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written by: Danielle Maina HAPPY NEW YEAR! Wow, can you believe it is already 2015?! What I love about the New Year is the feeling of a fresh start of where ever you are in life. It’s as if we get another chance to transform ourselves, whether it be personally, emotionally, spiritually, or physically. When I ask peers around me

written by: Danielle Maina “Chestnuttttts roasting on an open fireeee”. These timeless lyrics by Nat King Cole play in homes all over the world during the holiday season, but have you ever really roasted chestnuts by the fire? Do you even eat this type of tree nut around the holidays? Because you most certainly should! Lower in fat by comparison

Written by: Danielle Maina               Next time you are at your local farmers market or natural food grocery store, make sure to stop and check out some of winter’s citrus fruits. December is the perfect month to pick some up because they’re extra juicy and we all could use an extra vitamin C boost

Written by: Danielle Maina Winter is almost here, and that means cold weather, cloudy skies and hopefully some much needed rain storms. With wintery weather comes the realization that we are not in the sun as much as we are during the warmer seasons. As a result, most of us are not getting enough of one particular vitamin that could

written by: Danielle Maina The rain has made its way to SO CAL and we Californians could not be more thrilled about it. This is the type of weather that invokes the desire to snuggle up on the couch with a cup of cocoa and eat delicious food!  For me when winter weather rolls around it time to throw on

Written by: Danielle Maina WHOA! It’s ALREADY that time of the year! Thanksgiving is officially here and it seems everywhere you look there are mashed potatoes, yams smothered in butter and marshmallows and healthy eating’s arch-nemesis, pumpkin pie. Progressively over the last decade what we think of as the “traditional” Thanksgiving foods have many people worried about their caloric intake

Written by: Danielle Maina   Of all seasonal produce, fall’s is undoubtedly my favorite. There is just something so beautiful in the color and the earthy vibe of fall’s picks of the season. But there is one fruit in particular that sticks out in my mind when I think of fall: pomegranates.   Beautifully red in color, pomegranates are known

Written by: Danielle Maina    HAPPY FALL! One of the best parts about fall are all the beautiful fruits and vegetables that are at the peak of their season. We have our usual suspects when it comes to apples and seasonal squashes but I am here to tell you about the persimmons. You are probably wondering, “What the heck is