Eliminating added sugar from your diet has become a popular trend in the world of nutrition, and for good reason. Research shows that sugar is highly addictive and can lead to various health complications such as diabetes, high cholesterol and heart disease. However, cutting sugar from your diet is no easy feat as it has […]
Benefits of Pomegranates
Pomegranates have been prized for centuries because of their medicinal benefits By Jaimi Jansen The excessive influence and dependability that pharmaceuticals emit on our personal health and on medicine in general is setting off alarms and leading consumers toward natural sources such as pomegranates. Many have gone as far as to avoid pharmaceuticals altogether, fearing […]
Unusual (and awesome) Oatmeal Pairings
By Jaimi Jansen In the morning I always opt to eat a breakfast for champions and oatmeal falls in that category as a complex carbohydrate. Oatmeal alone does not complete a balanced breakfast, it falls short as it is mostly carbohydrate, so to make it truly balanced with the proper macronutrients I add fat and […]
A Busy Parent’s Guide to Losing Weight
By Jaimi Jansen Meeting your weight loss goals can be a daunting challenge, made even more difficult if you are a busy parent. However, there are some simple tips that can be incorporated into a busy day to make losing weight that much easier. Here are four of them: 1. Don’t skip breakfast! The […]
Seasonal Pick Mushrooms
Mushrooms have been used medicinally for centuries and have an incredibly vast presence in folklore across cultures with an equally expansive list of varieties, especially in the wild! There are currently over 10,000 known varieties and that’s not accounting for the yet undiscovered. Since ancient times mushrooms have been associated with mystical powers. Egyptians […]
Got Almond Milk?
“Got milk?” This slogan has been a cornerstone in the advertising industry and reminds most of the ads with the milk mustache and even brings me back to the elementary school lunch line where I would hope for the chocolate milk special Wednesdays. Food can elicit good memories and a parasympathetic response from positive experiences […]
Seasonal Pick Eggplant
Eggplants originated in the Eastern World and were first introduced throughout the Mediterranean by Arabs in the early Middle Ages, where they were given various names from the regions they reached. Eggplant has been considered the “King of Vegetables” in India (perhaps due to their crown-like stem?), while the Italian name for eggplants is thought […]
Seasonal Pick Broccoli
Just like spinach, our previous Veggie of the Month, broccoli has a reputation as being the bane of many a child’s dinner experience—a stereotypically hated vegetable. But we say, let’s change our point of view! Broccoli is actually a tight cluster of unopened flower buds that are packed full with highly beneficial nutrients, vitamins, and […]
Spiralizer
A kitchen gadget that is helpful for healthy meals A vegetable spiralizer is an amazing tool to help you prepare nutritious home-cooked meals, and a little bit of prep work is all you need to make a weeknight dinner faster than you can grab take-out! Using a spiralizer makes low-fat, gluten-free “noodles” out of most […]
Seasonal Pick: Pumpkins
Pumpkins are a seasonal favorite packed with nutrition. It’s that time of year again when stores and cafes pack their shelves with pumpkin flavored products of all kinds, families take trips to the pumpkin patch and people of all ages break out their kits and carve up Halloween jack o’ lanterns. Modern Halloween and pumpkin […]
