Event: February 25 9 PM Eastern

Event: February 25 9 PM Eastern

Join Me for my next Teleseminar: End your Love Affair with Food!

Do you really think I LIKE cooking?

So, it's come to my attention that many of my followers have misinterpreted my love for food to mean I LOVE to COOK!!! Nothing could be farther from the truth!!! Lol!! I'm not sure how I conveyed that message to you, but thinking back on it now I can see how you would make that assumption.

Well, here's the truth about me and cooking! I never liked cooking!!! There, I've said it. Although I thought I liked cooking when I first had my own apartment, I have to admit, it got old fast. I hate following recipes. There was always an ingredient I didn't have on hand, so therefore the recipe was tossed aside. If I tried following lengthy, intricate, detailed recipes, it became way too much work for me. I quickly became discouraged and believed cooking wasn't for me. Let's face it, it was much easier, less stressful and WAY MORE Delicious to eat out!

What seemed to work was cooking one or two meals a week, packing frozen "diet" or "healthy" lunches and then heading out to dine for dinners. I soon found myself in my early 20's with GERD, IBS, a Haital Hernia, PMS, and Barrett's Disease.

Barrett's Disease can lead to Cancer. It is caused from years of Acid Reflux washing over the esophagus. Over time, the stomach cells start growing up into your Esophagus to protect it from the acid, but any time there is abnormal cell growth it can lead to Cancer. I finally woke up and realized something had to change.

After working with Nutritionist, Nancy Guberti, I started eating Organic foods, and eliminated soda, sugar and processed foods from my diet. While Nancy completely helped me to heal my gut, I still didn't like cooking. It wasn't until last year when I joined The Institute for Integrative Nutrition that I began to learn how to cook quick, simply, healthy meals in under 30 minutes!!! Today, I often post my meals/recipes on Facebook and here on my blog but I thought you should know I still truly do not love cooking. I do however, love to eat. Eating has become more of a sacred ritual in our home. We always begin with a prayer of thanksgiving, then we sit together, as a family and enjoy the fresh, healthy food that nourishes our bodies and our souls!

If you'd like just a little bit of what I've experienced, I'm willing to share all of my time-honored recipes with you and help you to restore your own health, and help you also give your family the gift of Wellness for years to come! Invest in yourself this year, and sign up for a FREE Health Consultation so you can hear about all the work & research I have done, so that you won't have to!

Here's my newest recipe that I discovered. Teriyaki Salmon! Definitely a change I welcomed from eating the same grilled mustard salmon for the past 4 years! =) Try it and don't forget to comment here and let us know what you think!

Beans, Beans, Beans!

Lately I have been on a BEAN - kick!!! It seems that I am finding more and more meals that incorporate Beans as a main ingredient. The more I learn about the Meat Industry, the more appealing eating beans are becoming to me.

I grew up eating lots of meat. I loved meat - Steak, pork, sausage, burgers, lamb chops, ground meat sauce and chicken were often found on our dinner plates. As I've learned more about nutrition I am beginning to enjoy new foods that give me tons of energy and are more sustainable to our earth.

Dinner has become more about planning ahead (in my mind that is, because I don't have time to actually get it onto a piece of paper) and doing some preparation in advance.

While I'm food shopping on Saturday I'll make a mental note of the beans we haven't had in a while. Right now I'm thinking of Mung, Lentil, and Adzuki beans. So, before I head out to shop I'll check out some recipes online, or if I have a few "staple" ones, I'll just resort to those for an easy week.

When I get home from food shopping, I measure out some beans, put them in a bowl, add water and soak for 8 hours overnight. Sunday morning I begin cooking the beans. Once cooked and rinsed I return the beans back to a container to store in my fridge. I'll use the beans in my menu for the week. This system is very effective, and it makes cooking SO much easier when I return home exhausted. *As a side note, I don't serve my family anything processed. We don't buy anything in a metal can or boxed. Ninety percent of our meals are strictly made from scratch. It makes a huge difference and it's quite manageable once you have a system in place.

Here are a few meals that I've recently tried and posted on Facebook. Many of you asked for the recipes, so I'm including these below. As always, let me know if you try them, tweak them, and how your family reacts to them as well.

I made these for the first time tonight- Sweet Potato Burritos!! My husband and I thought they were really tasty but my son wasn't too keen on all the spices. It think it was a bit too much flavor for his liking. Other than that, I'd give it 4 stars!

How does your food SERVE you?

I know that it sounds like a bit of an Oxymoron, to ask how your food serves you, when it is usually you serving the food.

Many people don't look at food the way that I've learned to "see" it in my life. Many of us just don't take the time to "think" about how food is serving our bodies. In the past, I've often worried about the types of products I used on my hair and skin and the brands of cosmetics I purchased, but I never thought of food as nourishment for my mind, body and soul. I never knew that the food I was putting in my body affected every ounce of who I am and how I live.

Within these past three years of my life, I've found the true value of food. I've learned which foods serve me so that I can live the type of life I've always dreamed of! Since starting on this journey of wellness I can tell you I have undergone a huge transformation due to FOOD! I am now calmer, more relaxed, my mind is clearer, I have more patience, experience more joy, have returned to my high school weight, and I've been able to handle the stress in my life much more effectively.

