Back to Basics: The First Human Diet

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New year resolutions are underway, including a renewed commitment to healthy eating. How to cut through all the contradictory information and know what to eat? By going back to ancestral foods that humans relied on for tens of thousands of years. People were omnivorous ,and ate an enormous diversity of local, seasonal, different plants and animals. Nutrient-dense whole foods for optimal health.

Let’s Glow Not Grow During the Holidays!

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Although this has been a very different year, somehow October still brought Halloween candy into the house, Thanksgiving came along with exuberance of food and Christmas baking has begun. Sugar and temptation will keep coming all the way into the New Year. What to do? Here are 6 time-proven strategies for avoiding monumental weight gain between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.

Grateful Not Wasteful Thanksgiving: Transform Leftovers

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Did you know that 200 million pounds of turkey will be thrown away after Thanksgiving? Reading that  shocked me into a renewed commitment to reduce food waste from my kitchen. What to do? Make turkey stock with turkey bones, creative re-use of leftovers into barley soup, shepherd, turkey enchiladas, and/or turkey nachos.

4 Delicious, Nutritious Meatloafs

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Sustainably-sourced meat is rich in nutrients. Meatloaf is an opportunity to make it more nutrient-dense by adding vegetables (onion, chopped mushrooms, shredded carrot or zucchini), legumes (lentils, black beans), herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil etc.) and spices (cumin, turmeric, paprika and more). Make a double-recipe and repurpose into a second meal later in the week. Roast vegetables at the same time that can also be repurposed into a different meal.

To Eat or Not to Eat Beef

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Eating beef is a controversial and personal topic. I’ve gone from one extreme (beef almost every day) to another (no beef at all). Today I know that meat is good for our health, and red meat in particular is one of the most nutrient-dense dietary sources available. Meat-eating has been a part of the human diet for more than 2 million years. The key is sustainably-raised beef in moderate amounts with a heavy emphasis on plant foods - both for health and environmental reasons.

One Pot of Black Beans for Four Meals

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One pot of black beans for 2 weeknight dinners, 2 more re-purposed dinners, 2 lunches even breakfast and a dessert to! Beans are a rich source of vitamins, antioxidants, essential minerals and fiber. Fiber slows down glucose absorption controls the rate of digestion, and feeds gut bacteria necessary for our immune system.

Healthy Meals During Christmas Week

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How to eat healthy in the middle of most overindulgent, sugar-laden season of the year with overwhelming temptations? By having homemade food I can rely on throughout the week: 1) a big batch of chili to get a couple of different meals from 2) a chicken and veggie one-pan dinner that will create a second or third meal later in the week 3) lots of spinach and a shredded cabbage for salad variations

Week of Healthy Breakfast for December

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December is here, bringing in the most overindulgent, sugar-laden season of the year with overwhelming food temptations at every turn. How to manage healthy eating? Here's breakfast plan to start the day with a full tummy and reduce eating willy nilly the holidays treats that may come my way throughout the morning. Plant-rich and fiber-rich.

Nutrient-Density for Life

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Making nutrient-dense foods the core of my food choices is for my commitment for life. I'm continuously surprised by the stunning link between our dietary/lifestyle choices and health And I find the journey of food and health incredibly empowering. We have far more control in our health destiny than statistics seem to indicate.