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Martha M. Healthy Living Professional

San Mateo, California
I'm a yoga teacher and healthy eating/cooking coach in Phoenix, Arizona. I love yoga, walking, eating, reading, writing, and cooking and am always on the lookout for ways to lead a happier, healthier, simpler, more nourished life. I specialize in helping beginners over forty discover the... Full Bio
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Chocolate Topped Peanut Butter Oat Cookie Bars by Martha M. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Peanut Butter Oat Cookie Bars (aka Oatsies) Here’s a delicious crunchy peanut butter oat cookie bar topped with a thin layer of chocolate and chopped nuts. I ... Read on »
What Was the Weight Watchers Program Like in the 1960s? by Martha M. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Weight Watchers Cookbook 1967 Have you ever wondered what the Weight Watchers Program was like in the 1960s? I picked up a copy of this old  Weight Watch ... Read on »
Low Fat Whole Wheat Quick Bread by Martha M. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Heres’s a simple wholesome low fat whole wheat quick bread that bakes up moist, dense, and not too sweet. Though delicious at breakfast, I love it served with ... Read on »
Fix It and Forget It Lightly: Healthy Low Fat Recipes for Your Slow Cooker by Martha M. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking The slow cooker can be a real life saver in the kitchen. It can make getting dinner on the table so easy and effortless, a necessity in these busy times. And i ... Read on »
Weight Watchers Cereal with Spiced Fruit Ambrosia by Martha M. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Here’a another vintage weight watchers breakfast recipe, this one from the  Weight Watchers’ 365-Day Menu Cookbook  published in 1981. (I love old cookbooks an ... Read on »
Light & Healthy Slow Cooker Wild Rice Soup by Martha M. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Slow Cooker Wild Rice Soup This slow cooker wild rice soup may not win any beauty contests, but it is an easy, healthy and deliciously satisfying one- pot mea ... Read on »
Banana Chocolate Swirl Cake by Martha M. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Banana Chocolate Swirl Cake This banana chocolate swirl cake is one of my favorite cakes from childhood. It’s a basic banana cake made fancy with the addition ... Read on »
Weight Watchers Cottage Cheese Danish Recipe by Martha M. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Weight Watchers Cheese Danish Here’s a fun recipe for a “cottage cheese danish” from the original 1967 Weight Watchers Cookbook . While this may not taste ex ... Read on »
Weight Watchers Celebrates 50 Years! by Martha M. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking I guess it’s no big secret that I’m a huge fan of Weight Watchers. It’s the only weight loss program that has ever helped me lose weight AND keep it off. Losin ... Read on »
French Onion Soup by Martha M. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking French Onion Soup I love French onion soup. My mom does too. We tend to order it out in restaurants every chance we get. So, when I received her email, saying ... Read on »
{38 Power Foods} Curried Sweet Potatoes with Green Peas by Martha M. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Curried Sweet Potatoes with Green Peas Here’s a quick and easy dish packed with power foods. Sweet potato, green peas, and tomatoes cooked with curry powder u ... Read on »
Weight Watchers Simply Filling Slow Cooker Bean & Cabbage Soup by Martha M. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Simple Weight Watchers Cabbage Bean Soup I love soup. Eating a bowl of soup for lunch and/or dinner several times a week is one of my favorite strategies for ... Read on »
Eggnog Oatmeal Muffins by Martha M. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking I totally overshot the runway with eggnog this holiday season, purchasing 2 quarts of it right before Christmas. I love eggnog, but held off on buying it any s ... Read on »
Happy New Year 2013 by Martha M. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking I can’t believe it’s 2013. Where did 2012 go? I guess it’s true what they say, “Time speeds up the older you get.” For me the new year always includes a gl ... Read on »
Weight Watchers Slow Cooker Chicken Pasta Fagioli by Martha M. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Weight Watchers Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli I’ve decided to ring out 2012 with this recipe for Slow Cooker Chicken Pasta Fagioli, since it’s definitely feeling ... Read on »
5 Tips to Help You End Emotional Eating by Martha M. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking How to End Emotional Eating Are you an emotional eater? I guess we are all to a certain degree. But some of us struggle with emotional eating much more than o ... Read on »
Citrus and Pomegranate Fruit Salad with Toasted Coconut by Martha M. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Citrus and Pomegranate Fruit Salad with Toasted Coconut Ruby red grapefruit, orange and clementine slices topped with pomegranate seeds and toasted and drizzl ... Read on »
Skinny Cranberry Christmas Sangria and A Giveaway by Martha M. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Cranberry Christmas Sangria Merry Christmas Everyone! I hope this holiday finds you slim, happy, healthy and surrounded by your loved ones. I’ll be gather ... Read on »
Fanny Farmer Old-Fashioned Low Fat Mini Cranberry Nut Breads by Martha M. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Cranberry Mini Loaves I love cranberry bread. It’s one of my favorite quick breads ever so I don’t know why I don’t make it more often. Especially when it’s s ... Read on »
{Recipe Redux} A Digital Food Scale for Baking & Weight Loss! by Martha M. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Escali Digital Food Scale My little digital food scale scale  has become an essential in my kitchen. Most of the time it sits right out on the counter ready a ... Read on »