by Lauren Slayton | Apr 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
I grew up in a nature loving family. There were walks in nature preserves, gardens (both a regular garden and a shade garden), flowers and photographs of flowers. As amazing as this sounds, it didn’t click with me. I don’t think I’m a naturally visual person. As...
by Lauren Slayton | Apr 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
Off the bat I’ll say that I carefully consider my smoothie and juice ingredients so that the finished product will not only taste good but also so that it’s pretty. Greens in a carroty juice? Looks like sludge. And while I could lie and say I just like my food to be...
by Lauren Slayton | Apr 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
There is some saying (it may be more of an advertising saying) that you have to hear about something a few times to notice or take action. Last week, Jenna Helwig the talented chef who worked on the recipes for LBT and is also an editor at Parents tweeted me the...
by Lauren Slayton | Apr 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
There are certain annoyances we need to accept: a rainy day, unanticipated traffic, and a blister from a new pair of shoes. However, when it comes to our bodies many of our issues can be solved or certainly ameliorated with food. For many of my clients, there is...
by Lauren Slayton | Apr 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
While I was away, our adorable snack queen Joanna Li was doing her Passover homework. Passover is almost here and we know it can be hard not to over-kugel or just over do it but team Foodtrainers has worked hard to find “the best of” for Passover to make...
