Recipe: Chocolate Almond Macaroons

Note:  This recipe is part of a series on making your good eating resolutions come true.  A couple months ago, I resolved to make my own almond milk so I didn’t have to drink the additives in store-bought almond milk.  While you can learn a lot about how to make almond milk from this series, … Read more

Diet Hopes Day 35, Barrier #6: Backsliding

The Fine Line Between Realistic Goal Adjustments–and Plain Old Flaking Out What if I can’t keep up? Is that fear lurking in the shadows whenever you get up the courage to try some new habit?  “Will I just end up failing and kick myself for even trying?” These fears sure cropped up for me as … Read more

Diet Hopes Day 15, Barrier #5: Using Up Leftover Almond Meal: Banana Muffins and Healthy Brownies

Tasty Waste Not-Want Not Strategies + Where Is This Story Going? Two weeks into my almond milk experiment I came to an uncomfortable realization:  Making my own nut milk was producing a lot of food waste!  I want to tell you more about why this is a problem and how brownies and banana muffins came … Read more

Recipe: Healthy Chocolate Almond Brownies (Gluten Free)

Note:  This recipe is part of a series on making your good eating resolutions come true.  A few months ago, I resolved to make my own almond milk so I didn’t have to drink the additives in store-bought almond milk.  While you can learn a lot about how to make almond milk from this series, … Read more

Recipe: Gluten Free, Almost Paleo Banana Bread

Note:  This recipe is part of a series on making your good eating resolutions come true.  A few months ago, I resolved to make my own almond milk so I didn’t have to drink the additives in store-bought almond milk.  While you can learn a lot about how to make almond milk from this series, … Read more

Diet Hopes Day 8, Barrier #3: Dealing with Tedium

Smoothing Out the Aggravation Bumps on the Road to Good Eating Success The last post explained that key to making our diet dreams come true is planning so success if inevitable.  In turn, the most critical part of inevitability planning is slowing down and adjusting your time frame to accommodate planning and preparation time.  For … Read more

Diet Hopes Day 2, Barrier #2: Recipe Frustration #)*+^#$%#!!

And the Solution: “Inevitability Planning” Feel stuck in a “5-Recipe Rut,” making the same few things night after night?  If so, it’s not hard to understand why.  Just think about the times you’ve been inspired to try a new recipe.  Its picture looked great and you’re committed to trying something new.  So at least you … Read more

Diet Hopes Day 1, Barrier #1: Getting Out of the Starting Gate: Do I Really Want to Bother?

Step 1–Getting My Head Behind My Actions Ever made a good eating intention and then, not too long afterwards, come to the sudden realization that you’ve forgotten all about it?! For example, let’s say it’s lunchtime, you’re on the road going from here to there, and you’re starving.   Naturally, you pull into the drive-through restaurant … Read more

Why Your Diet Resolutions Never Happen

How Are Those September Resolutions Going?  If you haven’t settled on any, don’t worry.  As explained in a post last month, nature’s seed planting goes on all autumn, so there’s still time to use the season’s momentum to your advantage and “plant” some seeds for food life changes. But here’s the thing:  The seeds of … Read more