One Smart Brownie

FUN (or not so fun, depending on your love of Mickey D’s) fact! I genuinely feel it is my duty as a citizen to bring this to your attention- so you know it’s serious.. Guess how many ingredients are in a McDonald’s Chicken McNugget?? Think about it this first: if you made chicken nuggets at [...]

Friday! No need for any of us to think too hard. Plus I just got to Cali and it’s time to enjoy some sunshine. So here’s is an OBG (oldy but goody.. just learned that acronym. But nothing beats the one my friend Ariele taught me: DFY. “Don’t flatter yourself”. Works in many social situations). [...]

OK, I have a bone to pick with New Years Resolutions in the form of juice cleanses!! Gwyneth Paltrow swears by ‘em, and Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Salma Hayek and Megan Fox also report using them occasionally. But now the liquid diet fad is reaching a whole new population via sites like Gilt group and [...]

Q: How do you navigate the cereal aisle? Even the “healthier” ones range like crazy in calories and sugar. I love Special K Vanilla with almonds and Kashi Go Lean Crunch. What are the best ones to pick? A: The cereal aisle stresses me out. Soo many choices and colors and all different serving sizes [...]

This is a must watch – it’s a quick & awesome TED video by an 11-year-old on what’s wrong with our food system. “Some people say organic or local food is more expensive, but is it really? With all these things I’ve been learning about in the food system, it seems to me that we [...]