In the past several detox related posts, I have established a very important point… we do not have to feel deprived while we are on a detox! In fact, by avoiding inflammatory foods like gluten and sugar (and others!), we get to still eat some pretty yummy foods. Check out my recent post on detox […]
Lifestyle & Strategies
Lunch on Detox…Salad-in-a-Jar and more!
So you’re doing a clean food (a.k.a. Paleo lifestyle) detox, and you’re trying to plan ahead. You’ve figured out breakfast (turkey & apple sausage, fritatta muffins, tigernut flour pancakes, and so on)… Now, what about lunch?! Since most of us are busy during the day, whether we are working outside of the house or managing […]
Planning and prepping for after holiday cleanse…let’s start with breakfast!
Planning and preparing for an after-holiday cleanse involves a little bit of prep work in the meal planning arena but most of the work is in our New Year’s mindset. For many of us, after the holidays, we feel bloated and sluggish, largely because of all the sugar and carbs that we ingested over the […]
Get ready for a New Year’s Cleanse!
It’s a common scenario– even for us Paleo folks… Holiday gluttony! As the Hannukah holiday is behind us and the Christmas holiday is around the corner, we are all feeling a little sluggish already. It’s inevitable. The extra helpings of carbs, the increased sugar, the added stress of being around family, the financial strains of holiday […]
Healthy options for children’s birthday parties and other celebrations…
A while back, I read a great romance novel. (I know, it’s embarrassing to admit, I read romance novels—lots of them! They are my one vice and I love them.) It was a story about a mother of 5 girls. The mother was remarkably controlling—everything had to be perfect, homemade, organic and healthy, sugar-free, along […]
Hanukkah is coming early this year!
As some of you know, I was raised at a young age in Israel. When we moved to the US, I was kindergarten age and spoke no English. As part of our efforts to assimilate to American, and more specifically, New England culture, my parents joined a conservative Jewish synagogue. In Israel, we were not […]
The holidays are coming… how to stay sane (and healthy!)!
The holidays are always ‘around the corner’– This means family, friends, turkey! For many, the holiday season can induce stress, whether it be because of more or less time with family, poor choices for food, too many responsibilities… Here are some strategies that can help to reduce stress during the holidays while continuing to embark on […]
Sometimes, we need some inspiration in the kitchen!
Cooking can be fun (obviously!), but also a chore (for sure!!!). It all depends on the time you have available for the task. As many of you can guess, I love to cook and bake– it is definitely the highlight of my day and being able to cook and bake as a profession is a […]
Pickles & the many health benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar!
As the weather grows colder, the season for harvesting cucumbers for pickling is over, but the pleasure of eating pickles is not! There are many different types of pickling recipes, but often, they include sugar which we avoid on the Paleo diet. Honey is a great substitute for sugar in most recipes. In addition to […]
Making good food choices…
Recently, I was spending time with an acquaintance of mine who had a heart attack about 1+1/2 years ago. His doctors at the time insisted that one of his greatest risk factors was that he was overweight. He decided to join a ‘weight watchers’ program and was able to lose about 70 pounds. It was […]