Minimalism. Mindfulness. Munchies.
This week I got an email from a new reader asking for ideas for low-glycemic index snacks for kids. Never heard of the glycemic index? It has to do with how fast your body releases insulin when you eat a food. Kids (and adults) with diabetes need a low GI diet, but these foods...
As you probably know if you’ve signed up for my newsletter, as soon as you are confirmed, I ask you a couple of questions about where you are at with food. I got this great response the other day: I am so new to this healthy food thing but after watching a few documentaries...
I got an email from a friend and reader recently. She’d seen a blog post on another site that asked “How many nights a week do your kids eat the same things as you do?” All of the comments were along the lines of “7 days a week”, “I’m not a short-order cook.” She...
As most of you know, I don’t personally advocate giving up an entire food category—like gluten, fat, sugar, etc.—just to lose weight unless you have a real reason to. So I was very interested when I saw Dr. Samantha Brody of the Natural Health Center in Portland running some webinars about whether going gluten-free is...
Image source: www.nursedegree.net How do you feel about GMOs? Do you think they should be labeled on foods we buy?
I had the amazing opportunity this week to attend the Slow Money national gathering here in Boulder. What an inspiring message and group of people! If you haven’t heard of Slow Money, it’s an organization linked to the Slow Food movement that believes we should slow down with our money and investments the same...
I’ve been reading “What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained,” and I just learned that the only difference between white sugar, brown sugar, and raw or turbinado sugar is how much of the molasses is removed. Nutritionally, the raw and brown sugar (with more molasses left on) has a slightly higher mineral content,...
You want to know who my new foodie heroes are? These people: Just amazing! Of course, we can’t all be food heroes on this kind of scale, but I believe we make a huge difference simply by showing up and THINKING about what we buy and consume. So I ask you this: What...
Today, I’ve got part one of my Healthy Eating for Families talk video! I gave this talk for the Rocky Mountain Parents As Teachers group, and it was a ton of fun. I covered three simple strategies for getting your families to eat healthier, and this video covers the first strategy: eat real food....
Over at ProBlogger they’ve been putting up some group writing projects recently (prompts and the like) and this week’s suggestion was to write a discussion post. So I though I’d open it up here and see what you think: Is buying organic worth the cost? If your family’s budget were drastically cut, would you...