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Martha Kester
Slow Cooker Wild Rice Soup

Slow Cooker Wild Rice Soup

This crockpot meal from the blog, Kristine's Kitchen, includes wild rice, butternut squash, kale and white beans. This can be a vegetarian/ vegan meal or you can add ground turkey like I did.  This was easy to prep, delicious and very filling.  Enjoy!  

Kale, Wild Rice & Chicken Stew

Kale, Wild Rice & Chicken Stew

This crockpot meal from Eating Well is not only easy to make but also tasty and healthy!  This stew uses basic ingredients like carrots, celery and mushrooms.  I added jalepenos for an extra spice.  Enjoy!  

Eating at Home for a Healthier You!

Eating at Home for a Healthier You!

How often do you eat out?  According to an article I found on Business Insider from 2019, “Americans eat out 5.9 times a week on average.”  6 in 10, Adults in the US have a chronic disease and 4 in 10 adults in the US have two or more chronic diseases (CDC website). ...

Slow Cooker Winter Vegetable Soup

Slow Cooker Winter Vegetable Soup

This easy crockpot meal from S & W Beans will become your favorite, hearty meal on a cold night.  It is full of fiber and the kale brings a pop of color!  There is minimal prep and the meal is not only healthy but loaded with taste.  Enjoy!  

Slow Cooker Turkey Chili

Slow Cooker Turkey Chili

This easy crockpot meal, from Two Peas & Their Pod, will become your favorite meal on a cold night.  The prep involved is opening up cans and dumping into the crockpot plus cutting up peppers and an onion- so basically minimal prep.  Finally, This meal can easily...

Slow Cooker Chicken & White Bean Stew

Slow Cooker Chicken & White Bean Stew

This easy crockpot meal from EatingWell will become your favorite meal on a cold night.  There is minimal prep and the meal is not only healthy but loaded with taste.  Enjoy!  

3 Most Important Routines You Can Establish For Your Health

3 Most Important Routines You Can Establish For Your Health

Happy New Year!    Instead of talking habits, which seems to be a very popular topic right now (rightly, so as habits are very important in establishing a healthy lifestyle), I want to focus on routines.  If you are a person who picks a word to focus on each year,...

Are You Using the Right Fuel?

Are You Using the Right Fuel?

     Toys, TV remotes, flashlights, smoke alarms, cars and boats are all items that need the exact, certain battery to work properly.  Some take triple A’s while others require double A’s or 9 volts.  Cars would never run on a triple A likewise TV remotes wouldn’t...

‘Tis the Season

‘Tis the Season

    Want to give the gift of health this year?  Spreading health is never a bad thing and because of that I am sharing a list of 66 healthy ideas at all price points. Packet of classes to a local yoga studio (Effervesence or Balance Fitness in Beaufort) Gift...

Taking 1 Step at a Time

Taking 1 Step at a Time

I do my best to "walk my talk" as a health coach because I truly believe what I encourage my clients to do is also good for me.  I wanted to share with you what I have been working on lately.  I have a goal to increase my VO2 max.  Basically, VO2 is a measure of the...