I have gotten a lot of requests for this recipe which I LOVE. Evan asks for one of these EVERY morning when he wakes up. I love to put one into my oatmeal. But the original recipe was with coconut oil which is COOLING. And since we are in the already cold time of [...]
Vegan Sour Cream Many years ago, when I was going through hormonal struggles, the first foods I was told to stop eating were dairy and gluten. For someone that was drinking a latte and eating what I thought were "healthy" cookies for breakfast (they actually weren't healthy), this seemed like a HUGE [...]
What is your digestive type? Digestion is a quality in our lives that differs from person to person. Within our own household I can see that my children have a certain type of digestion and they differ from one another. My husband and I definitely have differences in our digestion patterns and I envy [...]
Kitchari is a first line of defense for cleansing the gut and improving digestion. DIRECTIONS: Soak rice and mung dahl overnight or for 8 hours. When ready to prepare the kitchari, drain the rice and mung dahl and rinse well. Heat a pot and add ghee. Allow ghee to warm [...]
I love chocolate chip cookies. Chocolate chip cookies and brownies are among my favorite desserts. Of course, since overhauling my diet and in an effort to feed my kids real whole foods, the traditional chocolate chip cookies are reserved for special treats. HOWEVER, there are so many amazing and easy to make alternative, whole [...]
Curry is a delicious and easy way to incorporate vegetables and nutrients into our diet. Curry is flavorful and delicious and easy to make. Curry also has many digestive spices including turmeric, black pepper, ginger, and others that help us better digest and assimilate the nutrients from our food. The digestive spices in a [...]
Bone broth is VERY easy to make and is full of nutrients. You can drink it straight or use it in soups, stews and anywhere a recipe calls for chicken stock. It is EASY to digest. It rejuvenates and nourishes. It is full of nutrients and builds good blood. Strong, [...]
Ayurveda places great importance on digestion. It is the root of all nourishment of body tissues. Good digestion leads to healthy tissues, while weak digestive strength leads to our food fermenting and rotting in our body. Aside from the actual foods we consume, there are many digestive aids that can be found right in [...]
Digestion is simple. But it can feel complicated until you know more about what is happening in the body. What you eat impacts your day to day, as well as long term, well being. 2 factors most health conscious people account for when eating are...does it taste good and does it have nutritional value? Most [...]
