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Mayo is pretty disgusting when you think about what goes into it. I’m not talking about eggs. Or vinegar. Or mustard. I’m talking about canola oil. Canola oil frustrates me to no end, and I’ll tell you why. 8 Reasons You Should Never Eat Canola Oil (or buy mayo!) 1. Canola oil is …
Homemade Mayo Recipe, and 8 Reasons You Should Never Buy Mayo! Read More »
When I was younger, cabbage was not on my list of favorite foods. In fact, I thought it was weird. And stinky. I grew up in farm country—near cabbage fields. If you’ve smelled rotten cabbage then you know exactly what I’m talking about and I don’t need to say anything else about it. These days, …
12 Amazing Cabbage Recipes (and why you should eat more cabbage!) Read More »
A couple weeks ago, I decided to write an email to my beloved health food store. I have been trying to increase my seafood intake while I’m pregnant, but I’ve found the information (and marketing) can be quite misleading regarding the quality of the seafood I want to buy. I shop at a store that …
Should You Eat Farmed Salmon? 5 Questions You Should be Asking! Read More »
I do better when I eat the same things everyday. I know, that’s so boring. I tend to change it up over time, but when I’m trying to maintain very specific intakes of certain ingredients, it’s easier to be boring. My advice to anyone who is trying to manage all the nutritional needs of pregnancy …
Pregnancy Food Plan and Goals — and the process of putting it into action! Read More »
When my sister was pregnant, she finished off the experience only being able to stuff her feet into size 10 flip flops (she started out at size 8.5). It’s true that she was two weeks overdue and had gained quite a bit of weight. It’s also true that she died shortly after she gave birth …
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of crab cakes. I am—I could eat them everyday. My issue right now is that I can’t figure out where the crab meat in the store is actually coming from, and I’m trying to avoid Pacific sourced seafood at the moment due to the Fukushima radiation issues …
My Mom visited last week, and it made me so happy I could cry. She has this way of helping me get organized and on top of things, and especially now when I have been so tired, she has really helped me feel like I can manage my life AND still go for walks, do …
I’ve always loved my mom’s meatball recipe. I don’t know where it came from, but it was typed onto an index card by my grandma many decades ago. It’s very simple and easy, and only requires meat in the form of ground beef. These meatballs taste like my childhood. Of course, in recent years, I’ve …
I’ve been experimenting a lot with coconut over the last few years, and just as soon as I think I’ve covered all the options, I find another way to use it! This cereal recipe is definitely my favorite for cereal and it ranks very highly on my coconut list (along with coconut flour flat bread, …
