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…