If you've been following nutritional health advice lately, no doubt you've heard about the importance of probiotics and prebiotics for gut health. After all, health starts with the gut, and a healthy microbiome is crucial to vibrant health. You've probably also heard that we should be decreasing our antibiotic use while increasing our intake of [...] Continue Reading
Archives for May 2017
Easy Basil Pesto Recipe
Pesto is like summer in a bowl, bringing sun-infused deliciousness to just about everything that touches my table when our garden is in full-swing. I use it in this one-pan skillet chicken recipe, slathered over steak or fish, tossed with grilled veggies, mixed into pasta, sauteed with shrimp, and as a topping for gluten-free [...] Continue Reading
Chicken Pesto Pasta with Zucchini Noodles
The bright, fresh flavors of basil and tomato in this skillet pesto chicken remind me of long summer days, frosty glasses of herbal tea, and relaxation. This chicken pesto pasta is a one-skillet meal, which means fewer dishes to clean up (yay!) and more time to sit around and talk about what we're thankful for around the table. In place [...] Continue Reading
Spaghetti Squash Alfredo Recipe
Kids and veggies go together like Tacos and Tuesday, Lucy and Ethel, and bees and honey. At least that's true in my house when I find the right combination. Salty and crispy kale chips? Yep! Kohlrabi fritters? Absolutely. Steamed beets . . . . not so much. This creamy spaghetti squash alfredo is always a huge hit. It's filling, simple to make, and [...] Continue Reading
What are the best magnesium supplements?
So, you’ve read about all the benefits of magnesium and how it’s difficult to get enough from food, and you’ve decided you want to supplement. It’s as easy as walking into the natural food store, asking for the magnesium aisle, and making a quick grab, right? If you’ve ever tried to do just that, you know it’s not that simple. There's chelated [...] Continue Reading
How To Make Kale Chips
Polaroid cameras, velvet chokers and kale chips - they're all making a comeback, but some are tastier than others. :) Salty, crispy kale chips were one of the first snacks I fell in love with when I transitioned to real food, way before there were healthy chip options like these. Unfortunately, sometime between the moment I first [...] Continue Reading
Cherry Limeade Recipe
Sometimes, when I ask my husband to pick up "a bunch limes" from the store on his way home, he picks up thirty-four. THIRTY-FOUR, y'all. On those days, if it's too early in the season to make watermelon limeades and I'm already stocked up on chicken tortilla soup, I make this super easy cherry limeade recipe. Here's how: Step 1: Explain to kids [...] Continue Reading
6 Benefits of Intermittent Fasting (And How To Do It)
I've never completed a diet "cleanse." When everyone else is giving up coffee, I'm blending mine with butter. Last year, if you'd asked me who was least likely to write about the benefits of intermittent fasting, I would have told you it was me. And yet here we are, because intermittent fasting helped me increase my energy levels and lose [...] Continue Reading
