Olive Oil Update: Can You Saute with EVOO?
I can’t tell you how much joy it brings my heart to find a quality company with actual, reasonable, high-quality customer service. It’s also great…
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Research
If you love reading academic research and the science behind what you eat, this is the section for you. Join us as we try to understand how our bodies, earth, and food work and the causes of disease.
Food for Thought: Health Benefits of Cinnamon, Raw Honey, and Dark Chocolate
Well friends, we are on the last week of the Super Foods series! It’s been a good way to organize the ol’ blog for 15…
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Food for Thought: Spinach, the Ultimate Super Food’s Health Benefits
Many out there on the Internet are nominating spinach for the grand Super Food prize, calling it the healthiest food of all time. I knew…
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How to Use Up That Bag of Spinach Before it Gets Slimy
Spinach is one of those items that, when you want to use fresh, almost always results in some leftovers. A nice big bag or box…
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Real Food Wednesday: Seeking Information about Heart Disease, Diabetes, and Diet
This is a bit of a reverse post, because today rather than sharing information, I’m seeking some. I’m hoping the Real Food Wednesday readers, along…
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Cabbage Soup with Secret Super Food
Do you know the thrill of creating a recipe from scratch? I can’t tell you how tickled I get when I manage something like this…
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Food for Thought: What Makes Oats So Much Healthier Than Other Whole Grains?
Are oats healthy? Oat is one of the healthiest whole grains. What makes oats such a healthy grain? Read on to find out! Oatmeal Whole…
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Recipe Connection: Banana Flax Muffins
We’re thinking about omega-3s this week, and one way to get them into even your baking is to use ground flax seeds in place of…
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Summer Foods: Broth and Beans???
I’ve been pushing you all pretty hard to eat healthy foods, and eat lots of them. I don’t want you to forget some of the…
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How to Use and Store Flax Seeds and Flax Oil
We know flax has heart-healthy omega-3 fats, and even though they’re not as power-packed as salmon (and have some side effects), it’s still not a…
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Food for Thought: Power-Packed Omega-3 Fats in Salmon and Flax
Last week we focused on Super Foods with monounsaturated fat, and this week we’re going to learn about two Super Foods that are stars in…
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Olive Oil Primer: How to Buy, Use, and Store and Some Precautions
Putting together the post on monounsaturated fats for you all really underlined the vast wealth of information (and confusion) about olive oil. It’s a Super…
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Homemade Guacamole Recipe
Only three ingredients! No need to buy processed guacamole with questionable ingredients and preservatives when you can DIY at home. Pair it with my homemade…
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Monday Mission: Search Out Trans Fats
The FDA actually FINALLY made a final call regarding trans fat in Sept 2017: FDA update from 9/29/17 FDA update from 2015 – “trans fat” has officially been…
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Cheaper than a Visit to the Doctor’s: Garlic Soup
Our family was so healthy this winter, I just praise God for all the sicknesses we missed out on as friends and family around us…
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Honey, We’re Having a Crudite Platter Tonight!
…Or, I’m too lazy to cook the vegetables, but doesn’t that sound sophisticated?! I first saw the word “crudite platter ” while playing Catch Phrase…
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10 Tips to Avoiding Using the Microwave
Our world is pretty dependent upon microwaves! When I started questioning the safety of my microwave, I thought I’d never be able to do what…
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Recipe Connection: Green Smoothie with Kale
It seems green smoothies are all the rage in the blogosphere right now. So much so that I almost hate to post about them; I’m…
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Try This Cauliflower Trick Instead of Mashed Potatoes
You know I’m not big into the “low-carb” movement (see here for more), but if you have a family member with diabetes or simply want…
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The Health Benefits of Cruciferous Vegetables
Let’s explore a family of vegetables called the cruciferous vegetables. They’re super healthy for you, but you need to know something about goitrogens and oxalates…
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