healthy and beautiful

Since I’ve been up since 4:30, (I kind of like Euro jetlag) and it’s fresh in my mind, I thought I’d offer up my two cents on airplane travel with examples from my most recent trip to Amsterdam. Outbound 8pm flight I’ll admit, I felt virtuous as I prepped for this trip. With no kids to pack for, it was an opportunity for selfish self-care.   I planned to take Le Pain Quotidien’s frittatas (they boxed them up with sliced avocado) and cut veggies to consume pre flight.   Best-laid plans…while sitting in traffic on the way to JFK, I realized my Eat Play Rose’ bag with frittatas and crudité had stayed home. I called my (yes my babysitter, kids are away) babysitter and she popped it all in the freezer. I still bitched and moaned for the remaining hour to the airport. Marc finally snapped at me, “you’ll live” I wasn’t so sure. At the airport, I had to forage. Not only was I meal-less but the long-weekend traffic had delayed us. I ended up with a very red onion heavy tuna with capers...

  I try to be in the know when it comes to nutrition trends and I’ll freely admit I had no idea “teatoxing” was such a thing. Snobessentials (love that name) asked me to weigh in on this trend. So, what is a teatox? Teatoxes are generally teas sold in sets with both a daytime and a nighttime tea. The names of these products are pretty amusing: Showgirl Slim, Skinny Bunny, Naked me, Strip Teas (above). The daytime teas tend to contain some sort of upper and debloating spices. In the night version there’s a laxative ingredient and usually something sleep inducing.   On some websites, it was difficult to locate the ingredients. If ingredients are hard to find it’s never a good sign Is teatoxing healthy? Tea is healthy and teas are a big part of our programs at Foodtrainers. What is questionable is the notion that tea alone will result in your body looking like the bikini-clad (if that) women on the teatox websites. There are also a few ingredients in these teas that are no-nos ev...

Most years, I have more interest in the food than the football on Super Bowl Sunday. But we love the Broncos; our dog is named Bronco so I’ll be watching. And according to statistics, so will most of you. This concerns me, I have heartburn just thinking about Super Bowl food where team healthy is the biggest underdog around. Instead of suggesting what to skip, Carolyn and I decided to make a crudité plate that could compete. No sad, wet baby carrots and a hummus container can do that. If you need some crudité coaching, check out our  #CooCoo4crudite video Crudite Starting Lineup Here is the recipe for the dip we mention in the video Super bowl Spicy Tahini ¼ cup Tahini 2 Tbs lemon juice 2 Tbs olive oil 1 Tbs Apple cider vinegar ¼ tsp. Sunny Bang probiotic hot sauce ¼ tsp. Wakaya turmeric Himalayan salt and pepper to taste. Complicated Instructions: mix/whisk together & amp up spice, salt & pepper if needed. *I’ve made with coconut oil but you need to increase the heat if yo...

Fun slideshow via Health Magazine for some summer inspo . Yes, I voted for our beloved green tea (extra cred for matcha, try unsweetened almond milk matcha latte at Fika if you haven't). And of course because Foodtrainers help you be booze trainers and "lose while you booze" a fun "healthy' cocktail idea utilizing the superpowered Wakaya ginger. I'm not sure I agree with the intro that summer best time to lose, summer has its own challenges. See what you think. What do you do to keep it healthy when it's summer (even though technically isn't)?

There are foods and food products I like and then those I love. When I love something there is no limit. Wakaya’s ginger and turmericteas and more recently their coarse sea salt (avocados love this) and dilo cream (natural sunscreen in it) are on my love list.   So I’m honored that Wakaya interviewed Carolyn and I and posted our new Double Golden Milk recipe. Check it out for our 5 favorite food trends and more. And here's the recipe Wakaya Double Golden Milk What you need (and if you don’t have all of these, it’ll be ok) 1/2 tsp. Wakaya turmeric 1/2 tsp. Wakaya ginger 1 cup water Pinch Wakaya sea salt  Pinch black pepper (pepper increases the effectiveness of turmeric) 1 cup almond milk ( homemade or brand with no carrageenan ) 1 tbs coconut oil (traditional recipes call for almond oil which I didn’t have) Few drops almond extract  Few drops Nu Stevia (optional) or Manuka honey *Add more sea salt or stevia as needed  What to do 1.      Put turme...

Monday we sent out our Spring break newsletter . If you placed an order, be patient. Many people did (thank you) and my partner in food crime, Carolyn, is conveniently Spring Breaking in Cartagena. I’m going away late next week (thank fucking god). This week I’ve been readying clients for their trips (I love hearing where people are going).  So what do I bring? Green juice/airplane meal - I am obsessive about both starting a trip on track healthfully and avoiding plane food. Chugging a green juice while I wait on the security line and bringing a kale salad or and avocado sandwich on Paleo or gluten free bakery bread are my staples. Who knows what lies ahead, control what you can. In flight - I’m very ritualistic which is the best euphemism for compulsive. I bring my Wakaya for when the drink cart comes around. Generally I’ll get hot water. If it’s an overnight flight this may be Wakaya/vodka (feel free to judge).  Vitamins - many people leave these at home and I feel they’re...

For us, January 5 th is the real start of the year. We’re back in the Foodtrainers’ offices and sent out our   “ We’re Ready To Whip You (and you’ll like it) newsletter.  About the “whipping”, we developed a Whipping Week (to whip everyone back into shape not like that…) and let’s just say it’s only been a few hours and many of you want a whipping. As much as I liked cracking the whip Carolyn bought us from Pleasure Chest (Pleasure Palace? I forget but I do remember learning whips are pricey 60-something dollars?) there’s something else I’m even more excited about. Sure, it says a little about me that I’m dying to get to the office because this has arrived. I travel with this (for some reason flight attendants are always curious and I reluctantly share). You can add   Wakaya ginger or turmeric to smoothies, oatmeal, bone broth or cocktails but really straight up is how I take it.   It’s great for immunity and inflammation and it tastes great. Carolyn and I thi...