Taco Dip and Jicama Chips

Here is a awesome treat to serve at your New Years party!These chips are not allowed with this dip:)! Tostitos Hint of Lime Flavored Tortilla Chips Ingredients = Whole White Corn, Vegetable Oil (contains One or More of the Following: Corn, Soybean, and/or Sunflower Oil)Hint of Lime Seasoning (Less than 2% of the Following: Corn Maltodextrin, Salt, Sugar, Natural Lime Flavor, Monosodium Glutamate,...

Egg Rolls and Xylitol Facts

Nature's Hollow sugar-free products are a great-tasting, healthful blend of fruit and a natural sweetener called Xylitol. Xylitol is a 5-carbon sugar alcohol that is ideal for diabetics and those concerned about sugar intake. Unlike sugar, Xylitol has a very low glycemic index and has fewer calories. XYLITOL= Xylitol occurs naturally in many fruits and vegetables and is even produced by the human...

Harvest "Rice" Stuffing and BABY ACID REFLUX

Sadly, parents often think that rice cereal is the first food to introduce to a baby. Dr. David Ludwig of Children's Hospital Boston, a specialist in pediatric nutrition, says some studies suggest rice and other highly processed grain cereals actually could be among the worst foods for infants. Babies don't even produce the enzyme amylase, which is the essential enzyme for breaking down starch. The...

Choklad Biskvier Cookies and SWEETENERS

If you crave sweets while trying to conquer addictions to tobacco and alcohol then the sweetness of these alternative sweeteners can help to fulfill these cravings in a healthy manner and not play havoc with weight and blood sugar. Here are the natural sweeteners I use and why. You can also click on the name of each sweetener to see where I purchase mine.ZSWEET is another brand of erythritol and stevia...

Donut Holes and Eggnog Dip & SOY PROTEIN

Soy protein isn’t a good substitute for whey protein!About 20 percent of babies in the United States are now fed soy formula, but the estrogens in soy can cause long term harm your baby’s sexual development and reproductive health that is irreversible. Babies consuming soy formula ingest about 5 birth control pills worth of estrogen every day.1. THYROID ISSUES: Phytoestrogens are estrogen like. Mega...

French Silk Pie and HAIR LOSS

There are many reasons for hair loss; most of which links back to nutrition. 1. Alopecia (discussed in my book: Art of Eating Healthy: Desserts) is an auto-immune disease which are directly linked to food allergies.2. Iron Deficiency: This can happen a few ways: not eating foods containing iron, heavy menstruation, heavy exercise, OR you aren't absorbing iron due to a food allergy/sensitivity/leaky...

Tiramisu and Alcohol Facts

When people go on a diet, they often choose the “light” version of their favorite alcoholic beverages in order to save a few calories. However, that is only a small piece of the puzzle. Fat metabolism is reduced by as much as 73% after only two alcoholic beverages. This scary fact shows that the primary effect of alcohol on the body is not so much how many calories we consume, but how it stops the...

Gingerbread House and ADHD

Parents who have children with ADHD most often understand they need to cut out the sugar, but grains are often overlooked. Even "sprouted wheat" and "whole grains" are just glucose molecules linked together in long chains; the digestive track breaks it down into sugar. So a sugary diet and a starchy diet are the same thing.But, let's get back to wheat. Gluten is the protein found in wheat, rye, barley...

Ravioli Cookies and FLU SEASON

How often do your children get sick? For a lot of parents, it can seem like your kid is always sniffling from one runny nose to another. If you’ve ever wondered why your kid can’t seem to stay healthy for an extended period of time, don’t blame it on the “other” kids at school or just accept it as the way things are. The sympathetic nervous system is our “fight or flight” response. High carbohydrate...

Walnut-Gorgonzola Crostini

Here is a wonderful comment I just received from a past client: "At your advice, my 14 yr old daughter started a wheat free diet about 2 weeks ago to help with her on again-off again stomach issues. She wasn't at all convinced that she really had an issue, and perhaps maybe I was just torturing her. But, she did it anyway. Not one stomach ache during those 2 weeks, but no other noticeable differences....

Micah and Kai are HOME

We are finally home! My baby boys are such a joy to me! Thank you for all your prayers and support!Here is Kai enjoying some of mommy's healthy foods. He loves my "Faux" Oatmeal for breakfast with coconut flour. They fed him a rice cereal at the orphanage and this has a consistency that he likes. Click HERE to find why rice cereal is not a healthy option for babies.This photo is of Thanksgiving morning....

Leftover Turkey Tetrazzini and L-CARNITINE: Fat Burner!

There is no doubt that the most effective means of attaining weight loss is by means of maintaining a "healthified" diet program and having a regular exercising routine. A very effective weight loss supplement that can be used alongside is l-carnitine which is extremely beneficial in increasing weight loss by mobilizing fat in the body and increasing calorie burning. Discovered in 1905, it is a water-soluble,...

Stuffing and SLEEP

My clients love when I give them the assignment of getting more sleep. One of my clients lost 17 pounds in 6 days just by adding natural sleep supplements. This helped her increase her sleep from 2 hours a night to a high quality 7. I say “high-quality” because a night brought on by Tylenol PM or alcohol is not quality sleep. Quality sleep is when our bodies get into the rapid eye movement state....

Truffled "Potato" Purée with Mascarpone

By now you understand that inflammation in the body is the true cause of disease, and that sugar and starch...even rice causes inflammation (if you didn't please click HERE). BUT so can over-nutrition. Numerous studies show that periodic fasting can have dramatic results not only in areas of weight loss, but in overall health as well. An article in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition explains...

Green Bean Bundles

A yummy addition to Thanksgiving dinner!1 lb fresh green beans, trimmed8 bacon strips, lightly cooked3 TBS butter or coconut oil1 TBS chopped onion1 TBS white vinegar1 TBS Truvia (or a drop of stevia glycerite) 1/4 tsp Celtic sea saltCook the beans until crisp-tender. Wrap about 15 beans in each bacon strip; secure with a toothpick. Place on a foil-covered baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees F for 10-15...

Savory Rolls and ADHD-WHEAT CONNECTION

(Photo with Pesto and no cheese)Parents who have children with ADHD most often understand they need to cut out the sugar, but grains are often overlooked. Even "sprouted wheat" and "whole grains" are just glucose molecules linked together in long chains; the digestive track breaks it down into sugar. So a sugary diet and a starchy diet are the same thing.But, let's get back to wheat. Gluten is the...

Sausage Gravy and Biscuits

Sadly, parents often think that rice cereal is the first food to introduce to a baby. Dr. David Ludwig of Children's Hospital Boston, a specialist in pediatric nutrition, says some studies suggest rice and other highly processed grain cereals actually could be among the worst foods for infants. Babies don't even produce the enzyme amylase, which is the essential enzyme for breaking down starch. The...