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Meal Planning with “Reinvention Recipes”

After years and years (and years) of succumbing to the siren song of convenience, I discovered the one thing that broke the pattern was when I had a fridge stocked with ready-to-go (and really delicious) homemade components to quickly assemble a meal. The idea is to start with simple “Core Recipes” made with real, unprocessed food and mix and match those recipe for a meal or two. Then repurpose the leftovers of each dish into what I call “Reinvention Recipes.” Continue Reading Meal Planning with “Reinvention Recipes”

Meal Planning for One

Cooking for one doesn’t have to suck, and with the plan I’m showing you today you’ll be able to have fun in the kitchen while making easy, unprocessed meals. (These tips will help when planning for more people, too!) Continue Reading Meal Planning for One

Healthy Eating 101 by Dr. Mike Evans

I wasn’t planning on posting this morning, but this video by Dr. Mike Evans appeared in my inbox today, courtesy of Dr. Yoni Freedhoff’s Weighty Matters blog. The video is SO GOOD and so timely for our October Unprocessed challenge, that I had to share immediately. Continue Reading Healthy Eating 101 by Dr. Mike Evans

Math and Food: 99% Fat-Free Butter-Water!

Math and Food: A Thought Experiment

Let’s say we fill a pint glass with water, or about 16 ounces. Now, foolishly enough, add 5 grams of butter to that glass. Delicious. Continue Reading Math and Food: A Thought Experiment

Seven Foods to Keep in Your Kitchen at All Times

I have a rule about unprocessed food: Whatever I buy gets eaten twice. The ripe figs dazzle me in my yogurt this morning, topped with toasted walnuts and honey. The rest will appear as tomorrow’s appetizer, broiled with goat cheese. My roasted chicken makes an elegant dinner, and then I shred the remains for salad the next day. It sounds rather gourmet, doesn’t it? But I haven’t planned it that way. Continue Reading Seven Foods to Keep in Your Kitchen at All Times

Homemade Healthier Lunchables from 100 Days of Real Food

Now, I don’t think one Lunchable is going to put anyone’s health over the edge, but please tell me we can all agree this is not what we should be feeding our children on a weekly basis. So let me leave you with some similar, much better alternatives that you can make at home! Continue Reading Homemade Healthier Lunchables from 100 Days of Real Food

The Habit Cycle: Cue, Routine, Reward, Craving

Thirty Days for Kicking Bad Habits

Before you can change your habits, it helps tremendously to understand how habits work. Charles Duhigg, in his wonderful book, The Power of Habit, describes it as a cycle with three distinct steps: the Cue, the Routine, and the Reward. Continue Reading Thirty Days for Kicking Bad Habits

A Healthier Halloween (and “Mashed Brains” Guacamole)

Ah yes, Halloween. So many ooey, gooey, sticky, sugary treats, enough to make your teeth rot, which may serve you well if you’re thinking of dressing up as a zombie. But if zombie teeth, weight gain and diabetes aren’t the result you want from this ghoulish holiday, check out some of my favorite ways to get the same “frightening” look and taste without the Frankenstein ingredients! Continue Reading A Healthier Halloween (and “Mashed Brains” Guacamole)

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