The talented Emily made these delicious donuts and want to share her recipe which is gluten and dairy-free. Please note, you must have a donut pan to make these donuts as they are baked and not fried. They would make […]
Nutrition
Stocking a Superfoods Kitchen
Written by our wonderful intern, Emily Dwyer! How do you grocery shop? Do you make a list? Do you restock your kitchen with the same foods every week? The goal of this post is to teach you how to stock […]
A Health-ier Strawberry Shortcake (featuring spelt and millet biscuits)
The trade off is, nuttier and heartier flavors, increased fiber content, increased protein content, increased vitamin and mineral content, NO carb/sugar crash (because whole-grains are lower glycemic), and you feel more satiated faster, which means you won’t feel the urge to go back for seconds and consume even more calories! So basically it’s a win-win, and everyone that tried these little babies absolutely loved them. They even appreciated the dynamic flavor each component brought to the dish, without missing the sweetness overload most strawberry shortcakes possess. And who needs all that extra sugar when you can drown your biscuit in fresh strawberries bursting with natural sweetness? Cheers to strawberry season – get pickin’!
Probiotics Use in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Introduction Irritable bowel syndrome or IBS is a multi-faceted gastrointestinal complication becoming increasingly prevalent in children and adults. IBS is an issue estimated to affect 10-15% of the global population (1). Furthermore, 20-40% of all gastrointestinal related doctor’s visits are […]
Sugar: As Addictive as Drugs?
Introduction Sugar – a diverse, versatile and pleasurable substance. A recent New York Times article published in September 2016, revealed the dark truth about the sugar industries role in shaping dietary guidelines in the 1990s, by down-playing sugar’s role in […]
Simplifying Nutrition
It’s interesting yet unfortunate how confused the average American is about nutrition and living a healthy lifestyle. Being “healthy” has become this sort of fad that you either go all into or completely resent because, well, nutrition is too darn […]
Mainstream Weight-loss Ineffective for Health & Lifestyle?
I’ve been hesitant to write this post, as I know many of my friends are dieting and/or embrace the weight-loss supplement trend. It’s never my goal to offend anyone, undermine someones success, or spark a nutritional war. But nutrition, health, […]
Why you NEED to start Sprouting
I recently created a survey to help me gauge how people are accessing food and meals. Are they cooking at home, or eating out more often? To my surprise more people are eating meals at home and would rather eat […]