Gluten-Free Father’s Day Feast
Chicken Skewers with Cashew Pesto Sauce Fire up the grill and get your wooden skewers blanched in water. The star of this simple dish is the sauce. Made with cashews instead of pine nuts, this sauce is a great savory alternative. Ingredients 2 c. Fresh Basil 1/2 c....
Healthy Carb Breakfast for Your Body Type
"Carbohydrates." Say the word and almost everyone listens. Most of us know that when we eat carbohydrates, our body stores them in our muscles and liver for immediate use for energy. What we don't store in either of those two departments gets stored as fat. Not...
Food: not the only culprit of weight gain
Wait a minute...food is not the only culprit of weight gain? How can that be? Isn't the holy grail of metabolism 'calories in, calories out?' It's true that if you eat too much there is a very good chance that you'll start putting on the pounds. It's also reasonable...
The Dirty Dozen & Clean 15
Summer is just a couple weeks away. Fruit salads and grilled veggies will be pushed into high gear. I always encourage people to try to shop organic when it comes to produce. Aside from a higher nutrient value in organically-produced produce, organic fruits and...
Is the Breakfast You’re Eating Right for Your Body?
Eating the right foods in the morning plays a bigger role in how healthy or unhealthy you eat for the rest of the day. Breakfast sets a whole chain of events in motion, from maintaining even energy levels (thanks to blood sugar levels) to keeping cravings in check...Hi, I’m Traci. Welcome!
