Real Food, Healthy Gut, Optimal Health

“A diet full of highly processed foods with added sugars and salt promoted gut microbes linked to obesity, heart disease and diabetes” was the opening line in a recent piece in the New York Times (1). Seems pretty straightforward, doesn’t it? Then why is it that so many are still struggling with making the healthiest […]

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Making Cooking Fun

How do you feel when you’re in the kitchen? Does it feel like a chance to explore your creativity while simultaneously preparing a nourishing and delicious meal for yourself and your family? Or does it feel like a chore on the very same list as mopping the floor and cleaning the toilet? Prior to COVID, […]

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There’s Room for Chocolate…

Anyone who’s ever been on a traditional diet knows that restrictive calorie counting can often end badly. Add to that the idea that incorporating a dessert of any type must be categorized as a cheat, and one is easily left in a space where they feel that the only option to counter a rigid eating […]

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Shortcut Your Soup Prep with Broth

Shortcut your time in the kitchen by using a properly curated and prepared bone broth. Add a side of your favorite leafy greens and you’ve got the perfectly balanced meal: heavy on the veggies, a nice dose of good fat and a bit of properly sourced protein to boot. Bon Apetit. INGREDIENTS 3 pounds grass […]

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Top Ten Ways to Incorporate Bone Broths into Your Holiday Prep

I’m recalling fondly my typical Thanksgiving prep, such as last year, shown above, when we’ve got a houseful of guests coming… but just because we’re not having a large party it doesn’t mean we’re going to skip the whole thing! So, who’s not cooking this week? With many celebrations being not exactly what we’re used […]

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Braising: Easier Than You Might Think!

When you see a photo of a delish recipe such as the one shown above, braised short ribs with cauliflower mash, what comes to mind? Something that looks amazing but too complicated to cook? Or a dish that you just don’t have time to prepare? Perhaps too rich and sinful to actually be good for […]

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Strategic Eating / Earning Your Carbs

I saw this phrase the other day and it occurred to me how succinctly this positions the idea of what to eat when. Let’s start with a caveat: this is not a post about planning to eat a hot fudge sundae after ‘earning’ it by doing two back to back Peloton sessions. Rather, by simply […]

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Why Eating Salmon Year Round Doesn’t Work

Boneless, skinless chicken breast was a go-to protein option for me, for years.   So were egg whites.   And so, too, was salmon. I can’t even remember back to what my initial foray into the confusing arena of food labeling was, it’s been so long, but it started with the idea that chicken being […]

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Blending: The Broth Game Changer

When we think about smoothies, chances are we automatically think of using our blenders to create them. Similarly, those of us who are on board with the concept of fat coffee, whether following a keto diet or simply because it tastes so good, are also accustomed to using this household appliance day in and day […]

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Savory Almond Banana Bone Broth Smoothie

What comes to mind when you think of a smoothie?   Chances are, you’re thinking one or more of the following: Meal on the go Healthy for me Great for a post workout meal An easy way to do prep food While all of the above are valid ideas to consider and prepare a smoothie, […]

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