Give Day 25: Give TIME!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Christmas Day is the biggest GIVE of all!

Time with your family, friends and loved ones is the secret.

This year our tree will be gift free as we refocus our holiday on spending time with one another on a trip to Mexico.

Thank you to everyone who has participated in giving with us this year.

Happy Holidays and see you 1 week!

I will announce the winners of the Elisabetta Rogiani GIVE and the Sun Warrior protein GIVE at that time!

Give Day 24: Give Healthy Food

Here I am making a healthy dessert. 

Check out more holiday baking images & the recipe here. 

Merry Christmas Eve!!

When it comes to holiday eating it's definitely a challenge to stay on track.

But, there are so many ways to stay focused. Here are a few of my favorites:
- remember the mantra "nothing tastes as good as fit feels"
- try just little bites of everything instead of whopping amounts
- choose to abstain altogether
- or choose to treat yourself once or twice.

Figure out what tactic works best for your personality and stick to it. One of the best bets is just to bring your clean foods with you. Bring a great big veggie tray or a healthy dessert (like my Eat-Clean Trifle) to an event this holiday season and you will not only be helping your guests stay healthy, you'll also feel comfortable with the food options.

Let me know how you are staying on track this holiday season.

As a thank you for sharing your tips, I will be giving away 1 big bag of my favorite protein powder - Sun Warrior - thanks to dear friend Dawn at Raw Elements. P.S. Check out her awesome post on Superfoods.

Give Day 23: Give What You Can

Donate coats, shoes, eyeglasses… whatever you can.

With only 2 days before Christmas it becomes more and more apparent how lucky some of us are and how hard it is for others.

Give what you can this holiday season.

After all, giving is better than receiving.

Give Day 22: Give Style & Win!

Here I am in Elisabetta Rogiani at the Arnold 2011.

I am loving the giving spirit this season!

With Christmas literally 3 days away I want to share an amazing coupon with you. My friend, and celebrity fitness designer, Elisabetta Rogiani, has generously offered a $20 coupon to be used on her site between now and the end of January. Perfect timing for 2012 resolutions!

You've seen Elisabetta Rogiani's amazing clothes on tons of Oxygen covers, as well as on the likes of your favorite fitness girls like JNL, Alicia Marie, and more. Don't miss this!

The first 3 people to comment will win!!!

Give Day 21: Give a Designer Touch (& Winners!!!)

I love the new look that can come from rearranging your furniture. It's a cheap and cheerful way to spruce up your home. Help somone jazz up their living space with a bit of your energy and creative talent (I know you have it). It's fun and the results are immediate.

Years ago before I began my writing career with Oxygen I was an interior designer and my tip for you is... always arrange things in multiples of 3. Put your candles and poinsettias in groups of 3 or arrange gifts in piles of 6 for a balanced and colorful holiday grouping.

What are your quick and easy home interior tips?


Most importantly here are the winners from Week 3: 

Week 3
1. 3 Oxygen Subscriptions: MAF, Christina @ The Athletarian, medic8989
2. 3 Clean Eating Subscriptions: Array of Colours - Pigments and Perennials, Annie
3. 3 Signed Oxygen Magazine: tamelaward, 75 Pounds Lost, Lightningrunner
4. 3 Sweet Pure Honey: Darla, fabuglam, red
5. 3 Apple iTunes Gift Cards: Fun-n-Fit, Angela, MissHaneefa

Please contact Rachel, our blog coordinator, at rcorradetti@rkpubs.com with full name, address and telephone number.


Are you a winner from Week 1 & 2 and just don't know it yet? Keep reading to find out if you are...

Give Day 20: Give Magazines (and Win!)

Stuck for gift ideas? How about setting up your loved ones with a subscription to Oxygen or Clean Eating? It's a gift that inspires health and Eating Clean all year long! There's nothing better than that.

Today I'll be giving away 3 subscriptions to Clean Eating and 3 subscriptions to Oxygen to the first 6 commenters below.

But the giving doesn't end there....

 As some of you know I am the cover girl for for January's Oxygen. I was really happy to be offered the spot again, but it was a lot of work to prepare for it, especially with all of the ups and downs 2011 has brought. Inside I share the reason why this cover was so important for me. It's been a tough year in our house, but we've all pulled through together as a family and with your incredible support.

As a thank you, I will be giving away 3 signed copies to ???

Give Day 19: Give a Spa Day!

The holidays are quickly approaching and with that comes the stress and strain of getting things organized and ready for family gatherings, trips away from home and lots of food (healthy, clean food of course)! 

