People around the world have started to swap out their cups of coffee for cups of matcha, and for good reason! Matcha, a powdered green tea that originated from Japan, is delicious and has a multitude of health benefits. It’s a bit different than the green tea that you get in tea bags. It’s shade-grown...Read More
Feeding kids can feel really confusing. Of course we all want our kids to eat lots of nutritious foods, but does that mean we should ban sugar? What about at birthday parties? Can picky eaters learn to love a variety of healthy foods? How often should we feed them? Should they get snacks when they...Read More
Are you interested in reducing carbohydrates in your diet? Do you have concerns about how to organize a healthy low-carb or ketogenic diet? Low-carbohydrate dieting and ketogenic dieting (when carbs are sub ~30-50g) are mega-popular dietary options with seemingly endless anecdotal backing. It isn’t uncommon to find weight loss success stories where hundreds of pounds...Read More
We may be in the Spring season, but there have still been quite a few cold, and even snowy days depending on where you live. We are in that back and forth phase of sipping our cold drink on the patio or bundling up inside with a warming meal. This butternut squash soup is perfect...Read More
I don’t know what it is about Greek-inspired dishes, but my family is crazy for them! My 4-year-old and 18-month-old just love the briney feta and olives, and cooling cucumber and yogurt. Greek-style cuisine makes use of some really nourishing ingredients like extra virgin olive oil, lots of fresh vegetables, and fresh herbs. These greek-inspired...Read More
It’s still the tail-end of cold and flu season and, especially with the media frenzy around the coronavirus, everyone is looking for ways to support their immune systems. As you’ve likely heard before from holistic healthcare practitioners, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. The key to fighting off illnesses is making...Read More
Part I Did you know the dieting failure rate is a ridiculous 95-99.4%? ??♀️ Sadly on average, no more than 5% of the population will sustain their weight loss for over five years. No wonder the consensus is that dieting doesn’t work. ? What is it about diets and weight loss that prevent us from...Read More
Are you baking bread at home? The world is making homemade bread more than ever right now! We are spending a lot more time at home, which gives us more time to tend to projects that require some attention every few hours– like bread. Also, in many areas, yeast has been sold out and people...Read More
At the time of writing this, we are pretty much all feeling like we have less energy due to the stress of the pandemic and quarantine. While stress is obviously playing a huge part in the lack of energy, there’s also something else happening. Because we have all been taken out of our normal routines...Read More
At this point, you might be feeling like you’re not coping with this pandemic as well as you anticipated. You might have expected some sort of adjustment period, but it’s likely going on much longer than you thought. During high stress situations, many people use food to cope. If you are emotional eating right now,...Read More
