and don’t have a bit of nutrient value. But real snacks are anything but junk when you start to enjoy fresh, healthy ways for that little something […]
Eating the Mediterranean Way Every Day
If you want to learn all about how to eat the Mediterranean way every day so that you can feel healthy and energized the rest of your life, you’ve come to the right place! You can subscribe to receive your first issue of Mediterranean Minutes: The Magazine and watch my video on YouTube that goes […]
Eat This, Not That! 10 Healthy Food Swaps
When you “eat this, not that”, you make healthy choices to eat better with 10 healthy food swaps. Following the Mediterranean diet is all about balancing those choices and I love these little reminders that help me stay on track and enjoy a healthier diet. I hope you like them too. So give it a […]
Best Ways to Save $ on Healthy Groceries
If your pocketbook is feeling the pinch, and whose isn’t these days? The best way to save on fruits and vegetables and still eat healthy is to shop smart and take good care of your fruits and vegetables the minute you get home from the store. This handy chart accompanies my video on YouTube all […]
593,775 Healthy Salads on the Mediterranean Diet
It’s a personalized mix-and-match system from 6 building blocks of 5 ingredients each to create a lifetime of healthy, tasty, Mediterranean salads that can become a whole meal – lunch or dinner – in one bowl. This handy chart accompanies my video on YouTube all about ways to build a lifetime of healthy salads using […]
10 Super Foods & the Mediterranean Diet
The easiest way to start eating the Mediterranean way every day is to have some go-to ingredients at the ready to make it super simple. And that means finding some favorite super foods to help you out and finding at least three ways to use them. In this video, I’ll be sharing my favorite top […]
Simple Guide to Olive Oil: Part 4
HOLA (…a greeting and a hint to the lesson in today’s class)! You’ve made it to Part 4. Congratulations! Today, we’re wrapping up the course that’s been all about the benefits of olive oil with a really important topic. It’s time to talk about how to make the most of this extraordinary kitchen ingredient by […]
Simple Guide to Olive Oil: Part 3
In Part 3 of my class on extra virgin olive oil, the “Simple Guide to a Super Food: EVOO”, you’ll be exploring myriad taste profiles of extra virgin olive oil from spicy and pungent to fruity and sweet. Then we’ll talk about how to pair different varieties with different foods, much like you would like […]
