Food
How Knowing My Farmers Changed the Way I Eat Forever
Last summer my household went in on one share of a membership in a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). I was chomping at the bit to sign up for one of these after learning about them the summer before. After just one summer as a member, I need to spread the word! So what exactly…
Read MoreWhat Does it Mean to Be a Mindful Meat-eater
More and more people are becoming more conscious about how their food is affecting their environment and health. The understanding of our conventional agricultural and farming practices are becoming more widely known. This is great! Education and awareness is the first step in making changes because if you don’t know if anything is wrong,why would…
Read More5 Things About Europe’s Food Culture That Got Me Thinking
I cracked open my book, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver, en route to my trip to Spain and Portugal. This non-fiction book is about a family who makes a commitment to being as close to their food as possible by either growing and raising whatever they would eat, and if they couldn’t, then they’d…
Read MoreGenetics Don’t Dictate Aging. Your Lifestyle Does.
I was speaking with an ‘elderly’ woman, who to me is very obviously NOT conforming to current standards of aging. I was struck by an explanation of aging that this amazingly vital woman gave me, including pictures that depict young people as standing up straight, middle-aged people with shoulders rounding forward, and elderly people just…
Read More7 Ways to Integrate Mindufulness into Eating
When I was a cherry picker in New Zealand, I worked and lived with people from seven different countries: Italy, Argentina, Canada, Taiwan, the Czech Republic, and Germany. At the end of each day, we would prepare our dinner and eat as the sun set behind the orchard. There was something that stuck out to…
Read MoreThis is Why You Are Stuffing Your Mouth Full of Dessert During the Holidays
The holidays are often a time of stress, especially when it comes to food. So many temptations! So much dessert, so little time! The key to learning how to eat so our body is both healthy and satisfied is found in understanding why we are drawn to eating certain foods. Turns out, learning to stop…
Read MoreHere’s the Simple Step You Have to Take to Start Eating Well
Food prepping is key when it comes to maintaining a healthy diet. This can look a lot of different ways for different people so I encourage you to explore what works for you. I’m one of those people who like to squeeze every minute out of my day, and while I love cooking, I don’t…
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