I am always looking for ways to sneak a little added nutrition into my life with a minimal amount of hassle. One of the easiest sources to boost nourishing, healthy nutrition is to include seeds in your diet. I love eating them straight from the package, in smoothies, sprinkled on salads or baked into healthy […]
Fats: An Important Part of a Healthy Diet
Fat is probably the macro nutrient that has the most negative reputation. However, it is absolutely essential for healthy body function and contributes to feelings of satiety, leading to consumption of fewer calories. Fat is another of the macro nutrients necessary for survival. Fat is an essential nutrient necessary for normal body function. It supplies energy, is […]
Eat Breakfast Like a King
Recent research has offered support to the old adage “Eat breakfast like a king. Lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper. ” A study published in Obesity randomly divided 50 overweight and obese woman into two groups. Each woman received a total of 1400 calories divided throughout the day. The first group, the Breakfast […]
Focus on Rhubarb
Rhubarb is a perennial vegetable that grows well in most of the United States. It’s beautiful red stalks are sold at farmers’ markets and grocery stores by the stalk, like celery. It’s harvested in the spring, with a short peak season from April to June. The stalks are the only edible part of the plant […]
Foods for Heart Health
With Valentine’s arriving in the middle of the month and February listed as American Heart Month, it seemed like the perfect time to focus on food to improve heart health. The American Heart Association states “Heart disease – also called coronary heart disease – is a simple term used to describe several problems related to […]
Top 7 Plant Based Protein Sources
Good Morning and Happy Sunday! I was asked to write about some of my favorite plant-based protein sources and I am more than happy to do it! If you have been eating animal protein and you want to eat more plant-based foods then this post is for YOU. Whether you are vegetarian or not, eating […]
Join the Green Smoothie Revolution
Good Afternoon and Happy Labor Day Weekend! If you’ve been on Pinterest or Instagram for any amount of time, you’ve probably seen a decent number of green smoothie pictures floating around. I am guilty of posting mine : ) You can check them out at http://instagram.com/blissholistichealth Why is that? Because they’re so darn good for […]
