Low Carb and Keto Snack Ideas There is just something about bread, pasta, chips, and other comfort foods that can make you feel instantly better. It’s probably the carbs that can have a short lived impact on serotonin levels. But if you’re on the keto diet, you’ll need to turn your sights towards healthy fats…
Low Carb, Keto, Paleo Deviled Eggs Recipe
If you want a great Low Carb, Keto, Paleo Deviled Eggs Recipe then look no further! This one is just right for holidays and parties or backyard barbecues. Please make your own mayonaise to save your heart and your health from inflammatory and genetically modified oils such as canola and soybean oil used in conventional mayonnaise….
Fried Zucchini Recipe: Paleo Fritters
I made these zucchini cakes the other day for dinner. They were so good! I loved having something different to eat for breakfast and even lunch or dinner. It is great to have healthy fats, protien and low glycemic vegetables all in one. These are so easy and taste great. I forgot to save any…
Healthy Snacks: Sardines Dip Recipe
Sardines are a healthy snack that are full of minerals and vitamins and an ancestral food that supported humans for thousands of years. The bones, which are full of calcium are very small and unnoticeable especially when made into a dip. Sardines are more sustainable than larger fish becasue they reproduce quickly and they are…
Paleo Cauliflower Pizza Crust Recipe
I have always wanted to make a cauliflower crust that was dairy free becasue many low carb recipes have cheese which can not be tolerated by Paleo people. The toppings you choose are up to you. I added an organic pastured/ grass fed cheese because I am eating cheese this week. My recipe was very…
Quick and Healthy Paleo Hiking and Camping Foods
Quick and Healthy Paleo Hiking and Camping Foods – This week I am sharing with you a post from my little sister about staying Paleo while camping and hiking. She got married about a year ago and is now expecting a baby. Her and her husband actually met while hiking so it is a favorite…
Crunchy Grain and Gluten Free Primal Cheese Cracker Recipe
My step mom made this crunchy grain and gluten free primal cheese cracker recipe over the holidays for my dad who loves cheese but is trying to do a lower carb Paleo plan. These cheese wafers are usually made with flour and are higher in carbs and other inflammatory foods but she revamped the recipe to…
Paleo Appetizer: Goat Cheese Stuffed Artichoke Hearts with Beef Bresaola and Pesto Sauce
My husband worked in a cute cafe called the Nook the whole time he was in chef school. They had great food that was pretty simple but always had people coming back for more. This easy appetizer dish is similar to the one they had there that was made with prosciutto but I like using…
Easy Paleo and Dairy Free Falafel (low carb, grain free, Gaps)
Easy Paleo and Dairy Free Falafel – I guest posted on my friend Heather from the Mommypotamus’s blog with a recipe from my new book that was so delicious!! Do you love falafel from a Mediterranean restaurant? That warm hush puppy taste steaming right out of the fryer is to die for!! Do you love…
Easy Egg and Dairy Free Strawberry Pudding
Easy Egg and Dairy Free Strawberry Pudding Ingredients: 2 cups organic berries 1 15 oz coconut milk (in a can, use full fat!!!!) 4 Tbsp chia or ground flax 2 Tbsp of honey or stevia to taste 1 tsp vanilla extract (gluten free) Directions: Put all ingredients in the blender for a few pulses until…
Crunchy Grain Free Walnut Shortbread
I was visiting my sister recently started blogging at Me Gusta Mantequilla. She made this great Crunchy Grain Free Paleo Walnut Shortbread recipe for a St. Patrick’s Day Party. She is a great baker from way back when she used to make cookies and cakes that were not grain free. She adapted this recipe from Elana’s…
Homemade Healing Blueberry Gelatin
Homemade Healing Blueberry Gelatin I have been messing around with gelatin a lot. It is my new hobby besides mainlining broth. I used to eat a million sugar free Jello pudding back in the day when I was on Weight Watchers. They were good but then my health went down hill. Wonder why? Asparatame, msg….
Nutrition for Children: It Doesn’t Come In a Box
This is a guest post from my assistant and intern Coco Noel. I am showing her the ropes of real food nutrition to keep her from going down the tofu trail like I did when I was in school! Coco Noel is obsessed with all things related to uncovering the truth in nutrition and wellness….
6 Ways To Add Crunch to Your Low Carb Diet
6 Ways To Add Crunch to Your Low Carb Diet – I was honored to once again to be featured on Carbsmart.com where I wrote an article about ways to add crunch to a low carb/Paleo diet. Many of my clients are always asking about ways to get more snap into their daily meal plan….
Get Ready for College:12 Ways to Beat the Freshman 15
12 Ways to Beat the Freshman 15 – I was honored to guest blog at Carbsmart.com about ways to beat the Freshman 15. I wanted to write this blog to help young students avoid metabolism-damaging mistakes I made. I hope this entry helps others avoid the thyroid problems linked to repetitive yo-yo dieting, blood sugar imbalances,…
Easy Baked Kale Chips From Practical Paleo
Easy Baked Kale Chips From Practical Paleo – I was inspired to make a version of baked kale chips after seeing them in my friend Diane’s new book Practical Paleo: A Customized Approach to Health and a Whole-Foods Lifestyle which is full of amazing tips and photos. I spent hours reading her great new book…
Think Again About Your Protein Bar
Think Again About Your Protein Bar – INGREDIENTS: PROTEIN BLEND (WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, CALCIUM CASEINATE), GLYCERIN, COATING (MALTITOL, PALM KERNEL OIL, COCOA POWDER, MILK FAT, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLA EXTRACT), MALTITOL, COCOA SOY CRISPS (SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, COCOA, TAPIOCA STARCH), COCOA POWDER, GROUND PEANUTS, WATER, CANOLA OIL, NATURAL FLAVORS, SOY LECITHIN. CONTAINS:…