How did you sleep last week, Challengers? It was a busy & beautiful Spring weekend in the Abell household. Sleep happened, but it is easy to see how quickly we can get away from our goal. Keeping track of my hours of sleep per night has been a helpful tool as I make choices… Read More Sleep Challenge – Week 3: Reducing Stress with a Nighttime Routine
Spring is finally here! As the snow melts off my deck this morning, I am looking forward to the warmer temps and pretty flowers to come. Spring also brings new crops and tons of new foods for us to try. Farmer’s markets begin to reappear and hope beyond root vegetables emerges! Ridding your home of dust-bunnies is important,… Read More Spring Clean Your Plate
Challengers! You made it to Week 4! If you are an east coast survivor of Jonas, you might be sluggishly limping toward the finish line. Hopefully, you have had enough experience eating well these past few weeks that you recognize the benefits of eating many plants each day. I am still enjoying hearing about your… Read More Fruit & Veggie Challenge 2016: Week 4 – Preparation & Planning
How did it go last week, Challengers?!? I am having so much fun hearing from you guys and getting pictures of you & your food! Hopefully through your journaling you were able to get a feel for how many fistfuls of fruits and/or vegetables you are taking in each day. Also – where are you… Read More Fruit & Veggie Challenge 2016: Week 2 -Step Toward Change
Good Morning, Challengers! Our goal for this week is: AWARENESS. Hopefully you have stocked your kitchen with fruits & veggies you really enjoy and are comfortable preparing. As you aim to eat more fruits & veggies today than you have been eating in the past couple of weeks (months?), I would encourage you to keep a… Read More Fruit & Veggie Challenge 2016: Week 1-Awareness
Happy Holidays to you! This was our breakfast casserole on Christmas morning. I roasted some veggies which started to look a little less-than-fresh in the fridge: red pepper, sweet potato, carrots. I threw in some torn-up fresh spinach and scallions raw, added the egg mixture the night before and we had a very easy, pretty… Read More Holiday Egg Casserole