Cranberry Sauce: A Year-Round Super Food Cranberry sauce has always been one of my favorite holiday-season foods. With so many amazing health benefits, cranberries (and the other ingredients in this recipe) deserve a spot on the table way more than once or twice a year. When I realized one of the first ingredients in the…
Paleo Banana Bread When it’s cold and wet outside there is nothing I love more than to curl up with a good book… or some new research articles! But the cherry on top is a cup of tea and a freshly baked treat. Paleo banana bread is a great excuse to get your oven cranking.…
The chia seed breakfast bowl really hits the spot if you’re looking for an alternative to a savory start to your day. This bowl isn’t married to breakfast. I love having a small serving as a snack. Plus, the chia seed pudding at the heart of this bowl can also be easily tweaked for a great…
Roasted yams, or sweet potatoes, meet all the criteria of a safe starch. They have a high micronutrient content and are full of both soluble and insoluble fiber. Soluble fiber feeds the healthy gut bacteria and slows the absorption of carbohydrates which helps moderate blood sugar…
Vegetable sauté is a great way to fill up on vegetables. Pick a vegetable (or 2 or 5) and a safe starch, sauté them in your cooking fat of choice, top with a couple of fried eggs and voilà – you have the quintessential nutrient-dense, whole-food meal. It’s simple, delicious, and…
Winter squash, in their many shapes and sizes, are the quintessential safe starch. They are packed full of micronutrients and their high pre-biotic fiber content provides important support for beneficial gut bacteria. Butternut squash, Cucurbita moshata, is a variety…
Paleo granola makes for a delicious, moderately sweet breakfast that sticks to all the principles of a nutrient-dense, whole-food diet. Try it with whole milk grass-fed plain yogurt, chia seed pudding, almond milk, or on top of a homemade smoothie bowl. Paleo granola…
Slow-cooked pulled pork is a simple and delicious source of protein. Its great straight out of the oven and just as good as leftovers. It also lends well to variety, which is helpful for those of us who don’t love eating the exact same thing multiple meals in a row. This pulled pork…
The types of food we will discuss in this article are ones that need to be avoided completely to prevent damage and disease. They are inflammatory, deleterious, and/or micronutrient poor or robbing. Consuming them will not help you toward your health and fitness goals and may…