31 Easy Ways to Eat More Plants: Celebrating National Vegetarian Awareness Month
31 Days in October, 31 Healthy Eating Ideas… Coincidence? I think Not!
October is National Vegetarian Awareness Month. It’s a great time to focus on incorporating more plant-based foods into every meal and snack. As part of my relationship with Silk (I’m a #SilkBlogger, one of two RDs on the team), I’m bringing you this post chock full of easy ideas to help you get more good stuff.
Why Aim for More Plants?
Eating more plants is a good choice for your health and the environment. Plants are loaded with beneficial fiber, vitamins, minerals, protein, antioxidants, and other nutrients your body needs to ...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - October 16, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: nutrition coconut milk easy recipes eating healthy plant based diet silk soymilk vegetarian Source Type: blogs
Get the Goods on Gluten-Free
There’s been lots of news (and a good deal of misinformation) about gluten, and in particular the benefits of gluten-free products. As with fat-free, sugar-free, sodium-free, etc. almost always something highly processed is replacing what is being substituted. Many gluten-free products are no exception to this rule.
If you have celiac disease, be sure to avoid gluten. There appear to be many benefits for the rest of us who minimize our gluten intake as well. However, it’s important also ensure we’re making the right choices of what to eat when ditching gluten.
Here’s the real message: Eat whole, re...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - August 21, 2013 Category: Child Development Authors: Dr. Alan Greene Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Celiac Disease Gluten-Free Nutrition Source Type: blogs
How to Eat Real Food Without Spending Hours in the Kitchen
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Jules Clancy of Stonesoup.
Are you eating real, whole food as much as you’d like?
If you’ve been following Zen Habits for any length of time, you’ve probably been inspired by Leo’s story. My favorite part is how he went from being an overweight junk food eater to a lean, plant-food-loving machine.
Like Leo, I’m a big believer that for optimum health it’s best to eat real, whole food as much as possible. Preferably prepared at home.
The good news is, it doesn’t need to take as much time as you’d think.
When I was writing my b...
Source: Zen Habits - April 5, 2013 Category: Life Coaches Authors: zenhabits Tags: Health & Fitness Source Type: blogs
Simple Cooking For The Low-Iodine Diet
Thyroid cancer diagnoses rates are increasing, especially among young women. Many thyroid cancer patients undergo radioactive iodine treatment, a.k.a. RAI-131. I have done so twice and learned along the way about how to cope with the seemingly bizarre low-iodine diet.
When I was going through preparation for radioactive iodine treatment, the list of permitted foods on the low-iodine diet seemed grim. Low-iodine diet cookbooks only made me feel worse; I am simple, lazy cook, adverse to complicated recipes and substitutions. Plus, I didn’t want my shopping lists, recipes, or meals to remind me that I was...
Source: Everything Changes - April 2, 2013 Category: Cancer Authors: Kairol Rosenthal Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Easy Butternut Squash Soup Recipe
I recently had dinner at a new friend’s house. We met in childbirth class and we have infants about a week apart! Her husband wanted to “impress” me with his healthy culinary skills. (and he did!)
Part of the dinner he served was this butternut squash soup that he was very proud to say was made without any cream. It was absolutely delicious, and he shared the recipe with me, so I wanted to share it with all of you! I calculated the nutritional information which I included below too. It’s perfect for cold fall and winter months as part of a light lunch and has just a few key ingredients making it s...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - January 15, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: cooking eating healthy food recipes butternut squash soup healthy recipe sage Source Type: blogs
The Skinny on Agave Syrup
The holiday season always makes it painfully clear just how much sugar we as a society consume. Even things that sound like they'd otherwise be healthy, like the butternut squash casserole I made for Thanksgiving, where the recipe called for a who... (Source: Diabetes Mine)
Source: Diabetes Mine - December 15, 2011 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Allison Blass Source Type: blogs