On Saturday, I encouraged you to "kidnap" a friend for the day and today's GIVE follows along the same theme of taking some quiet time to enjoy with the ones you love. Today's GIVE is also all about pampering in the midst of the busy-ness. 

Take that friend or another or a family member of your choice to your local nail salon and treat them to a mani and pedi. Can't get to the spa? No problem! Do your own treatment at home. You can set the scene with candles and calming music. Don't forget the foot and hand massage! What a special gift that doesn't cost much either. 

Today I am treating my girls to manis and pedis at home. It's a great way to spend time with my girls who are home from university. 

Who will you treat today?

Give Day 18: Give Beauty (and win!)

Want to look and smell beautiful this holiday season? Gloss your lips and bath your hips (and other parts) with natural ingredients from my beekeeping artisanal friends, Stella & Sheldon, at Sweet Pure Honey.

You can read more about their incredible mission here in a special guest post they did for me. I just love their honey and beauty products!

Today we'll be giving away some of their delicious products to the first 3 commenters below who tell us their favorite beauty secret.

Mine? It's simple... Eat Clean! My skin has never glowed as it does now with a clean diet.

And here is a clean Honey-Drizzled Hot and Spicy Pizza recipe care of Stella and Valerie Howes at Reader's Digest. Delicious and perfect for glowing skin and hungry tummies on a Sunday afternoon. Enjoy!

Give Day 17: Give the Day

"Kidnap" a friend for the day and treat them to your favorite drive, museum, coffee shop, hike or quaint little town.

Spend the whole day "off the radar".

I do this with my mom and sister as much as I can. It's the best!

Give Day 16: Free Eat-Clean Diet® RECIPES!

Photo Credit: Donna Griffith

 The holiday season is a season of indulgences and deliciousness! There will be plenty of opportunity to treat yourself so why don't you add a few Eat-Clean holiday treats into the mix? I'll make it really easy for you and offer you 3 of my personal favorite holiday recipes. 

My family tradition is to prepare Trifle from The Eat-Clean Diet Cookbook it's a stunning dish sure to delight each of your guests. 

This week I also made two of my favorite recipes from two of The Eat-Clean Diet® books. From The Eat-Clean Diet® Recharged I made the No Bake Powerballs, and from The Eat-Clean Diet® Family & Kids I made Date Squares (click the underlined purple links to download the recipes). 


While your baking you can listen to this great holiday compilation that my go-to web man Ryan Keaveney created for us at Robert Kennedy Publishing! Visit his blog for the festive holiday mix. Thank you Ryan! 

Please share the love and pass on today's Give via facebook, twitter, Google+ and tell your followers it's a special gift from Tosca Reno and The Eat-Clean Diet®. Remember to link up with @toscareno and @eatcleandiet tags! Like The Eat-Clean Diet® and Tosca Reno on Facebook and follow The Eat-Clean Diet® and Tosca Reno on twitter. 

Give Day 15: Give Holiday Travel Tips

My family & I on our 2010 Christmas Vacation to Costa Rica
Photo Credit: Robert Kennedy

Know someone who is travelling this holiday season? Offer to help them pack. 

This used to be one my least favorite tasks and I must do it often. In fact, very soon my family and I will be heading to Mexico for our family vacation. I know my girls won't do their packing until 5 minutes before we leave so in hopes to make sure things run smoothly, I am offering to help them pack the day before we depart. 


I plan to let them in on some very helpful travel advice that I learned from a friend of mine,  Sandra Lepholtz (she's also a very gifted Reiki Master). She recommends packing your suitcase like a present. Place shoes on the bottom. Then lay your clothes from the center of the suitcase over the sides. Fill the middle with intimates. Then fold the clothes over. You're set! 


Fingers crossed my girls will follow suit...

Give Day 14: Give Technology (and Win)

Power Breakfast!
Photo Credit: my social media coordinator Kiersten

If you are a high-tech wizard offer to teach someone low-tech how to operate their toys. I am of low-tech variety and love when my daughters teach me new tricks. And to keep that tech-is-the-new-cool vibe I'll be giving away 3 Apple iTunes gift cards to the first 3 people to comment with their tech tips. You could use this gift to download some of our readers favorite workout songs that they shared with us on Gives: Day 11.

Speaking of low-tech and tips, my husband Robert is on twitter now! Send your twitter tips and follow him at @BobKennedyPubs.

Happy tweeting, liking, buzzing, bopping... boo-pa-dee-boo!

Oooh and here are the Winners from Gives Week 2.

