Cauliflower is a versatile vegetable. It is often ignored as a boring, white, funny-textured cruciferous, when it should be the highlight of your table. With simple prep, cauliflower can easily become: pizza crust, rice, soup, and of course, “mash”–a healthy substitute for mashed potatoes. Cauliflower is a potent protector of health. Low in calories, it is full
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We all love to pour gravy over the top of our potatoes, vegetables, and rice right? My dad was raised to love gravy on home-made bread and biscuits–it’s a farm thing. This trick for me is: I don’t like traditional gravy. So I have played with many different recipes and tried different ways to create a gravy that
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Mushroom soup is a nourishing addition to any healthy eating plan. Mushrooms provide essential vitamins and minerals that act as antioxidants, reducing inflammation with cancer-preventing properties. Selenium is great for optimal thyroid function, potassium helps muscles and nerves function, and vitamin D is a powerful hormone (yes, hormone) that plays an important role in cancer prevention as well as
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Cashew Sour Cream is a delicious alternative to traditional dairy sour cream. Higher in protein and full of heart-healthy omegas, the creamy texture and consistency are a wonderful addition to any meal where sour cream would be used. Just substitute 1:1 in recipes, or use it as a replacement for sour cream topping. Cashews are nutritionally dense, too.
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The cool, fall weather + Pumpkin = need for a warming and delicious soup. The pumpkin gives this soup a sweet, creamy and beautiful color. Plus it’s loaded with the specific antioxidants your body needs to boost your immune system over the long, cold, winter months. You can substitute the pumpkin for any squash–butternut squash works great
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Immune Boosting Tonic There are many variations to this incredible immune boosting tonic. My grandma used to make this–I remember the smell very well–and she would drink this everyday, storing the jar in her pantry. As a small child, I thought is was stinky and weird, but now a s grown woman and mama to 4, I
Read more →Plant Power I am not Vegan–in fact, I don’t believe in “labeling” my nutrition beyond this: I practice clean, whole-food nutrition, mostly plants, mostly raw. And I focus on eating this way 80% of the time. When I eat limited amounts of animal protein, I make certain it is: antibiotic-free, hormone-free, nonGMO fed, pasture-raised, uncaged, etc. because I
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Inflammation is the foundational common denominator for all disease, and is the result of oxidative stress and free radical attack on the cells and organ systems. Antioxidants bind free radicals and reduce their negative and damaging effects on the body. When the amount of oxidative stress exceeds the antioxidant load, cellular damage occurs causing inflammation. Inflammtion can
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Healthy Food Swaps for Hormone Balance and Healthy Aging Learning to make healthy food swaps is an important part of your wellness and lifestyle plan. And being healthy isnt about avoid everything that tastes good–like your favorite treats. It’s simply learning to make the food you love healthier for you. For example, it’s simple to make your
Read more →It’s time to break-up with Sugar. Yeah, I know it tastes amazing, but it doesn’t love you back the same way you love it. Sugar is a top contributor to all cancers, especially female cancers–in particular breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Diabetes is the leading contributor to heart disease–and heart disease is the leading cause of death
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