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Fruits and Vegetables are the star! Good and good-for-you recipes – with a smattering of indulgence – for fruits and vegetables from James Beard award-winning cookbook author, chef, and weight loss success story Virginia Willis.

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Shaved Asparagus + French River Cruise

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Read more about the article Win the Weekend with Asparagus with Feta and Tomatoes

Win the Weekend with Asparagus with Feta and Tomatoes

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Lentils on virginiawillis.com

Easy as a Walk in the Park: Warm Lentils and Turkey Kielbasa

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Good and Good for You Beans and Greens on virginiawillis.com

Quick and Easy Beans and Greens

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CHEF VIRGINIA WILLIS WITH A HEALTHY RECIPE FOR TOMATOES

Stuffed Tomato Recipe that Changes Your Life!

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Summer Squash: Zucchini and Yellow Squash Recipes

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Easy Appetizer: Zucchini Roll-Ups

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Air Fryer Greek Feta Fries on virginiawillis.com

Six Simple Summer Sides

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Welcome!

I'm Virginia Willis, a French-trained Southern chef and James Beard award-winning cookbook author.

As a post-menopausal woman, I lost 65 pounds and have kept it off for 4 years. Good and Good For You Living is my real-life approach to health and wellness initiated by lifelong struggles with weight and body image. I quit dieting and changed my life.

True health and wellness is thriving in your body, brain, and spirit. (It takes all three.)

Each Good and Good for You newsletter shares encouragement and support to help you thrive with real-life information, motivation, and tactics that work. 

If I can do it, you can, too!

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