10 gluten-free lunchbox ideas that kids will love
As much as we might hate the thought of it, summer is coming to an end and it’s time to start thinking about the kids getting back on a routine and going back to school. If there’s one thing parents tend to agree on, it’s the fact that packing the daily lunch can be a […]
Food For Thought: Lunchbox Safety – How not to poison your children or yourself at lunchtime
Last year a study was conducted in Texas on 705 preschoolers’ lunches. Some of those lunches had ice packs (45%) and some had none. However, 88% of the lunches were at room temperature. That is scary stuff, folks! Only 1.6% of perishable items in those little ones’ lunch boxes were kept in the safe zone […]
How to make your own nut milks
When it comes to smoothie making, I’m nuts for nut milk! And while I usually buy it by the carton in the refrigerated section of the grocery store, it is possible (and easy) to make it yourself. One of the reasons to make your own is because of the BPA often present in canned coconut […]
7 ways meal-planning can improve your life
Let’s be honest. Not knowing what’s for dinner is one of the most stressful things that can happen in your day. Especially at 4 PM when someone inevitably calls wanting to know what’s for dinner! Being the Dinner Diva that I am, I’m a sucker for some great tips and I have a few here […]
Teach your kids to make a smoothie
There are few skills more important for your children to learn than those that will empower them to feed themselves for the rest of their lives. Think about it. Over the course of your life, what will you spend more time doing than planning for, shopping for, preparing, and eating food? The only thing I […]
Want pretty skin, less fat & lean muscles?
Including a scoop of protein powder in your daily diet can boost your immune system and promote healthy skin while improving muscle strength and muscle development (and no, you won’t look grotesque like a bodybuilder on steroids!). Protein is required to regulate metabolism and hormones. Our muscles and tissues are built with protein and because […]
Bloating & gas? (yes, we’re going there)
Digestive enzymes have made a huge difference in my health. In fact, using digestive enzymes has helped me to digest my food much better and allowed me to keep my gallbladder. So what are digestive enzymes? Your digestive system doesn’t absorb food. It absorbs the nutrients in your food. So your body has to break […]
Never buy this again
Ever find yourself in front of the chicken display at the market trying to figure out the difference between free-range, pastured, and organic? And whether buying the more expensive organic chicken is worth the extra money? We recently had a reader write in and ask for help deciphering the confusing labels we see on chicken […]
Cooties? I’m for them (you will be too!)
Gut health is on everyone’s lips these days and you might be wondering what all the fuss is about. Especially since this is something that up until the last couple of years, we didn’t hear anything about in mainstream media. The gut is the catchall word for the digestive tract—the big yucky tube that runs […]