Blog - Sandy Zeldes

Things are fun again and I am desiring to eat healthy and motivated….

"Things are fun again. I'm doing things I really want to do again and getting enjoyment out of them. I have actually wanted to cook, I've even looked up recipes to make. I'm shopping for foods. I was in front of the chocolate recently and realized I wasn't interested....

Delicious, Satisfying Coconut Smoothie Recipe

You love smoothies. You love coconut. Well here is one amazing and simple recipe to keep you going, give you a great boost in the morning and that has what it takes to sustain you until lunch. Coconut Berry Green Smoothie 1 1/2 cups coconut milk (either boxed or make...

EFT Tapping for Weight Loss and Inner Peace

Finding peace inside is one of the keys to natural weight loss. Expert use tapping is the most profound tool I've ever found to get help clients achieve this. What disrupts peace with food and peace with our bodies specifically is often unconscious however for many. ...

Stir Fried Red and Brown Rice with Bok Choy, Mushrooms and Zucchini

Recipe- Stir Fried Brown Rice with Veggies Ingredients: 1 cup Lundburg Brown and Red Rice Pilaf Mix (or you can get the mixed brown rice packages from Trader Joes, already cooked in the frozen section of the store. Easy to use and delicious.) 1 cup Chopped...

How Focusing on Dieting Can Keep Us Stuck

Every day I talk to women (and I used to be one who did this too) who feel compelled to constantly diet to lose weight or to control their out of control feeling with food. There is a push-pull relationship that develops, an all or nothing kind of view. It is...

What’s Love Got To Do With It? How Body Image, Weight and Self Love Connect.

What do we do when we have been through enough trauma in childhood and have created a need for a coping mechanism like food to deal with all the unresolved feelings and trauma? What is one of the biggest common denominators for so many of us? We think somehow we must...

Garbonzo Bean Salad with Cucumber, Celery, Olives, Feta, Mint & Cilantro

Recipe- Garbonzo Bean Salad with Cucumber, Celery, Olives, Feta, Mint & Cilantro (I added mint recently as well as cilantro, but you will notice it isn't in my original recipe. Go ahead and try it! Add a few TBSP chopped fresh. Yum!) Download...

Best Gazpacho

Recipe- My favorite Gazpacho There are lots of great Gazpacho recipes out there, I say try them all. But this basic recipe can be adapted to anyone's tastes and has loads of flavor. Enjoy. Download here: Blossom Green- Recipe- Best Gazpacho

Chilled Armenian Cucumber Soup

Recipe- Chilled Armenian Cucumber Soup Ingredients: 1 Large Armenian Cucumber (or Japanese is great too) 1/4 cup Chopped Red Onion (or less depending on your tastes) 2 Stalks Green Onion 1 Yellow Bell Pepper 8 oz Greek yogurt 2 TBSP Sour Cream 2 TBSP Fresh Lime...

Spicy Toasted Pumpkin Seeds (good as a snack or in salads)

Recipe- Spicy Toasted Pumpkin Seeds Toss these in a salad or just leave on your counter to much. Yum! Ingredients: 2 Cups Raw Pumpkin Seeds Oil of your choice, just enough to cover the seeds- maybe 2 to 3 TBSP: Grapeseed or light olive oil preferable) 1/4 tsp...

Wild Salmon with Basil, Ginger Coconut Pesto

Recipe- Wild Salmon with Basil, Ginger Coconut Pesto This is one of my favorite and most popular dishes. I will give you the basic ingredients, and you will have to make it your own! I make it different every time, as I do with most things. Enjoy it to your tastes....

White Bean Cakes with Wild Mushrooms, Sun Dried Tomatoes & Basil

Recipe- White Bean Cakes with Wild Mushrooms, Sun Dried Tomatoes & Basil