177. “Start With Dessert” and Other Nutrition Tips from Your Glam Grandma

Want easy to make recipes using ingredients you already have that don’t cost a fortune? This episode is for you! We’re joined by Lynn Bowman, your glam grandma who makes you eat your veggies. She shares with us her favorite comfort food like your grandma used to make, fool proof recipes, and desserts you can turn into whole meals.  Are you aware that you can manage and control chronic illnesses with what you eat and how you move your body? Eating whole nutrient-dense foods is one of the best ways to manage and, in some cases, reverse a chronic health condition. Developing a cooking habit is a powerful way to ensure that you stay motivated to live a healthy lifestyle since you always have ready food. In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I speak with Lynne Bowman, the best-selling author of the Brownies for Breakfast cookbook. Lynne was inspired to live a healthy lifestyle after being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes a few decades ago. She explains how developing cooking habits and choosing to live a healthy lifestyle reversed her health condition. Listen in to learn some quick and easy cooking and eating habits you can develop to completely shift the way you think about healthy eating. Key Takeaways: How you can manage and control your chronic disease with what you eat and how you move. Why cooking is a powerful habit to adopt if you want to live a healthy lifestyle. The joy of life when you feel good and eat healthy foods.  How to build a community around food to help you keep up with your healthy habits. How to strategically shop and cook easy healthy and nutrient-dense meals daily. Episode Timeline: [2:43] The personal life events that led Lynne to get serious about living a healthy lifestyle at an early age. [7:14] How your body positively responds to nutrient-dense foods once it gets used to them. [12:14] Tips to help you stay motivated with cooking and eating healthy foods. [13:27] She explains how to make healthy sugar-free and oil-free brownies as written in her book. [17:40] Lynne’s easy cooking habits and healthy recipe tips for busy people. [25:01] Find joy in eating nutritious food and not see it as punishment. Quotes: “Even if you have a chronic disease, you can typically manage it, live with it, or control it by what you eat and how you move.”- Lynn [3:43] Links Mentioned: Website: https://lynnebowman.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynneparmiterbowman/ Brownies for Breakfast book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094GPM3Z3 Be sure to subscribe to never miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices