I’ve got a pretty darn positive outlook for 2012. There are lots of good things happening in my life right now and in the road ahead.

Don’t worry, I’m not about to get all mushy on you. However, I am going to share just one of those good things today:  I’m now an Attune Foods Brand Ambassador!

Attune Foods makes several wonderful products, including Uncle Sam and Erewhon Cereals.  They’re whole grain, have only a pinch of added sugar (if at all), and are completely Eating-Rules-Approved.

Truth be told, I’d eat these cereals–and sing their praises–even if I was not an “official” ambassador, because they’re both delicious and healthful (my favorite combination). So when my friend and Attune’s Social Media Manager Annelies invited me to join in, I leapt at the opportunity. (You might remember her guest post for October Unprocessed, in which she basically made Uncle Sam cereal in her kitchen.)

As a Brand Ambassador, I get to write a guest post for their blog every month. My first post just went up today. In it I share a few of my thoughts on how to make real change that sticks. (Very apropos for the new year, don’t ya think?)

So please click on over to my post on real change, and then share your thoughts in the comments. I look forward to hearing what you think!

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Photo by Ian Sane.

Late last year I connected with Matt Zembruski, the creator of Juti Bars, and we immediately hit it off. We’re both geeks about health, fitness, and internet technology… which makes for very long phone calls!

Three lucky winners will receive one bag each of Bob’s Red Mill Hulled Hemp Seeds, Chia Seeds, and Ground Flax Seeds. It’s the Omega-3 Trifecta!

Before we turn the page on 2011, I thought it might be fun to ask a quick question.

Behind-the-scenes, it’s a very specific and unique process to bring these Do-It-Yourself Mushroom Kits to market — which took a lot of trial and error to get exactly right.

Launched in 2009, AmpleHarvest.org connects millions of home gardeners with an excess of crops to thousands of soup kitchens and food pantries that rarely receive fresh produce to distribute to clients.

Although not all of these are cutting edge (pardon the pun), I’m sure that you’ll be able to find something in here that your loved ones will, well, love.

Instead of focusing on what I can’t have, I’m going to come up with something else I love, and simply choose to make that a part of the holiday.