Healthy Foods: Is it yogurt? Is it milk? No, it’s kefir!
Shepherds in the Caucasus Mountains discovered that when they carried fresh milk in leather pouches, it would sometimes transform into an effervescent liquid. According to Islamic legend, “kefir grains” were a gift from Mohammed to those Orthodox Christians living in the Caucasus Mountains. Kefir was a secret among the people of the Caucasus region for […]
Vanilla Bean & Sea Salt Roasted Almond Butter
Whether you’re going paleo, looking to cut out weird chemical additives, or just love simple homemade foods, this recipe’s for you! PS–You can receive delicious menus (complete with shopping lists!) like this delivered right to your email inbox by subscribing to Dinner Answers today!
Food For Thought: Boost your own progesterone
Progesterone is one of a group of steroid hormones in our bodies known as progestogens. In women, progesterone is released into the body by the remains of an unfertilized egg following ovulation. If that egg happened to be fertilized, progesterone would help get the womb ready for a baby. Men also have progesterone in their […]
Healthy Foods: Hungry hungry for Mahi Mahi
A couple of days ago, I posted an update to my Facebook page saying that I would be enjoying Mahi Mahi (or mahimahi) for dinner. Let me tell you, it was a killer meal! Do you ever enjoy this ocean predator? Because I think that Mahi Mahi deserves a place in your kitchen on a […]
Food For Thought: The 411 on Vitamin B12
If you haven’t been thinking clearly lately or if you’ve been feeling less energetic than usual, you might be lacking in Vitamin B12. Like most vitamins, we need B12 for our bodies to function properly. It’s required for the replication of DNA, to manufacture myelin (that’s the material that helps speed along neural transmission), and […]
Healthy Foods: Go ahead and eat oodles of Kelp Noodles
Not too long ago, I wrote about the benefits of eating sea vegetables. I enjoy sea vegetables often and you should too! Now, I’ve gone on record before saying I wouldn’t make you eat sea vegetables. But guess what? I take it back! (Hey, it’s a woman’s prerogative to change her mind!) Seaweed contains more […]
Dinner Diva: Rich Food Poor Food
I have to tell you, I get a bunch of the same questions every day about what to buy in the grocery store. I get that—it’s a maze of possibilities (and confusion) that needs particular navigation when you venture out to the weekly grocery procuring for your family. There is so much to think about—what […]
Food For Thought: What are amino acids and where can you find them?
When I publish articles about the health benefits of different foods, I often mention amino acids. For anyone not in the know, amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. There are roughly 500 amino acids that we know about, but all proteins are formed from 20 of those. Amino acids are required for just […]
Healthy Foods: Lions and tigers and . . . pears? Oh my!
Pears are a wonderful food to add to your fruit repertoire. A perfectly ripe pear is heavenly. So juicy and sweet. Yum! I enjoy pears occasionally in my daily juicing regime . . . I toss them into soups . . . I enjoy them sliced into salads . . . poached as dessert for […]