1. Tosca Reno T-Shirts: Sam L, Jessica and GrayKristaa
2. Eat-Clean Diet® Grocery Bag: dpadfield26

Please contact Rachel, our blog coordinator, at rcorradetti@rkpubs.com with full name, address and telephone number. Please check and see if you were a winner from Week 1 here.

Give Day 13: Give Exercise!

My girls & I in our Sisters-In-Iron T-shirts. Photo Credit: Paul Buceta & Valeria Nova
Look forward to a new and improved tee to be released in January. 

Who doesn't love a good workout? And enjoying it with friends makes it even better.

Today's GIVE is both healthful and helpful... Offer to take a friend to the gym! You can be their workout partner or their trainer so they can learn firsthand how to do tricky moves like kneeling cable kickbacks. You can even try out Jennifer Nicole Lee's 20 minute Glutes that Salute Workout that she shared with us on the second day of Giving!

And it's best to look good in the gym so why not give your friend your favorite Tosca T-shirt . It will provide motivation and comfort for the best workout yet.

I'll be giving away 3 Tosca T-shirts to the first 3 people who comment on this post below telling us about their favorite workout buddy. Check back tomorrow to see if you have won. I'll also announce all of the winners from Week 2!

Were you a winner from Week 1? Check here.

Give Day 12: Give Pancakes!

Mmmmm! Oatmeal pancakes are the perfect alternative to the typical syrupy sweet mess that comes in a box. The best part is, oatmeal pancakes are absolutely delicious, nutritious and portable. In fact, they make for perfect holiday gifts.

Put the dry ingredients of the recipe in a Mason jar. You can decorate with a festive bow and give to friends for a healthy breakfast option. Don't forget to include the recipe, like my Power Oatmeal Pancakes.

Consumable gifts like this are cheap and easy and are always appreciated by the recipient. I will definitely be doing this for my friends this holiday season.

P.S. Catch me on Martha Stewart Radio today for Morning Living with Brian and Betsy where I'll be sharing more clean holiday tips.

Give Day 11: Give Music

I love new music. It's the key to an excellent workout. But music is even better when you share it with others...

Load someone's iPod with fun workout tunes. I love when my daughters do this for me.

Here are some of my favorite workout songs right now...

Beyonce - Girls

Nicki Minaj - Super Bass

Britney Spears - Till The World Ends

Maroon 5/Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger

Lady Gaga - Marry The Night

What are yours? Share with us and we'll have an incredible music collection to keep us going right through the New Year!

Give Day 10: Give a Shovel

Here's my dog, Davidson, looking awfully festive. Can you walk someone's dog today? 

Well, it's that time of year! The snow is starting to fall, and although it has been unseasonably warm up here in Ontario, I know the fluffy white stuff is on the horizon!

While it is beautiful, snow can be awfully hard to handle.

Today I'd like to encourage you to shovel the driveway and clear the sidewalk for someone who can't.

If snow, isn't an issue in your area (lucky you), how about tending to the weeds in someone's garden or mowing the lawn or walking the dog?

There are so many ways to help out  neighbor, family member, friend, or even total stranger in need. What will you do to give back today?

Give Day 9: Give Clothes

Check out my holiday message for you to get into the GIVING spirit!

Did the families in need appreciate your grocery donation yesterday? It really is a marvelous way to give back. In fact, most grocery stores have a donation bin at the exit where you can drop off cans or boxes of food every time you shop. What a great resolution to make for the new year, too!

Onto today's GIVE! I encourage you to clean out your closets. Are their pieces in there you haven't worn in months or years? Time to pack them up and donate them to your local women's shelter or Dress for Success location. The women here will be extremely happy to receive your lovely clothes. This is especially helpful if you've been sticking to your Eat-Clean Diet plan and have clothes that no longer fit. Get them out of your closet so that you don't have anything to fall back on.

Off to my closet I go. Where will your clothes be going today?

Give Day 8: Give Groceries

Photo courtesy of Oxygen Magazine, Eat-Clean in Lean Times Video Series

I hope all of you enjoyed your delicious holiday beverages yesterday. Now, it's time for some delicious food and a kind gesture...

Today's GIVE asks you to do the groceries for someone who can't (and pay for it if possible). On Friday, as soon as I am home from LA, I'll be treating my daughter, Rachel. She is starting her final exams and I am treating her to lots of healthy foods to fuel her brain and save her time so she can focus on her Naturopathic Medical studies.

But that's not all. Today we also have a special treat from one wonderful fan. Miss Mandy Ackrill of the UK will be donating her Green Eat-Clean Grocery bag to a special fan.

The first person to comment below and tell us about their grocery-giving experience will win!

