The Skinny on Oils
There is so much information on cooking oil out there, and so much confusion! On my coaching boards we discuss this a LOT, mostly because restaurants STILL think they are smart cooking with VEGETABLE oil. NO! Do NOT use canola, corn or soy! They are:...
Fats Simplified
Since I first posted this in 2013, we’ve had access to even more research, especially about saturated fats, and the news is good: they help decrease heart disease and they truly help inflammation. I updated this in ’17, ’19 and now for 2020. This is...
Thriving with Kids at Home During Uncertain Times
I posted this on my personal Facebook page last week and it has taken off, so I am sharing it here, and I have expanded it. If you are a parent, grandparent or aunt/uncle, here are things to help ease our anxiety in this time...
Beets 101
A lot of people don’t know how to cook beets correctly, so they end up being tasteless blobs that turn your fingers red. This is a short, simple post on how to cook them correctly, which I learned from the PBS Victory Garden cookbook —...
Bad-Better-Best: Coffee Creamer
Here is something that confuses a lot of people. What to put in coffee? We were taught dairy was bad, and non-dairy creamer was glorified as “heart healthy”. Guess what? The last five – ten years of research has proven that the OPPOSITE is true. ...
Bad-Better-Best: Is Butter Bad?
I’m starting a series of quick posts that cover easy modifications you should consider when eating. Today’s is one of the simplest. Choose the right butter! Want more information on WHY you shouldn’t eat butter or margarine, only pasture butter or ghee? Check out...
Organic on the Cheap
So, a lot of people say to me “I just can’t afford organic”. Besides the rationale I’ve already given in prior posts, (how much do you spend to go out to dinner? movies? take out? Why would you balk at spending that same amount on...
Pan Perfect
Cooking and being organic is great, but it doesn’t do you a lot of good if you’re using a non-stick pan that causes carcinogenic or toxic substances to deposit on your food. When I went to Food As Medicine, (an amazing medical conference about cutting...
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