Category Nutrition
What I eat in a day: advice from an acupuncturist and triathlete
By Sara O’Byrne A few months ago I sat down at a bar and ordered some food while watching a basketball game. The couple next to me and I struck up a conversation and they were surprised to learn I’m an acupuncturist – because I was eating bar food. I don’t make bar food a […]
Bare Pantry Pesto With Asparagus Zoodles
Ingredients: (Makes 6-8 servings of pesto) 1 packed cup of fresh basil leaves 1/2 cup olive oil 1/4 cup walnuts 1/4 raw pumpkin seeds 2 tablespoons parmesan (this was all we had in the house) pinch of salt Other common substitutes for a bare pantry pesto are to only use walnuts or only use pumpkin seeds. In […]
Home care for healthy connective tissue
Athletes, weekend warriors and those of us who engage in less physical activity all can suffer from aches and pains related to our muscles, tendons and ligaments. Many of our daily activities encourage our muscles to tighten, like sitting at a computer, carrying heavy objects, or standing in place for long periods of time. Treatment […]
Beet Kvass: Nurture Your Spleen and Stomach
I don’t fault anyone upon hearing about fermented beet juice to go – “Eww!” Many of us were raised on slimy, canned beets and were forced fed them for dinner – so who on earth would you want to willingly ferment and drink beet juice?! I first discovered Kvass on a weekend camping in central […]
Raspberry Chia Pudding
My husband and I have recently fallen in love with breakfast chia puddings because they are both nutritious and filling. I love the ability to quickly throw together 2-6 servings of chia puddings at the beginning of the week and know that for a few days breakfast is already to go right when we wake […]
Small Vegetable Garden at Home: Easy steps to get started growing your own
Growing a vegetable garden is a great solution to many of the barriers of getting more vegetables in our diet. High grocery bills, kids don’t want to eat their vegetables, concerns about how vegetables are grown and the long distances they travel to get to the table – the list of worries goes on. […]
Drinking Vinegars for Spring
{photo credit http://heartbeetkitchen.com/2015/canningpreserving/apple-shrub-recipe/ } Vinegar was used as medicine for thousands of years in China and Europe. Historically people would create curative beverages involving mixtures of culinary herbs, spices, water, and vinegar. The famous Hippocrates used a mixture of honey and vinegar in his medical practice to treat coughs. Drinking vinegar was called switchel […]
Learning To Enjoy Vegetables
This week I became inspired by the article: No Diet, No Detox: How To Relearn The Art Of Eating. This remarkable article discusses the myriad reasons as to why the Western world continues to struggle with food choices. If you like any of my thoughts on the matter, please read the article for yourself. It truly […]
Stellar Homemade Pho Broth
I’ve been experimenting with homemade pho broth for about seven months now. Initially, I starting experimenting to try to cut down on our dining out budget, but when our local pho restaurant decided to close down early this summer, I felt a renewed sense of urgency. There are many pho recipes on the interwebs and combing […]
Shredded Beet Tostadas
Oops! I apologize for publishing two blogs on the same day. I accidentally hit ‘publish now’ when I was trying to schedule the post to publish next week. Please forgive the double blogposts in your inbox today. –Sincerely, Lindsey Thompson Ingredients 4 Tostada shells Refried beans 1/2 beet, shredded with a cheese grater 1/4 […]
Stick Out Your Tongue 