Just a note to let you know I’ve experienced a small, yet significant triumph in my quest for healthier pancakes. I found a way to make them without added oil! The recipe has now been updated in the archives for your reference. Here’s the link: http://www.leangreenmama.com/2009/oatmeal-pancakes-with-apple-cinnamon-compote-can-be-vegan-and-gluten-free/

Sometimes I get asked what motivates me to want to eat well. For one thing, I feel *awesome* about 99.6 percent of the time when I eat well, and that’s saying a lot for someone who used to be weak, ill and out of breath pretty much all the time. I have no restraints on [...]

You know, I’ve had a lot of disruptions in my life lately, and this past week’s events were no exception. But I’ve realized that these days, with very few exceptions, this stuff is not as stressful for me as it once was. Why? There are a number of reasons, but one of the main ones [...]

Folks, I had every intention of posting a new recipe and a couple other thoughts I wanted to share in the next day or so, but my plans have had to change.
This morning, after a long illness, my grandfather passed away, and though we knew it was coming, it’s still tough to deal with and [...]

I didn’t get to post while I was away as I’d hoped, but I did learn plenty about prepping healthy food while traveling. I’ve done this many times in the past several years, but there are always new lessons to learn (and share). For example:

When you’re only going to be gone for 3-4 days, make [...]

I’m headed out of town on the weekend for the better part of next week, and that means I’m gearing up to prepare food on the road.
Among other things being packed for the trip, my Vita-Mix is making the trek. Yes, it’s that critical to my life! :) My whole household goes into withdrawal when [...]

[Edited to add a healthy fat source -- no small triumph!]
I’ll admit it. I’m something of a pancake junkie.
When I was a kid, my favorite breakfast was my mom’s homemade pancakes, which she stirred up on many a weekend morning. In my teens, I took that recipe and tweaked it, adding enough butter and sugar [...]

It occurred to me after my post about juicing that drinking kale juice and smoothies made with some spinach in them probably sounds pretty scary and weird if you’re just now starting to consider eating healthfully. Hey, who am I kidding? It even sounds weird to me, and yet I’m doing it (and not for [...]

I do a lot of reading and recently came across a passage in some now long-forgotten book that stuck in my mind (though the book’s title did not, sadly), and I thought I’d share it with you.
Essentially, the writer mentioned that time is the most democratic aspect of our lives.
In other words, we all have [...]

OK, folks. I know I’m going to seem a little strange for this post — especially if you’re new to healthy eating — but I’m going to admit this anyway. I’ve just become a juicing addict.
I have a hard time sometimes getting in as many greens as I should. I add baby spinach to fruit [...]