I never thought a lot about boundaries until the pandemic. But over a year into this crazy time, I’ve taken a special notice of how few boundaries my kids have. This has led me to think about the fact that when it comes to nutrition, there are a LOT of situations where we – and…
There’s a story behind his lemon ricotta protein pancake recipe. The other day, I posted a picture of a Dutch baby pancake on my Instagram. It wasn’t my recipe – it was Food and Wine’s, and the picture was beautiful. The recipe was good, but it was far too greasy – there were 6 tablespoons…
I know you’ve heard about probiotics (see my blog post about them here). But how about prebiotics? Probiotics are healthy gut bacteria. PREbiotics are food for those healthy gut bacteria. And while it’s important to have a rich variety of bacteria in our gut, it’s just as important to feed them so they’re happy and…
TikTok is a cesspool of garbage nutrition videos, so when nutrition trends come out of that platform, I usually try to ignore them. Like, ‘nature’s cereal’ aka fruit with coconut water and ice is a total diet culture scam – if I want cereal, I’m going to eat it. But so many people are asking…
I haven’t heard about the Whole30 for a really long time, but apparently it’s still really popular. I reviewed this program in 2016, but since people are still into Whole30, here’s my revised and updated review. What is the Whole30? It’s pretty simple. The Whole30 is essentially a 30-day elimination diet that strictly prohibits any…
Parenting is tough. Speaking to your kids about food and about bodies? Even tougher. I get it. I’m a mom of two girls ages 11 and 13, and I still struggle occasionally with the information I give to them around these things. How are we supposed to be permissive with food, but still set boundaries?…