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 […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: How to pump collagen into your body without plastic surgery
Sourced from the bones and marrow of cows, gelatin is a form of collagen that does absolute wonders in the body. (I am hooked on the stuff!) Gelatin is a good source of protein and it’s packed with amino acids. Gelatin will make your hair shiny, your skin smooth, your skin tight and your joints […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: What popular bird food can calm your nerves?
Sunflower seeds are a staple in my house. I sprinkle them over my salads, toss them in my smoothies and I even add them to my eggs sometimes to change things up a little. Sunflowers were one of the first plants to be cultivated in the US. Over 5000 years ago, Native Americans were using […]
Lemony Dragon Fruit Juice
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Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Sweet, sweet nectarines!
There’s really no way to describe the experience of biting into a ripe nectarine. The way the flesh gives under your teeth, releasing the sweet juice into your mouth . . . well, it’s one of life’s great indulgences! Peaches and nectarines—both delicious stone fruits—are often used interchangeably in the kitchen, but these two orange […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Ready for Rhubarb?
It is rhubarb season and these cool-season perennial plants are standing about 5 inches tall in gardens throughout Canada and the Northern US now. Though it quite resembles celery, this red stalky fruit is…well…actually a fruit. An extremely tart fruit, but fruit nonetheless. Also important to note is that rhubarb leaves are toxic. Do not […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Dandelion Greens…they’re dandy!
Most of us are familiar with the common yellow weed that marks the onset of spring in many parts of the country. Dandelion greens are the enemy to gardeners everywhere, but these flower bed nuisances are actually real nutritional superstars. Dandelion greens are very high in vitamins A, B, C, and D. They are rich […]
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 […]