Holiday Gatherings: Win Against Temptation (and have a great time!)
“Holiday-proof” your self-care and sail through temptation at events, by focusing on the people (not the food), planning ahead, hunting for primal foods, fighting pressure with positivity, and keeping a glass of water in your paw 🙂
The Whole30: Changing Your Relationship with Food
For my monthly challenge in September, I chose to do a Whole30, which I had never done all the way through before. Our older son Alex got married in August,…
Real Food on the Road
You’re hungry, and you exit the highway toward the usual lineup of gas stations and fast-food chains. Or you’re stopping with friends or family at a popular restaurant. How can…
Easy Batch-Cooked Vegetables 2: Carrots, Sweet Potatoes, Winter Squash, Beets and Brussels Sprouts
More vegetables — thanks for all the suggestions! Like last week, I’m offering what I think are the simplest ways to prepare vegetables all at once, so you can easily…
Batch-Cook Your Veggies: Fast, Easy (Lazy?) Ways to Prepare Cabbage, Eggplant, Peppers, Asparagus and Broccoli
After work, the gym, or driving kids around, you probably don’t feel like washing, chopping and cooking vegetables. The answer (I think) is batch cooking one or two days a…
It’s Not You, It’s the Food
Put 20 people in a lab, feed them tasty meals that they enjoy, and let them eat until they’re satisfied. If they’re eating whole, unprocessed foods, they lose weight. If…
They Enjoyed the Real-Food Buffet, Ate Until Satisfied, Lost Two Pounds
I was so excited to see this study published earlier this year, because it fits in so well with my own experience, and nothing like it had been done before…
$10 and 30 Minutes a Day: My Healthy Food Challenge
If you’ve been reading my posts, you know I’m still catching up from the spring (!). So here is my report on my healthy food challenge during March and April…
I Tried Keto, Part 2: I Liked It, But …
I’m finally getting back on track with this blog, as I described last week. So although it’s August 13 today, I’m now reporting on my own January challenge, which was…
I Tried Keto, Part 1: What’s it all about?
Suddenly “Keto” is everywhere. I even saw these Slim-Fast Keto bars this week at my local Giant supermarket: What is this new fad, and what’s the science behind it? Quick…
Feasting and Fasting
Feasting and fasting seem to be a natural human rhythm. Sometimes they are part of a ritual structure (Lent, Ramadan). Feasting and fasting are also simply the logical consequence of…