Dark Chocolate Pomegranate Bark! 🍫
💝It's almost Valentine's Day. 💝A day focused on love and chocolate...but lets be honest, mainly chocolate🍫. And guess what? This wonder food releases endorphins which are the feel-good chemicals in the brain. When chosen properly, chocolate not only makes you happy, but can make you healthy too! It is important to pick a variety with a 70% or higher cocoa content, and is sourced using fair trade practices.
If you’re looking to ring in the New Year with a kick, this cake will do the trick! Gluten Free, Dairy Free Spice Cake!
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This nutrient-dense Chocolate Black-Out birthday cake is out of this world! Packed with super immune-boosting foods like sweet potatoes, raw cacao, avocado, dates and cinnamon, this is a cake you don’t have to feel guilty about. It’s so easy and so dreamy its hard to believe.
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I use this mixture to reduce the amount of meat we consume as well as to increase vegetable intake. I find that the taste of mushroom disappears amongst the other spices and herbs. Even my 10 year-old who can’t stand mushrooms loves this meatloaf.
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If you ranked veggies by their health benefits, spinach would sit very close to the top. High in vitamins B, K and A, spinach is a great source of phytonutrients and essential minerals, including zinc.
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A selection of root vegetables. Beets, sweet potatoes, carrots, turnips. About 1 medium sized vegetable per nest. You will be mixing them together so every nest will contain a bit of all the vegetables.
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We have officially entered the season of cold nights and comfort food. This recipe is a healthy take on one of my all-time favorites- Chicken Pot Pie! Soothing and warming, this soup can lift your spirits while providing anti-inflammatory, gut healing and mood stabilizing benefits. Best part is that it is quick and easy to make. Sounds like a win-win to me!
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Wild salmon is one of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet. Chock full of heart-healthy omega fatty acids, this fantastic fish helps support your immune system, decrease inflammation and provides the best food-based source of vitamin D.
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These baked apples are a favorite in my house. My older son is always asking me to make them. The best part is how versatile they are. They can be a great dessert, a snack, they can be packed into a lunchbox or even eaten for breakfast. The best part is that they are so good for you that you can eat them all of the time and not have to feel guilty.
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I am always sad to see August in my rearview mirror, with long, hot beach days and carefree, late-night cookouts in the past. Coming up are shorter days, chillier weather and a return to school routines. But with the cool breezes of September come the best vegetables of the year.
The fall bounty promises cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, pumpkin, turnips, parsnips, sweet potatoes and beets, all hearty vegetables loaded with nutrients to fortify the body for the long winter. Here are a few favorite fall heroes:
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This pie tastes like decadence. The best part is this pie is rich in anti-oxidants, vitamins and minerals as well as healthy fats for your brain. Though not low in calories, this pie is dense with nutrients and will fulfill your desire for sweet without killing your blood sugar balance. The strawberries can be replaced by any fruit. I like to make this pie in season. Strawberries or cherries in June, blueberries or raspberries in July, blackberries or peaches in August
Life is to be lived. Food is to be loved. Indulge sometimes- just do it wisely.
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I call them vanishing kale chips because they do! Seriously. In like 2 seconds. You have never seen a bunch of kale disappear as quickly as this does. The chips are crispy, salty, and oh so satisfying.
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Fresh pesto tastes like summer on a fork. The best part about it is that it can be made out of anything you want – or happens to be in your kitchen. The basic rule is that Pesto must have a good quality oil, a vegetable or herb, garlic, salt and a nut. Traditionally pesto is made from basil and pine nuts but you can really use your imagination here. Spinach and walnuts? Garlic scape and macadamia nut? Kale and pistachio? The sky is the limit.
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Ice cream is one of summer’s great indulgences. Ice cream calls to mind warm summer days, laughter, and the sweet deliciousness dripping down the side of the cone faster than our tongues can catch it. The problem is that traditional ice cream is made of cream, sugar and often includes emulsifiers like Mono and Diglycerides as well as dyes, carrageenan and so-called “natural” flavors.
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For centuries folk-lore has extolled the extraordinary healing properties of chicken soup. And for good reason. Vegetables retain the maximum amount of nutrients when cooked in soup. That is because you are eating both the vegetables, and the water they were cooked in. Soup really is, good food.
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Kale is showing up everywhere these days. And for good reason. Ounce for ounce, kale ranks as one of the most nutrient dense foods on the planet. Packed with anti-oxidants, minerals and vitamins, kale is a heavy nutrition hitter.
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