Dinner Diva: Eat your veggies! No, I mean it.
Hands up if you eat the 5 daily servings of fruits and veggies as recommended by the USDA or the 7-10 daily servings recommended by Canada’s Food Guide. I’m not seeing many hands! But the truth is, folks, there’s a reason why the government wants us to get in all those leafy greens and juicy […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Oh golly ghee!
With the paleo diet gaining a lot of traction in the US, I’ve been getting more and more questions about ghee. For those of you unfamiliar with this product, ghee is basically butter with its milk solids removed. Like butter, ghee is made from the fats of whole milk. Buffalo milk is often used in […]
How much weight should we put on "surveys"?
Social media is a wonderful tool, but it gives the crazies an awfully convenient way to spread their wacky notions and zany ideas. And, of course, the crazier the idea, the more likely it is to go viral. I’ve read several “studies” lately that have gotten me in quite a lather, but one that really […]
Dinner Diva: Eggs to the rescue . . . Hakuna Frittata!
Forget about Hakuna Matata meaning “no worries!” I say when it comes to the kitchen, it’s more like Hakuna Frittata! Eggs make their way to my dinner table on a regular basis. Eggs are my hero, really. Nothing can save a frazzled parent like a humble little egg. In its hard-boiled form, you have a […]
Healthy Foods: Wild about salmon!
Whether you buy it fresh, frozen, smoked, or from a can . . . cook it in a pan, on the grill, in the oven, or poached . . . salmon is good for you. It’s versatile, easy to prepare, and delicious! The thing is, we hear so much about the omega-3 benefits we get […]
Dinner Diva: Wax on . . . wax off! What are they putting on our fruits and veggies?
I saw some videos online recently that stopped me in my tracks. They featured people in their kitchens peeling a plastic sort of film off of their lettuce. Now, I’ve also seen a video that has shown this coating is actually completely natural but it did make me curious enough to do a bit more […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Fall in love with hemp hearts
Don’t worry. I’m not going to sit here and tout the health benefits of marijuana! Hemp has an association with marijuana because they’re both related. Hemp is a variety of Cannabis sativa, but it does not contain high levels of the stuff that gives you a high. It does have a whole lot of health […]
Healthy Foods: Heirlooms Never Broke
By: Matt Kokenes The battle rages on between these plants, each touting their desirable assets over the other. The Heirloom, a traditionalist, the Hybrid, a scientist, the GMO, a dog crossed with a toucan. Who would you root for? If you have to ask, you already have your answer. The convolution of the matter is […]
Dinner Diva: If it’s cruciferous it’s good for us!
Bok choy, kale, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and broccoli. What do all these things have in common? (Besides starting with b’s or a hard c sound.) These superheroes of the plant world are all cruciferous vegetables and we should be eating lots of servings of them each week because of how important they are to […]