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Next class * The family class

Do you cook for other people?

Do they think your food is a little weird?

Are you looking for ways to jazz up your meals?

Our next class is all about making your family happy. And "family" means all those people you cook for – spouse and children, roommates, in-laws, co-workers, partners or significant others, neighbors, friends. When they don't think they want to eat healthy meals, and you love them enough to want them healthy – for a long, long time – what do you feed them? This class will show you.

The Family Class starts Monday, October 11, and runs through Friday, October 15. Coach Beth Miriam – wife and mother of two – will help you redefine and realign family meals.

Sign up now to get tips and tricks for making your healthy meals enticing and inviting, no matter who is around the table.

 

Featured recipe from Marilu's table * Chickpea broccoli casserole

This is a heartier main dish that makes great leftovers.

Be sure to make your own breadcrumbs from whole-grain bread. It's easy with a food processor (and only a little trickier with a blender). Just tear up the heels of bread and pulse them in the food processor using the blade. Voila – fresh bread crumbs. Keep them in the freezer so you have them whenever you need them. If you're using a blender, just do a little at a time, so the bread doesn't get stuck around the blade.

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Safely dispose of old prescriptions

Do not flush old medications down the toilet. Our water treatment facilities aren't equipped to handle the volume or variety of drugs that need to be disposed of.

Your community may have a prescription drug collection – if so, take advantage of it. Clean out your medicine cabinet, and drop off the old drugs. You'll want to remove your name and the prescription number from the container (remove the label or use a permanent black marker to mark it out).

If you need to dispose of old...

Spirit Sunday * Relax

Relax and enjoy the day.

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See Marilu onstage

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I'm very excited to be reprising my Broadway role in The Tale of the Allergist's Wife opposite my good friend Caroline Aaron at the La Mirada Theatre!

WHEN:

October 1-17 (except Oct 9, both shows because of a previous gig)

WHERE:

La Mirada Theatre

14900 La Mirada Boulevard

La Mirada, CA 90638

PERFORMANCES:

Tues. – Thurs., 7:30 p.m.; Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 2:00 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Sun., 2:00 and 7 p.m. There will be no evening performance on Sunday, October 3.

TICKET INFORMATION:
Box office...

US residents * Make a difference in school lunches NOW

We've mentioned the (USA) Healthy School Meals Act of 2010 in previous posts. This act would provide more school children with healthier, plant-based meal options, and thanks to your support, Congress is on the verge of voting for a new Child Nutrition Act that could finally give kids the food they need.

A recent House bill, H.R. 5504, incorporates provisions of the Healthy School Meals Act and includes an innovative pilot program to introduce more plant-based foods into the school lunch...

Have a great weekend

So many people think they can just give up healthy living when it comes to the weekend. Like the weekend is some kind of free pass that cancels out all the fat and sugar and alcohol they consume.

Well, it's not.

The choices you make on the weekend set you up for success the following week.

Stick with the guidelines you've set for yourself. Keep working your plan. Eat well. Exercise (it's a good time to do something different – maybe something family-friendly – like a bike ride, or a hike, ...

Fitness Friday * Fire hydrants

This exercise is a member favorite for toning the outer thigh – especially that lovely bulge we get from years of sitting. It's a really effective way to work that muscle and help reduce the size of that bulge. Thanks to Furlara for reminding us of this one!

Start on your hands and knees. Make sure your hands are under your shoulders and knees are under your hips, and that your back is flat. Keep your neck in a neutral position (look straight down at the floor).

Lift your right leg to the...

Thinner has a stress-relief valve

Stress can mess with your weight in two ways.

First, tension and anxiety activate your body's flight or fight response, raising levels of cortisol, the hormone that encourages your body to store dangerous belly fat.

Second, you (that is, all of us) seek out high-fat and high-calorie foods for their soothing effects on the brain and the psyche. They call it "comfort food" for a reason, but that's really only the short-term effect.

Add up both stress responses and mostly you (yeah, that's...

Featured recipe from Marilu's table * Sheri's apple crunch

It's apple season! Apples are the best to-go snack ever, don't you think? So easy to put one in your purse or backpack and just pull it out when you need something quick and delicious. Good apples are juicy, crisp, and (we think) a little tart.

Treat yourself to a field trip to the apple orchard (worth a bit of a drive if you have to do that). They usually offer a pick-your-own option – there's nothing better than kids picking apples from the tree and just eating them. (We used to take ...