Nutty About Nut Butters
Dinner Diva Nutty About Nut Butters By Leanne Ely, CNC One of the great joys of life is nut butter: peanut butter maybe, but almond butter, cashew butter, and macadamia butter are dreams come true. It’s great on top of almost everything. On toast or whole grain waffles in the morning, on sandwiches or celery […]
Don’t Dump Your Joe – Healthy Reasons Not to Kick Your Coffee Craving
Food for Thought Don’t Dump Your Joe – Healthy Reasons Not to Kick Your Coffee Craving by Leanne Ely, CNC The women in my family all have a single priority upon gaining consciousness in the morning: coffee. Not instant, and not your mother’s coffee from the red can – but gorgeous, freshly ground coffee […]
Healthy Foods: Easy Ways to Boost Your Omega-3
I am always encouraging you, my dear readers, to incorporate omega-3 into your diet because of the countless benefits for your health. By now I’m sure you’ve ascertained that the best way to get your omega-3 fatty acids has everything to do with seafood. As a matter of fact, the top five highest in omega-3 […]
Is Brown Better?
Dinner Diva Is Brown Better? By Leanne Ely, CNC I remember eating Weber white sandwich bread when I was a kid. I’d come home from school, grab a slice, yank out the middle and squish it into a small, firm white “bread” cube and eat it with relish. I think back now on those […]
Cooking with Kids
Food For Thought Cooking with Kids By Leanne Ely, CNC One of my favorite pastimes is cooking with my children. Do you have kids? If you do I want to heavily recommend that you teach them the joys of the kitchen while they’re still young and look up at you like a superhero that […]
Most Common Grilling Mistakes
Dinner Diva Most Common Grilling Mistakes by Leanne Ely, CNC Summer is here! Obviously, I’m a big fan of the grill and I feel as though I’ve spoken at length about it in that regard, so this isn’t another article expressing my unwavering love for this cooking marvel, rather, it’s a cautionary tale. Though […]
Cracking the Organic Egg Code
Who knew shopping for eggs could be so hard? It’s just like bread– you see one that says whole wheat and then another that says whole grain and you’re torn as to which is actually the best choice. Am I right? As far as eggs are concerned, with having to discern between labels like organic, […]
MOOve over Milk
Healthy Foods MOOve over Milk by: Leanne Ely, CNC Milk is good food, or so we’ve been told. But for many, there’s this issue of lactose intolerance that is prevalent across the board. Lactose intolerance shows up as tummy aches, skin issues and excessive mucus being the top symptoms. Both of my children were […]
Taking the Edge Off Nutrition
Dinner Diva Taking the Edge Off Nutrition By Leanne Ely, CNC It seems that the geometric triangle we’ve all associated with food has smoothed itself out into a more organic shape. We no longer have a food pyramid, but a food plate. The USDA has revamped that intimidating pyramid into a plate, dividing said […]