Apr 5, 2022 | food literacy, Vegetables
If you want to subscribe to a particular way of eating, let it be nutritvorism. Nutrivores follow the nutrients, not the fads. When you are cooking for yourself or others, take the nutrivore challenge and crank up the nutrients, not the dogma. Over the years, I have...
Mar 3, 2022 | Farming, food literacy, Protein, Sustainability, What to Buy
When you envision seasonal eating in spring, produce like asparagus and strawberries may leap to mind. In fact, most proteins have a season when they are at their best as well and that is certainly the case for eggs. They are nutrition powerhouses that peak in...
Dec 7, 2021 | food literacy, Motivation
What do I mean by extremes? Look no further than the extreme food tribes that have become incredibly popular. From the carnivore and keto diets on one end of the spectrum to veganism on the other, we are pulled in every direction. In decades past we had the zero sugar...
Jan 17, 2021 | Better Products, food literacy, Microbiome
Everyone wants to sell you a quick fix, but the reality is health is not built by quick fixes. It is built by all the small choices you make all day every day. Informed choices are your best bet. Even picking a pickle matters. The thing is, your choice of pickle can...
Sep 7, 2020 | Farming, food literacy, Protein, Uncategorized
Pathogen contamination (like salmonella and E.coli) of meat increases significantly in the industrial model. On one hand, we have the inherent risks of mass meatpacking, and, on the other, the increased pathogen load of CAFO raised livestock. Meat production and...
Jan 2, 2020 | food literacy, Motivation, Nutrition Science
A new year has most of us thinking about how we can improve the year to come. This time around, we are starting a new decade. In honor of this, I am assembling a list of resources to help you grow mentally, physically, and spiritually with food. I recently had a...
