Who says you can't have cookies for breakfast? This high-fiber, gluten-free, dairy-free-friendly recipe is balanced with protein, healthy fats, and just a touch of mineral-rich maple syrup for sweetness. These cookies make a great snack, dessert, first breakfast,...
A sweet treat for a crisp autumn day. This fruit compote recipe - which can easily be adapted into an applesauce recipe - can be enjoyed hot or cold. With no added sweetener and just two ingredients (fruit and water), it's easy to prepare and makes a nice gift, too....
Simple (and tasty) strategies for increasing your daily fiber intake - without having to "cheat" on Dr. Atkins. This is Part III in my three-part series on low-carb diets and fiber. As explored in my first post of the series, the paleo and ketogenic (“keto”) diets are...
Let's skip the personal essay. I loathe the long essays people write at the introductions of recipes, so I'll spare you the blatherings about how much my family loves this recipe and how it smells so good baking in the oven, yadda yadda. But I will say this: this...
You don't have to be a hippie to nosh on this 'nola. I almost never eat store-bought granola because it's high in sugar, high in carbs, and low in protein. Most granola is hardly a health food. This recipe, however, uses whole grains rich in fiber, nuts and seeds...
Hooray for Chanukkah, festival of lights, and excuse to eat latkes! Traditionally, latkes are made from potatoes, which are a starchy, fast-burning carbohydrate. This essentially means that after you eat potatoes, they essentially turn into candy and dramatically...
The holiday season is a time of magic, festivity, family time, and celebrating miracles both great and small. For some, however, the holidays are also a time of eating things you wouldn’t dare touch the rest of the year and finding yourself hung over on January 1st,...
When you transition to a health-conscious diet, it’s easy to focus on the foods to avoid, making it hard to know what the heck is left to eat! . If you’re ready to ditch the “health” bars that are actually loaded with sugar (and Cliff bars have gluten in them, by the...