Recipes

Here Are 7 Healthy & Delicious Soups to Make This Winter

Guest Contribution by Shannon Blair Soup is the ultimate comfort...

Pickled Vs Fermented + An Easy Red Pickled Onion Recipe

Have you ever tried pickling onions? I started doing...

The Benefits of Celery Juice

Celery juice has been a hot topic the last...

What is Seed Cycling? And How Can It Help?

Have you heard of seed cycling? It’s a method...

4 reasons why you should eat a healthy breakfast every morning

It might be a bit of a tired saying, but breakfast truly is the most important meal of the day.  And yet, even in less hectic seasons, it's still so easy to skip this meal, or grab something unhealthy...

Edible treats make great hostess gifts

No offense to fruit cake, but I'm pretty sure that it falls under the category of gifts that no one actually wants to receive. Yet somehow or another, fruit cake is at least rumored to be a pretty standard holiday...

15 Gluten-free holiday dessert recipes

You may have noticed that it's pretty trendy to be gluten-free these days. Some people, such as those with Celiac Disease, have a genuine immune reaction to gluten,  and many people report they just feel better and have more energy...

10 healthier no-bake holiday cookie recipes

We all love homemade holiday cookies- at least I do anyway. The only problem is that I don't always feel like tying on an apron and slaving away in the kitchen to get my cookie fix. Thankfully, I have an easy...

5 ways to avoid overeating during the holidays

This is a really fun time of the year, but it certainly comes with its fair share of challenges.  Some of us have annoying relatives who want to stay over for a week, and others have to put up...

15 Light & Healthy Thanksgiving Side Dishes

I have to admit that I am pretty excited about the fact that I am currently pregnant, "eating for two", and in roomy maternity pants, as I'll feel much more comfortable after eating too much pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving...

10 reasons why you should eat cranberry sauce on Thanksgiving

Raise your hand if cranberry sauce is one of your staple Thanksgiving foods. If your hand is in the air right now, I'm sure you're not alone- and that's a very good thing because cranberries have incredible health benefits. In fact,...

How to eat enough greens during the holiday season

If you're like many Americans, the only greens on your mind around this time of the year are in the form of wreaths and Christmas trees- not spinach and broccoli. But we're doing our bodies a huge disservice when we...

The hype behind chia seeds and how you can use them

If you're a fellow health nut, you are probably familiar with chia seeds.  If not, you might be scratching your head right about now and wondering if they have anything to do with the famous Chia Pets you had...

Tis the Season. 5 unusual pumpkin recipes to trick & treat family & friends.

At this time of year you can't escape pumpkin pie, lattes, bread and muffins. While those traditional fall foods are certainly delicious, there's a whole other world of unique and healthy pumpkin flavored foods out there.  For example, how does...

15 Quinoa Recipes You Need to Try

I've been a quinoa lover for quite awhile now.  I enjoy eating the protein and fiber rich seed as a healthy, filling breakfast, over a crisp salad in the summertime, and in soups during the winter as some comfort...

Why and How You Should Be Using Coconut Oil

Over the course of the past few years, I’ve become a bit of a coconut oil maniac, and I’ve been using it like crazy. If you’re not using coconut oil, maybe you've seen it in the store or heard something...