nutrition

12 October, 2015

5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Going on Birth Control Pills

Nearly 80% of women in the United States have used birth control pills at some point in their lives. I am one of those statistics. I, like many women, reached for birth control pills (BCPs) for many reasons other than preventing pregnancy. For me, birth...

7 October, 2015

5 Ingredient Homemade Twix Bars (Vegan, Paleo)

  October calls for cleaning up more classic candy bars.  I created healthy versions of Snickers, Three Musketeers, and Milky Way candy bars already, and loved all of the amazing feedback from those of you who made them at home. Today...

18 August, 2015

DIY Coconut Yogurt 4 Ways

With more and more people looking to avoid dairy, alternative products like coconut yogurt are popping up on store shelves.  I have seen brands that are cleaner than others, but usually these products contain a long list of questionable ingredients,...

7 August, 2015

No Churn Peach Cobbler Ice Cream

  I have been desperately trying to find more and more ways to incorporate the abundance of delicious summer fruit while it is still around.  When food is in season that is when it is as its absolute best!  Summer peaches...

6 July, 2015

Roasted Carrots with Green Goddess Tahini

They call me the vegetable doctor.  Well not really.  But I like to think that I can make just about any vegetable taste delicious.  If it isn’t delicious then what is the point of eating it anyway?  It’s true, vegetables...

29 June, 2015

Roasted Tomato Vinaigrette

Summer produce is in full swing which means that it is a great time of year for tomatoes.  Tomatoes are a great source of antioxidants, including lycopene. Researchers have recently found an important connection between lycopene and bone health.  Lycopene...