“We each own a secret weapon that weighs only a few ounces. If this was strategically deployed for one day, we could transform our world into a better place. We could end obesity and chronic disease, revitalize our children’s health, achieve academic excellence, topple corrupt governments, restore our depleted soils, replenish our vanishing aquifers...
How to Switch to a Flexitarian Diet (Pain-Free!)
What’s a flexitarian, you ask? Why, someone who only eats yogis! (Ba-dum CHING!) Actually, a flexitarian is someone who eats vegetarian some of the time, and eats meat some of the time. A lot of people are choosing to go this route because they know that eating large quantities of red meat has been...
A New Stage of Healthy
Good Monday morning! It’s time for a fresh start, friends, and a random Monday morning in March seems as good a time as any, don’t you think? Did you make any New Year’s resolutions about your health or diet? How’s that going for ya? No, don’t look at me like that. I’m not judging!...
Sale on Garbage!
OK, actually, it’s a sale on the new ebook From Garbage to Gourmet: For two days only, From Garbage to Gourmet is on sale for 50% off! My friend, Carrie Issac of Colorado Bargains, has written a brand new ebook chock-a-block full of recipes to help you use up whatever you have on hand. American...
Meal Planning on a Budget: New Ebook!
I’m thrilled to announce the release of my brand new ebook: “Meal Planning for Real People on Real Budgets.” Remember back a few weeks ago when I asked you guys what projects I should work on next? Well, the overwhelming response was that you wanted an ebook on meal planning—for everyone (even busy people!)...
77 Ways to Eat Veggies for Breakfast
If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you know my feelings about veggies and how you should eat them at every meal of the day. But, like most Americans I expect, I have trouble fitting them in at breakfast. I want to, but a bowl of cereal or slice of toast is...
84 Healthy Snack Ideas
Snacking is a big part of any healthy eating plan, but it can be fraught with problems. First of all, if you rely on store-bought, pre-packaged snacks, you’re going to be spending an arm and a leg—especially if they’re organic. But if you’re making your own snacks, it’s easy to fall into a rut. So I’ve...
101 Ridiculously Easy Ways to Eat Healthy—on the Cheap
Happy new year! I absolutely *love* any excuse for a new beginning, and New Year’s Day is kind of a big one. I gave up making traditional resolutions a while ago in favor of taking small steps all the time to reach bigger goals. So I sat down and brainstormed all the little changes...
How to Cook Whole Grains—Free Printable Cheat Sheet {Budget Organic No. 15}
One of the easiest ways to make your diet healthier is to swap out processed grains (white rice, white flour, etc.) for whole grains. And, as a bonus, grains—even organic grains—can be one of the cheapest things on your grocery list if you buy from the bulk bins at your health food store. There’s...
Extremely Low Cost Meals for Lean Times
Last week I talked about what you should try to have on hand, or try to buy, to eat real food on a very (VERY!) limited budget. Today, I’ve got a couple of hundred ideas of what to do with very inexpensive ingredients.