One of the most important lessons about food I want my kids to learn is the importance of variety. Eating fresh, whole foods is important, but your body doesn't benefit nearly as much unless you are eating a wide variety of foods. Since for kids St. Patrick's Day is all about leprechauns and ...
General Nutrition
How to Make Homemade Bone Broth in the Crock Pot
When I first discovered I could make homemade bone broth in the Crock Pot, my life was changed. Making stock on the stove top isn't exactly difficult, but who has hours and hours to babysit a pot of simmering bones in a pot on the stove? Not me. I much prefer to throw everything in the crock pot ...
5 Simple Steps to Transition to a Clean Eating Diet
I'm not one to carry a label when it comes to my eating habits. I've going through different phases of eating certain ways, from frozen processed meals when I was fresh out of college to vegetarian and vegan to meal plans laid out in different diet books. In the end, I realize that there's no ...
3 Easy Tips for Keeping Your Family Healthy During the Cold and Flu Season
Happy Halloween! I live in one of those crazy areas that pick the day they want to hold trick-or-treating, and it isn't always on Halloween night. So my kiddos went trick-or-treating last night. The good news? We got to avoid the frigid temperatures and rain or FLURRIES that are supposedly coming ...
What Can Happen If You Decide To Speak Up?
During Meghan's first year of preschool, they served juice and some sort of processed food (such as crackers) for snack everyday. It bothered me because those were not things I gave her at home often, but I didn't say anything since she was only there three mornings a week. The next ...
FAQs About My Anti-Inflammation Diet
Back in April, I told you about some severe pain I was experiencing in my finger. Although I didn't have a formal diagnosis, I surmised it was early arthritis pain. I decided to go on a strict anti-inflammation diet to see if I could ease my pain through diet. The strict anti-inflammation diet ...
Learning to Say No
It seems children today are offered candy or junk food during or after every activity in which they participate. Where do you draw the line? This is the story of how I'm learning to say no. Meghan had her first day of school yesterday. (She's repeating kindergarten at a new school.) I picked ...
The 40 Plant Foods Challenge Recap
I'm happy to report that the #40plantfoodschallenge was a huge success! I loved not only the challenge of getting enough variety to reach the goal of 40 different plant foods in the week, but also seeing how well many of you did. Here's a little recap of how the week went down for me. I ended ...
The 40 Plant Foods Challenge Frequently Asked Questions
The #40plantfoodschallenge starts today! Are you ready?! I'm really excited for this challenge not only for myself, but also for everyone out there inspired to participate. It's always more fun to participate in a challenge with a group. We can encourage and support each other the whole ...
Do You Really Get Enough Variety in Your Diet? The 40 Plant Foods Challenge
We've all heard it before. We need to eat a wide variety of foods. When you get a wide variety of foods, you're covering your nutritional bases with different vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, and other good things that keep us healthy and aging well. Studies show that increasing the variety ...
Anti-inflammation Diet Update and Meal Plan Sample
A little over a month ago, I told you about some pretty serious finger pain I was experiencing. If you missed that post, you can find it here. While I don't have a formal diagnosis, all signs point toward arthritis. My right ring finger was very stiff and sore in the mornings, for a prolonged ...
My Anti-Inflammation Diet Food Journal
It's been a little over two weeks since I started an anti-inflammation diet to help with some finger pain I've been experiencing. Many of you requested a look at a day of what I'm eating on my anti-inflammation diet, so today's post is a food journal with a look at what kinds of foods I'm currently ...