More Whole30 Recipes & Meal Plans, Veggies Galore and Transitioning Out (or not?)
I was so awful at first at finding Whole30 approved recipes that satisfied! Those first few days of the Whole30 for my husband and low…
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Our Rookie Whole30 Meal Plans + My Anti-Cavity Diet Menu
The great thing about a Whole30 is that it really makes you meal plan, and you find ideas for so many vegetables in your diet,…
Totally Normal Foods That Help Digestion, Maintain Gut Health and Reduce Food Cravings
Nobody wants to think about heartburn, stomach pain or bloating after eating but #lifehappens and when it does, we want to get better fast and…
Is the Secret to Why You’re Tired and Overweight Too Much Water?
Get up. Shower. Get dressed. Put on makeup. And fill my water bottle. That was me. Then remind myself periodically throughout the day to take…
Why This Popular Real Food Diet Caused Utter Failure (Part 2)
Yesterday I joked about how the D.A.R.E. to keep kids off drugs program was kind of like my hubby and I peer pressuring our friends…
How to Make the Most of Your Daniel Fast
When I was in high school, a “fast” for me was to avoid eating between meals during Lent, but I found that I sometimes gained…
Are You Exercising Too Much? (My Struggle To Find Balance Between Inactivity and Exhaustion)
There’s still a small part of me that considers myself an athlete. I played soccer for 15 years (and a few seasons of softball as…
How to Evaluate New Nutritional Philosophies Through a Critical Thinking, Traditional Foods Lens
Walking into the “diet/nutrition” section of a bookstore is overwhelming, the sheer quantity and variety of books absolutely staggering. I wandered into that section in…
What Does It Take to Cut Triglycerides by 75%?
Many of you have been curious to get the full story about how we naturally lowered my husband’s triglyceride numbers with diet alone since I…
Whole Food Protein Sources: After a Workout, During Pregnancy, & Brain Boosters
Protein shakes, energy bars, and supplements marketed to athletes sometimes feel like the worst offenders in the processed foods world. Between the odd chemicals claiming…
Grain-free Quinoa Bars Recipe
Quinoa is not a grain. Technically, it’s a chenopod, related to beets, spinach, and the ever-delicious tumbleweed. As seeds go, it’s not incredibly high in…
Quinoa Oat Protein Bars Recipe
My husband doesn’t eat quinoa, no matter how I serve it, but when he tried this gluten-free quinoa oat protein bar recipe, his feedback was…
Five Keys to Weight Loss with Real Food
We joke sometimes that we’ll launch a “Kitchen Stewardship® Diet Plan” with weird taglines like “Eat nuts, all the time!” or “Eggs, eggs, and more…