Healthy Heart-Shaped Watermelon Pizza’s
I’ve received a number of questions from other mom’s asking for tips about helping their kids make healthier choices? Over the years I have had my own struggles as a mom. There are good days and bad days. Learning the balance between educating your kids versus pushing them so far the other direction has taken me years to figure out and being able to admit when I have made mistakes.
Tikka Masala Bowls with Turmeric Rice
Everyone gets very excited for Masala bowl night. When you bring pineapple bowls filled with golden turmeric rice, masala spices, sweet pineapple, and cooling cilantro its hard not to get excited. Adding turmeric and sage into your rice is a great way to incorporate the anti-inflammatory and health benefits of turmeric. Turmeric is a perennial […]
The Ultimate Detoxifying Salad
The word detox is a hot word in the world of nutrition, but what does it really mean? In the nutrition industry the word detox has become an all encompassing word that can be loosely used to imply you are removing toxins from your body or going to lose weight. This could look involve changing the way we eat (i.e. a juice cleanse), changing a lifetsyle habit (switching to all green clearners), or just the regular use of a consumer product. Today, if you slap the word “detox” on it, the implication is you will be healthier.
Roasted Beet Hummus
I am a big fan of hummus, but sometimes I like to change up the flavors to keep it interesting. Adding roasted beets creates this beautiful pink color to the dip while enhancing both the flavor profile and nutrition. When we think Vitamin C we usually think citrus or fruits, but beets are a great […]
Maple, Pecan Quinoa Porridge
I love nothing more than a warm bowl of quinoa porridge on a cold winters morning. I grew up on the traditional bowls of white porridge that was far from appetizing and delivered little nutritional value. Quinoa was known as “the gold of the Incas” due to the belief that this seed provided the Inca […]