Food For Thought

The Official Healthy Food Now Blog


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Use the Task/Reward Technique to Gain Self-control with Food

Coach Caroline, 02/09/2016

Controlling what you eat is way harder than controlling how you eat it. What follows is a strategy which, when employed repeatedly and over time, will make the switch to healthy eating much easier and long lasting.

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Chocolate Blueberry Smoothie

Chocolate Blueberry Smoothie Recipe

Kate Glover, 02/08/2016

We know it can be difficult to fit greens into your daily diet. That’s why every Monday we’ll share one of our favorite green smoothie recipes with you. They are a tasty, easy way to increase your daily fruit and vegetable intake!

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RecipEASY: Spaghetti with Tomato, Zucchini, Mushrooms and Sweet Basil Sauce

RecipEASY: Spaghetti with Sweet Basil Sauce

Kayla Sheely , 02/05/2016

To help those of you who are new to plant-based diets or are just starting out, we have a weekly segment called RecipEASY where we'll give you modifications and tips for our recipes. This week we made spaghetti with veggies and sweet basil sauce!

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Enjoy Bad Food

Coach Caroline, 02/04/2016

To change your food choices, first change your eating behavior. By injecting self-control into how you go about eating, you’ll slowly gain more discipline over what you eat.

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Tea: The Hottest Beverage

Tea: The Hottest Beverage

Kayla Sheely , 02/02/2016

If you aren’t careful, your beverages can easily hijack your weight loss plan or healthy diet. Tea is a great way to add some variety to what you are drinking and still keep a healthy diet. The tea options are endless!

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Kaleabration Smoothie

Kaleabration Green Smoothie Recipe

Kate Glover, 02/01/2016

We know it can be difficult to fit greens into your daily diet. That’s why every Monday we’ll share one of our favorite green smoothie recipes with you. They are a tasty, easy way to increase your daily fruit and vegetable intake!

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Soup for Snowmageddon

Soup for Snowmageddon

Kate Glover, 01/30/2016

January was National Soup Month! So for the last four weeks, we made some of our favorite Healthy Food Now soup recipes. They kept us warm during a blizzard, plus they taste amazing and are packed with nutrients!

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RecipEASY: Super Veggie Bean Stew

RecipEASY: Super Veggie Bean Stew

Kayla Sheely , 01/29/2016

To help those of you who are new to plant-based diets or are just starting out, we have a weekly segment called RecipEASY where we'll give you modifications and tips for our recipes. This week we made Super Veggie Bean Stew!

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Restless Eating Syndrome

Coach Caroline, 01/28/2016

The key to sticking with a healthy diet is to plan and follow through! To overcome restless eating, make a schedule. It can get you through a difficult few hours without binging.

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4 Detox Myths You Should Dispel Before The Next “Deep Cleanse”

4 Detox Myths You Should Dispel Before The Next “Deep Cleanse”

Eric Baron, 01/26/2016

Juice cleanses, colonics, special diets, fasting, and crash dieting—these are mainstays of the detox industry. But underneath the commercials and often outright bogus claims, there are some simple “truths” that turn out to be myths.

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