Fresh Is Best

After a two week holiday in the South of France, where the food is fresh picked in the morning and on your plate for lunch, I arrived back to New York with a feeling of despair.  Whole Foods after the farm???  Freshly picked makes Whole Foods look like the Jolly Green Giant in a can.  I had the opportunity to get up to my little vegetable garden and much to my surprise I harvested over a dozen zucchini, fresh green beans, tomatoes and peppers!  What a nice surprise to come home to. 

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  My lunch today consists of freshly grilled zucchini and peppers from my garden....what's on your plate for lunch?  If you don't have a garden, visit your local farmer's market for truly fresh fruits and vegetables.  Fresh is best, so get on the real party wagon today!

Behave Yourselves

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  I'll be on holiday from June 23rd and will return to Blogville and the office on Monday, July 9th.  So, behave yourselves, stay healthy and don't mess up my good work!  A bientot!

This is my lavendar plant.  If you look closely, you will see the flowers on the end of the thin stems.  Lavendar grows best in warm Mediterranean climates, but we do our best here in the N.E. corner of the U.S.A.

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  Lavendar is wonderful for soothing the soul and calming the mind, but did you know that in the South of France, lavendar stalks are placed in the hearths and the flowers are in bowls everywhere....lavendar is a natural mosquito repellent!