Marie Callender’s Chicken Pot Pie: Made From Scratch?
I grew up eating frozen Chicken Pot Pie. As a child of a working mom in the 70s and 80s, Swanson Chicken Pot Pies were one of her go-to solutions for getting a meal on the table after a long day of work. While I’m not exactly sure what was in those Swanson Chicken Pot […]
Quaker Breakfast Flats … A Healthy Breakfast or a Breakfast Cookie?
Breakfast can be one of the hardest meals of the day, especially if you’re not a morning person. Yes, that “not a morning person” comment needs a big arrow pointing at me. 🙂 So marketing healthy, convenient breakfast foods is literally a goldmine for food companies. But are most of these products really healthy? Let’s take a […]
7 Simple Steps For A Healthier Super Bowl Sunday
It’s that time of year again. Super Bowl time. And with the constant hype about the game, the commercials, and the parties that surround this mega event, it’s easy to become a bit jaded if you’re trying to eat healthier food. After all, the Super Bowl is reported to be the second-largest day for food […]
Leggo My Eggo?
Leggo My Eggo! I think more than any other commercial of my youth, those three little words were burned into my memory. Why? I’m not exactly sure. Perhaps it’s that two of the three words are totally made up. Or maybe it’s because the ad’s underlying premise of a father taking food from his son caught my attention. […]
Is Organic Food Better For You?
Organic foods are growing like gangbusters, but are they really better for you? Is organic worth the higher cost? There are certainly plenty of opinions on both sides of this debate. In fact, people can get pretty vocal on this topic with responses ranging from some swearing by organic to others calling it a huge […]
Introducing My FREE New eBook—The Ultimate Clean Eating Guide
I’m so excited to finally be able to share with you my new, FREE eBook, The Ultimate Clean Eating Guide—How to Ditch Processed Foods & Start Eating REAL! I’m embarrassed to say, but this eBook has been in the works for over a year now. I’ve been planning it ever since I returned to blogging […]
Are Muffins Healthy?
Muffins and I go way back. When I was just a little kid my mom would take us shopping and for lunch at our local department store, Jordan Marsh. To be honest I don’t remember much more except for the amazing, Jordan Marsh blueberry muffins you could get with your meal. They were so good mom sometimes would buy […]
10 Tips on How to Quit Processed Foods
Interested in eating healthier? Well, there sure are a lot of different pieces of advice out there. Unfortunately, most of it is served up by people trying to sell you something. And have you ever noticed all the contradicting opinions? It’s really hard to know what to believe! Well, I’m not a health professional, but I used […]
How I Quit Processed Foods
A couple of weeks ago I shared my story about why I decided to quit processed foods. I often call it my junk food “break-up” because in many ways we all have a complex relationship with food. Personally, culturally, and physically food plays a powerful role in our lives. And as anyone who has tried making […]
A Guide to REAL Whole Grains Part Two
This post is by blog team member, Kelly. To learn more about Kelly, check out our team page! Grains get a bad rap in some circles these days, but not all grains are created equal. In Part One of my Real Whole Grains Cooking Guide I covered what constitutes a REAL whole grain and shared […]
A REAL Whole Grains Guide and How to Cook 8 Great Grains
In a recent post, I touched upon the benefits of REAL whole grains over their processed counterparts and shared a recipe for batch-cooking brown rice to help streamline meal prep. Today I thought I’d dig a little deeper into the world of whole grains, expanding beyond basic brown rice and sharing Part One of my REAL Whole Grains Guide. Understanding whole grains […]
Your Salad Dressing Ingredients. Safe or Scary?
Oil and vinegar based salad dressings are some of the most common types of dressings. Simple and classic, this flavorful combination has been used since Ancient Greek and Roman times as a way to season and dress vegetables and greens. Despite their relative ease to make, bottled salad dressings have become increasingly popular since their introduction in the 1940s. But what salad […]