So, when I ask, "Does food serve you?," I really mean, "How is the food that you are putting into your Sacred Temple working for you?" How is food helping you to live the life you always dreamed you would? If you have no idea what I'm talking about because food is just something you prepare and scarf down, or if the food you are eating is making you sick, (IBS, GERD, ACID REFLUX, CONSTIPATION, DIARRHEA, ACNE, PMS, DEPRESSION, OBESITY, DIABETES, ANXIETY, INFERTILITY, ADD, ADHD, etc) then I invite you to send me a message today to learn how to restore yourself to optimal health and vitality. I will help you open the doors to a whole new world that's out there waiting for you!

Imagine being able to share all of this with your family, your children, and your babies (both born and unborn). Don't waste another minute eating food that does not serve your greater purpose in the world. Learn to take control of your health today! Imagine not having to diet, count calories or restrict your eating. I will teach you ways to make simple changes that will impact your life forever! Contact me today: Christine@momscoachforlife.com I look forward to hearing from you, and until then... Live Well!

Luscious Lentils for Dinner

Being a full-time working mom has created many new challenges for me but I refuse to let Healthy Cooking fall by the wayside. I also refuse to add any unnecessary stress to my already hectic life. Having said that, I cook 98% of all our meals, and I swear it is what keeps me going most days! While I'm not the most organized person in the world, I have acquired a few staple meals that I cycle through every few weeks. Lentil soup is a NEW recipe for me, and while it was not the tastiest soup that I've made, it satisfied our bellies and actually tasted better the next day.

I cooked the Lentil Soup on Monday night but we didn't eat it then. Instead, I re-heated the soup on Tuesday and cooked it a little longer than expected, so that when I went to remove it from the stove it looked more like a bean dip than a soup! I got rave reviews from the family on this one, so I decided to post it here for all my followers. Please feel free to let me know what you thought, or if there are other ways or ingredients to make Lentil Soup. For now, I am very pleased with this soup's ease, simplicity, and comforting appeal. I hope you are too!

Ingredients:

2 cups of Green Organic Lentils (soaked overnight)

3 Tablespoons of Pasture Butter

1 Organic Yellow Onion (diced)

3 large Organic Carrots (chopped)

4 cloves of Organic Garlic (chopped)

2 small Organic Russet Potatoes, Peeled and chopped

8 cups of Organic Chicken or Vegetable Broth (I use homemade Bone Broth)

Salt & Pepper to taste

1. In a large pot, toss the butter, onions, garlic, carrots, & potatoes and saute' for about 8-10 minutes.

2. Add the rest of the ingredients and cook (uncovered) on medium heat for 90 minutes or until the lentils are soft. You can continue to add more liquid as it boils down, or you can make a thicker soup consistency.

Serve warm with fresh bread, or boil down the water until it becomes like a "bean dip" and serve with Tortilla chips!

The Healthiest Chocolate Pudding!!!

I've always enjoyed chocolate. It has been my favorite flavor when it comes to many things, but these days I no longer crave the Snickers bars of the past. Now that I've acquired a taste for raw Cacao beans, I'm totally addicted to this pudding. It's a healthy addiction. One that includes an energy boost, mental clarity and a release of those feel-good endorphins! I highly recommend you give this a try. If you do, please share your thoughts with other followers of this blog by commenting below.

Until next time, Live Well!!!


Raw Chocolate Pudding Recipe

3 medium Organic (ripe) Avocados
1/2 Raw Cacao Powder
1/2 cup of filtered water
1/4 cup Agave Nectar
1/4 cup raw wild honey
(OR just add 1/2 cup Agave or Honey)
2-3 Tablespoons of Vanilla (if using Raw Vanilla Bean, try only 1 Tablespoon)
1 tsp of Sea Salt or HimalaSalt (pink rock salt)

Combine all ingredients in a high powered blender. Blend until hot, smooth and creamy
Top with crushed almonds, walnuts or slices of banana!

Turkey Meatballs in November?

Thanksgiving Week is quickly approaching, but that doesn't even stop me from getting my weekly dose of homemade Turkey Meals. For the most part, Turkey meatballs are a staple in our home. My 2-year-old toddler can't seem to get enough of them and I just love the fact that it takes me all of 10 minutes to prep, then plop in the oven for 30 minutes. Since so many people have requested this recipe, I thought I would add it my blog. I don't measure the ingredients when I make this dish, but I've tried to be as precise as possible here. Use your judgement and let me know if you made any adjustments. Gobble, Gobble!! =)

1 package of free range, hormone free, antibiotic free ground turkey meat.
1 egg (organic is always best)
1/4-1/2 cup seasoned breadcrumbs (we use gluten-free)
3-4 cloves of freshly chopped garlic
1/4 cup grated cheese
2 tsp of fresh parsley (finely chopped)

Preheat oven to 350
combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix together with your hands.
Add 2 tablespoons of Extra Virgin, Organic, Oil Olive to a baking pan, or cookie sheet
Use an ice cream scooper to scoop out balls of meat and drop into pan
Bake on 350 for 30 minutes!