How Do You Fill Your Plate? 3 Simple Steps!
We want our bodies to thrive, right? So we need to be easy on our digestive systems. 80-90% of our daily energy can be expelled on digestion. That's a lot [...]
Kids With Food Allergies
KIDS WITH ALLERGIES - Make it fun! My number one rule with the kids is to not treat their allergy as a handicap. Sure it's super scary, but it's manageable. [...]
7 Reasons To Drink Your Greens
HYDRATION If you are not drinking half your body weight in ounces of water a day, I'm not sure how you are surviving. By starting your day with a green [...]
Please Pass The Epi-Pen
You can have an intolerance to lactose, but not have an allergy to dairy. Well what’s the difference? A food intolerance is when a specific food item, or group of [...]
Let’s Get Chemical, Let’s Get Physical
There is a difference between a chemical and a physical reaction. This is why it is always important to know where your food comes from. You may think that you [...]
If There Is Any Doubt, Don’t
After a diagnosis for a new dietary change your first trip to the grocery store will be long and overwhelming. However, you will leave the store more aware of ingredients, [...]
Hide-n-Seek with Gluten
Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, rye, semolina, spelt, and oats. Oats are only considered gluten free if they are not manufactured with other wheat containing products. Many [...]
Celiac Disease
According to an article in the Progressive Grocer, a trade journal, a study by the University of Maryland Center for Celiac Research in Baltimore found that “approximately one in 133 [...]
Branch Out and Explore
My favorite place to be with my family is in the kitchen! We bake, we create, we reinvent, through colors, flavors and textures…..and we make one hell of a mess! [...]