Composting Kitchen Waste
Turn your kitchen waste into something wonderful for your vegetable garden.
View ArticleHost an Eco Movie Night
Start with your favorite eco flick and invite over a group of friends. Be sure to have great snacks on hand like stove popped organic popcorn, drizzled with lots of organic butter and a dash of sea...
View ArticleReuse Your Greeting Cards
Before discarding used holiday cards try to salvage as much of the card as possible. Then store them in a box and build up a great collection of pieces that can be reused and crafted into gift tags,...
View ArticleMotor Oil Recycling
Recycling just 2 gallons of used motor oil can be re-refined and power the average home for a day. But dumping those same 2 gallons down the stormwater drain can just as easily contaminate thousands of...
View ArticleGreat American Clean-Up
The Health Chic House is the check-in location for Haines City events. You can help clean-up downtown, work in the community garden, or help us get ready for Earth Day. Plus, pre-register for great...
View ArticleAvoid Exotics, Choose Native Plants
Today's challenge is to identify invasive plants in your yard and replace them with natives. Invasives are non-natives with a high growth, reproductive, and dispersal rate. While they may look pretty...
View ArticleRich Cream of Asparagus Soup
Bill just used this recipe to make us lunch. We added a few shreds of organic raw cheddar and served with homemade sour dough bread that we picked up last night at the Audubon Park Community...
View ArticleCancer Prevention Tips | Environmental Working Group
Cancer Prevention Tips | Environmental Working Group
View ArticleThe Health Chic 201 Florida Event Guide
The Health Chic 2011 Florida Event Guide I am very excited to announce that we are in the final stages of production for the 2011 Florida Event Guide. This wallet size guide is jammed pack full of the...
View ArticleGreen Up Your Halloween
Spooky & Fun Can Be Eco Be Green, Save Green- Find a local Costume SwapFind better Treat IdeasWhile it's too late for this year, next year try Reverse Trick or Treating and help someone in needMore...
View ArticleThe Health Chic Goes Back on the Road
The Health Chic Team is happy to announce that we are going back on the road. The Health Chic Beyond Organic Tour kicks off with a pre-launch party at Audubon Park Farmer's Market on Monday night, Sept...
View ArticleIn Search of Chai
I leave on Tuesday morning for our Beyond Organic Grand Adventure. I say "our" out of habit, but this trip I'm flying solo so it will definitely be interesting. For those of you that don't know, I am...
View ArticleThe Health Chic Beyond Organic Tour
Here's the route. Hope to meet up with you on the road. Tues, Sept 6th, 6:30pm Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Remedy This Thurs, Sept 8th, 7pmBurke, Virginia Sat, Sept 10th, 1-4pmWinston-Salem, North...
View ArticleBeef Prices Climb as Grain Costs Skyrocket
Have you seen the price of beef lately? It seems like the hot topic at the water cooler these days. For the first time in my retail career I can actually brag that healthier is actually cheaper or at...
View ArticleThe Make-up Scene in Hi-Def
Preparation for my new tv show, Living Green With The Health Chic continues. The next step in my transformation from Granola to Glam is make-up. As you'd probably expect, ordinary make-up just won't...
View ArticleTV Show Updates
A Greener Life with The Health Chic airs this October on WHDO TV. If you don't get WHDO, please call your cable provider and ask them to carry it. Standard policy for cable companies is to log every...
View ArticleVeg Fest 2009
Orlando- Central Florida Veg Fest, now in its 4th year, will take place Saturday, October 24, 2009 from 10:00am-6:00pm at Loch Haven Park in Orlando, Florida. Veg Fest is an annual festival that...
View ArticleGreening Up Your Halloween
Candy, costumes, and lots of excess stuff. A fun family tradition for some but why not try to green up your tricks and upgrade your treats.For starters, think about handing out something other than...
View ArticleTime to Skip A Week of Lawn Watering
Overwatering in winter can encourage pests and diseaseThe Southwest Florida Water Management District recently launched a new campaign to encourage residents who irrigate their lawns to "Skip a Week"...
View ArticleShppers Guide to Pesticides
The Environmental Working Group has released their free guide to helping you choose the best produce options. Spend your dollars frugally without sacrificing the health of your family. Find out about...
View Article365 Day Green Challenge
Start 2010 off with a commitment to reduce your carbon footprint. And let The Health Chic help you make it easy and fun to do. Just tune in to our daily challenge on You Tube. Take the challenge and...
View ArticleHealth and Environmental Hazards of Plastic Water Bottles
Americans will buy over 30 billion plastic water bottles this year and with a less than 1% recycle rate that means that our landfills will once again be overflowing with plastics. This does not bode...
View ArticleCreate a Zero Waste Station
Recycling is good but Zero Waste is better. Commit to creating a zero waste mentality and habit in your home. Create a system for reuse, reuse, reuse.
View ArticleExciting News- Internship Finished & Passed the RD Exam
Excited to announce that I have recently completed my dietetic internship and have passed the RD exam. I am now a licensed registered dietitian nutritionist or RDN for short. My focus will be...
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