So who will you help with groceries today?

Give Day 7: Give Coffee

Who doesn't love a warm and delicious drink to take you from chilly to cozy during the frigid winter months? In the spirit of our holiday GIVES, I encourage you to share the warmth and treat your friends, coworkers and/or family to a festive beverage today.

Try a Peppermint Mocha Latte,  Salty Hot Chocolate, or a Peppermint Tea. Just remember to opt for 1/2 the sweetener so you can enjoy the treat while still maintaining your waist line.

What is your favorite holiday drink?

Winners from Gives Week 1

Here are the winners from our first week of GIVES!


Winners of Signed Photos:
Jen of Prince George, BC
Smccoy
Zaichick the flying rabbit of Ohio

Winners of The Eat-Clean Diet Workout and JNL's latest Oxygen cover:
Tara of Michigan
Healthhappinesshumour
Jam620


Please contact rcorradetti@rkpubs.com with your complete information including: full name, full address, and phone number. By the way, none of this information will be used in any other capacity except for mailing you your prize!

Congratulations and enjoy.

Our next GIVEAWAY is tomorrow... stay tuned!

Give Day 6: Give Meal Tips

Spiraling carrots with my Spiruli for easy use in salads and soups. 

There are so many days when time is tight during the holiday season as you prep for parties, feasts and more. Share your favorite emergency meal strategy with us - just remember to keep it clean.

Here's mine - as soon as I get home from the grocery store I cut up my fruit and veg so they are ready for easy cooking and snacking! This is the perfect way to keep you on track.

What's your tip?

Gives Day 5: Give Clean Gingerbread

Photo Credit: Donna Griffith

Gingerbread just makes the holiday season much more magical! Today's GIVE is all about sharing your baking delights. Make gingerbread cookies and double the recipe to share with your coworkers, family members and friends!

Our friends at ThreeKitcheneers.com have featured The Eat-Clean Diet® for Men Crunchy Gingerbread recipe so you can get baking, get the recipe here. My daughters and I are baking these for our Eat-Clean Diet® Team as soon as I am back from LA. Yum!

Gives Day 4: Give a Helping Hand

Is there a person in your life who needs a helping hand? Today's GIVE is all about lending an extra hand so you can feel good and enrich the life of another during this holiday season often wrought with materialism.

Whether it's a close friend, a family member, or an elderly person in your life - offer to help them out with something. For example, lend them a little of your energy by helping them with their holiday shopping list. Don't forget to treat them to lunch or a coffee break.

Stay tuned for tomorrow's tip for making Monday morning a little brighter!

Gives Day 3 - Give Memories!

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in yesterday's giveaway. Winners will be contacted soon. Now, onto our next GIVEAWAY for the 25 Days of Gives! 

Today's GIVE is all about memories. How often do you get stuck with tons of photos that never get developed? Today I encourage you to share the memories. Develop those digital pictures and tuck them into picture frames, wall collages or a photobook. I love my MacBook iPhoto program that allows me to create my own. Young or old - people love to look at the photos that are always taken (but never seem to be shared these days). 

What are your ideas for sharing photos? To keep going with the photo theme, today I'll be giving away 3 signed photos to the first 3 people who comment with their photo-sharing ideas on this post right here on the blog!

Gives Day 2: Give A Workout & Win!

For our second day of giving, Give a workout! My good friend and recent Oxygen Cover Model, Jennifer Nicole Lee has shared her 20 minute Glutes that Salute workout.

Share your no-fail 20 minute workout with us so we can all keep our glutes and tummies flat over the holiday season. The 1st 3 people to comment on this post with their plans will win a copy of The Eat-Clean Diet® Workout, and a copy of this month's Oxygen Magazine with cover model Jennifer Nicole Lee.

Read on for JNL's Glutes That Salute Workout!

Let the Giving Begin!

Photo Courtesy of Paul Buceta

I am so excited to be posting the first GIVE of the season! Thanks to our amazing Eat-Clean Diet success, Carolyn Channell, for giving me this wonderful idea based on her good deed.

What did Carolyn do? She donated her weight! And you can do the same. Here's how...

Figure out how much weight you have lost or plan to lose. Then, in the spirit of the holidays, I encourage you to follow Carolyn's lead. She lost 120 pounds of weight and subsequently donated this amount to her local charity food bank. Where will you donate your weight?

This is just another great incentive to keep your weight-loss goals in mind especially during the sugar-heavy holiday season. You will feel good (and look good) from the inside and out!

Check back tomorrow for Give Day 2... It's a GIVEAWAY!