When we first arrived in Spain we were very eager to explore the town and ate out at nearly every meal. Jet lag worked in our favor, as typical Spanish dining habits begin and end late. Breakfast was typically at home, with yogurt and eggs being the predominant choice. This tended to be smaller as …
This recipe emerged from a recipe for a Roasted Carrot Soup on the What’s Cooking Good Looking blog, but I like to chew my food and am a somewhat lazy cook anyway, so I opted out of turning the ingredients into a blended soup and created a side dish of them instead. MY, OH MY, …
Like other root vegetables, beets sometimes become maligned for their carbohydrate content. Low carb zealots will chuck beets and yams into the same camp as white bread and licorice whips. This is utter nonsense. Looking simply at total carbohydrate or even Glycemic Index misses the nuance of our foods. Just as you would be insulted …
This week, and for the next 2-3 weeks, there’s going to be a lot of posts, emails, and marketing pushing different detoxes, diets, fitness challenges, and “New Year, New You” type programs to help you make this coming year your best year ever. The problem is, when we select a diet, challenge, or …
If you spend any time with me, you’ll quickly come to realize I am passionate about vegetables. Mind you, nearly all nutritionists and dietitians appreciate them – and if we are doing our job we’ll definitely be talking to you about them – but I’ve noticed that I’m a little extra excited about them. And …
While most of us think of Queer Eye when we hear of the Fab 5*, in functional medicine nutrition model this refers to a different group of fabulous: 1) Omega-3 fats 2) Fat soluble Vitamins (A,D,E,K) 3) Glutathione (a master antioxidant and major component of liver detox) 4) Probiotics 5) Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFA) …
1) Roasted Vegetables – A large sheet pan of roasted vegetables make it really easy to get vegetables in daily. When I am pressed for time I raid the salad bar for pre-cut veggies or purchase pre-cut bags of carrots, cabbage, and butternut squash to use for the week. 20-30 minutes in a 400 degree oven …
My goal every day is to get 10 servings of vegetables. I know – that sounds insane, right? Especially if, like 87% of Americans, you aren’t meeting the government recommended 5 a day for vegetables and fruits. When I began studying nutrition over 25 years ago, it was to justify my position as a vegetarian …
The expectation (and sometimes fear) of counting calories nearly always comes up in conversation with a new client or someone inquiring about working with me. Most are surprised when I say I do not require diligent food tracking and calorie counting, and then shocked to discover I won’t be giving them a food plan. My …
I’m catching wind of the tide turning against the paleo and keto way of eating, as more protein-bashing murmurs and vegetarian information begins circling into media. This is the natural pendulum swing that I’ve been expecting to occur as gluten-free eating morphed into paleo, then morphed again into keto and carb-demonization became the chorus of …
