Custom Nutrition Solutions to Simplify Healthy Living for Busy People
Water kefir is a beneficial probiotic beverage that tastes delicious! It’s a fantastic intro to cultured beverages and a great way to get kids (and adults!) off soda. Making water kefir is simple. Check out our video to see a demonstration. Once you have water kefir grains, either from a friend or some you’ve purchased
I love coconut milk! Don’t you? It’s so tasty and an excellent, nutrient-dense addition to your diet. Rich in vitamins, minerals and a fantastic source of lauric acid (a nourishing fat found in breastmilk), coconut milk is indeed a superfood. But, until recently, I’d only purchased organic coconut milk in BPA-free cans (Native Forest and
A Guide to Choosing Healthy Dairy Products Raw or unpasteurized, unprocessed milk is something that nourished generations of our ancestors. Choose raw milk, raw cream, raw butter and raw cheese where available. Raw dairy offers many benefits over pasteurized dairy including enzymes, beneficial bacteria and vitamins/minerals not found naturally in pasteurized milk. Raw milk has
A Guide to Choosing Healthy Fat Choose organic, cold-pressed oils like pure extra virgin olive oil, coconut oil or palm oil. Other healthy fats include animal fats from pastured animals- like butter, ghee, lard (pork fat), tallow (beef fat), duck or goose fat and schmaltz (chicken fat). Saturated fat and cholesterol are essential nutrients and
A Guide to Choosing Healthy Salt Natural, unrefined sea salt is a vital nutrient for health and it is the commercial, highly processed salts that pose health risks. Do not eat refined, iodized salt or commercial (white) sea salt which is highly processed and devoid of its natural minerals. Your salt should not be white,
A Guide to Choosing Healthy Herbs & Spices Fresh herbs are easy to grow, even in a sunny windowsill, and add not only fantastic flavor and color to dishes, but also add minerals, enzymes and other healing properties to the diet. If you don’t grow your own, look for local, organic herbs at the store
A Guide to Choosing Healthy Nuts & Seeds Nuts & seeds are a great snack- easy to keep on hand, portable and a good source of protein, fat and micronutrients. However, take it easy, you really don’t need more than a handful a day. Most seeds and nuts contain polyunsaturated fats, namely Omega 6 fats.
This is how we prepare our roasted chicken every Friday night. It’s so delicious and we eat the leg/thigh for dinner that night and then over the weekend have breast meat for soups (like Chicken with Wild Rice, Caldo de Pollo or Avgolemono), homemade pecan chicken salad (made with lemony mayo), soft tacos, or whatever we want
When I first thought about making mayo from scratch, I was really intimidated. But I shouldn’t have been- it’s so ridiculously super easy and tastes amazing. The first few recipes I found either used vegetable oils (like soy, cottonseed, canola, etc and they are a big no-no) or all olive oil, which I find to be a
