10 Essential Kitchen Tools and Gadgets with Recipes

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What essential kitchen tools and gadgets do you need to set up your kitchen or step up your cooking game? I’ve always been told, “a cook’s most valuable tool in the kitchen is their hands.” This is 100% correct. Sometimes, even the fanciest kitchen gadget can’t replace getting your hands dirty. But, there are some […]

Grain Free or Gluten Free for PMOS (Formerly PCOS)?

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Do I need to cut out grains or go gluten free for PMOS? Going gluten free for PMOS and many other health conditions is a hot topic. Many women are lead to believe gluten could be the culprit for their PMOS symptoms, or maybe even more than gluten, it’s all grains that are the problem. […]

How to Use Chia Seeds

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Have you wondered about cooking with chia seeds in your everyday life? The cooking with chia seeds chia seed craze is here! The first time many of us heard the word, “chia”, it was referring to our beloved terracotta, Chia Pets. Yes, that is the same chia that we eat! It has been 30 years […]

5 Water Alternatives If You are Bored

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Tired of Plain Water? Try these 5 water alternatives to stay hydrated! Why are we talking about water alternatives in March? While the warm weather has not yet hit this year, it is important to remember that staying hydrated is essential year round! During the summer, we often lose water through sweat (which is our […]

Ultimate Recipe Round Up for Easy Meal Planning

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Easy Meal Planning We’ve compiled a list of our recipe compilation blogs. Why? Because meal planning can be overwhelming. There are so many recipes to choose from out there on the internet, and many of them are just plain complicated! We like to keep meal prep simple by keeping our recipes simple. We have a […]

Grocery Store Tour with a Registered Dietitian

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Let’s go on a grocery store tour Why should we go on a grocery store tour? I LOVE the grocery store. It’s one of my favorite places. I love looking at all the food and picking out things I want to try. It all started with the big trips my mom and I used to […]

6 Tips for Enjoying Your Favorite Thanksgiving Treats

Thanksgiving – once a year, we gather around the table to enjoy our favorite Thanksgiving treats. It’s a holiday that revolves around food. But Thanksgiving is also more than just that! It’s about spending time with loved ones and taking time to appreciate all that we have. We definitely look forward to those tasty eats, […]

Chopped: Leftovers Edition

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Use leftovers to make meal preparation easy! As a college student who mostly cooks for herself, I constantly have leftover food. Most easy recipes make 3-4 servings, so unless my housemates and I have family dinner night I usually have lots of leftovers. In addition to having cooked leftovers, I also end up with leftover […]

Reading and Understanding Food Labels for Every Medical Condition

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Understanding Food Labels can be a challenge, we will help you decipher the information. Food companies spend millions of dollars on food packaging trying to convincing consumers to buy their products. Sometimes they use terms on their packaging that they know consumers are looking for when they read food labels like “whole grain” or “natural”– […]

Black Bean Burgers

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This blog is dedicated to high fiber black bean burgers! One of the most underrated super foods in my opinion is the black bean. First let’s look into the nutrition content of black beans. One cup of cooked black beans packs in: The nutrients in beans help… How you can include black beans into your […]