Happy eating is something we take pretty seriously here at Around the Plate. After all, our motto is “live healthy, eat happy” and we truly believe that people can do both by learning to love nourishing, nutrient-rich foods. So when a study came out saying that happy eating increases your odds of overeating, we started [...]
Healing Your Relationship with Food through Meditation
May 15, 2013 by 1 Comment
When you think relationship status, do you think significant other? A lover? When I think “relationship status,” I think beyond the relationships we have with one another. Our relationships can extend far beyond that – even to the foods we eat. And it’s important to build a healthy relationship with the fuel that energizes our [...]
9 Unlikely Spots in Your Kitchen Where Germs May Be Hiding
May 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
No matter how top notch your kitchen cleaning skills are, odds are good that you’re not ridding your living space of all the germs currently residing there. According to NSF International, creepy little germs are often in the most unlikely of places – including your refrigerator water dispenser, which surprisingly, is one of the germiest [...]
Simple Tactics to Waste Less & Eat More Fresh Produce
May 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Ever feel like you throw away more fresh produce than you and your family actually eat? Chances are it probably gets lost in your fridge or freezer when you need it and then magically reappears days or weeks later covered in mold or fuzz. Although this may make you want to avoid fresh produce altogether, I [...]
How To Compost At Home
April 26, 2013 by 2 Comments
I am not a good gardener. I think watering takes an obnoxiously long time and in the past I have been unsure exactly how to compost! Sometimes you overwater plants and end up with cucumbers the length of your arm and width of your thigh (it has happened to me folks). Other times you water [...]
How To Go Green in the Kitchen
April 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
With Earth Day only days past, now is the perfect time to talk about how to go green in the kitchen. It is no secret that our society’s wasteful habits are extremely taxing on the environment. Temperatures continue to rise, water is polluted, and animal numbers are dwindling. Of particular interest to our food supply [...]
Maintaining Motivation During Weight Loss
April 4, 2013 by 2 Comments
Whether its 5, 10, or 20 plus pounds, losing weight isn’t always an easy process. It can be difficult to stay motivated and tempting to give in to old habits. And the longer you go, the more challenging it can be. So how do you stay on track and keep moving forward? It all comes [...]
Spring Activities to Get You Up, Out and Moving!
March 29, 2013 by 1 Comment
During the cold, dreary months of winter we become accustomed to staying inside and tend to lack the motivation to get up and be active. Now that it’s almost April, Spring is starting to bloom and its the perfect time to take advantage of the warmer days and longer hours of sunlight. So get up and [...]
Your Last-Minute Winter Bucket List
February 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
by Brandi Koskie for DietsInReview.com I live in the Midwest where the weather is completely unpredictable all of the time. In the past two weeks I’ve taken advantage of very sunny 70 degree days, found tulips sprouting in my garden, and today I’m watching the biggest snow storm we’ve had in a couple of years [...]