As much as we love regular pasta, it does contain a high carb count, which is why I use spaghetti squash instead. It works well with almost any sauce, and one of my favorites is carbonara style, substituting low-sodium turkey bacon for pancetta. With some minor food replacements to healthier choices, you are well on your way to a healthier you.

Summer wouldn't be complete without a sip of the renowned Italian drink born by mistake in 1972, the Negroni Sbagliato.

Instead of using gin, as the Negroni should be, the vermouth and the Campari base are topped by a sparkling wine, and what better choice than PROSECCO DOC? Produced in Italy, in the enchanting land between the Dolomite Mountains and the Adriatic Sea, this lively sparkling wine comes to life from olera grapes vinitied through the charmat Method (or Martinotti Method), where secondary fermentation takes place in tanks.

A simple cup of tea can change the trajectory of your day. Or better yet, your life—at least according to Zhena Muzyka. You could say that tea runs through Zhena’s veins, having inherited her passion from her grandmother. “My Ukrainian grandmother, Maria, raised me to believe that sipping from a cup of hand-blended, intentionally-made tea could help overcome any obstacle, heartache, or fear,” she explains.