If you enjoy soy sauce, tempura sauce, teriyaki sauce or other marinades inspired by Asian cuisine, this blog is a must-read for you! Though these sauces appear to be light and we typically eat them in small amounts that may seem to be harmless (like drizzling them on sushi), the truth is most of them are heavy …
Category: Nutrition
How To Make Quinoa Milk…Packed With Protein & Allergen-Free!
If you don’t consume dairy foods, are looking to reduce your dairy intake or are lactose intolerant like me, you’ve probably already explored the world of dairy-free milks. The most common healthy alternatives are almond milk, coconut milk and hemp milk. Unfortunately, when they are commercially produced, these milks include health-sabotaging ingredients like syrups for sweetening and carrageenan …
Pumpkin Spice Latte (100% Natural, Dairy Free & No Refined Sugar!)
Oh coffee, sweet coffee. If loving you is wrong, I don’t want to be right! The good news is there’s nothing wrong with loving coffee if you prepare it the right way, so it doesn’t harm your health. This is especially true when it comes to seasonal treats like pumpkin spice lattes. The creamy pumpkin-tastic drinks you’ll …
Avocado Taco Boats: Easy, Delicious, Dairy-Free & Gluten-Free Recipe
Eating a clean diet full of whole foods in their natural state does not mean you have to give up your favorite dishes! There are so many fun and easy ways to ditch processed food products full of artificial ingredients and allergens that cause health issues for many people like dairy and gluten. These super easy and amazingly delicious …
Bye, Bye Bread! How To Enjoy Sandwiches, Wraps & Tacos Without Bread or Tortillas
Bread. With all the craze over low-carb, no carb and gluten-free diets in recent years, bread has become quite the hot topic. If you have a gluten allergy (known as Celiac Disease), you simply cannot eat any products that contain gluten like most breads, sandwich wraps and tortillas on the market, or you will become violently …
Avocado Ice Cream Recipe: Healthy, Delicious and Free of Dairy & Refined Sugar!
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! If you’re trying to lose weight, maintain a healthy weight or just follow a clean diet that enhances your health and well-being, the ice creams sold in supermarkets or at those cute little ice cream shops will leave you screaming for sure! Why? Because they are loaded …
Healthy & Delicious Treats That Will ROCK Your Super Bowl Festivities!
Super Bowl Sunday is one of those occasions that tends to focus on health-sabotaging foods like wings, chips and dip, potato skins, crunchy delights and sweet treats. Yikes! The good news is you don’t have to let this festive occasion shoot your health goals in the foot. You can still enjoy yourself with the following “healthified” and DELICIOUS alternatives …
Healthy Dairy-Free/Gluten-Free Brownies That Will Blow Your Mind!
Would you believe me if I said you CAN enjoy dessert without shooting your healthy diet in the foot? What if I said you can have a delicious dessert that’s packed full of healthful goodness like fiber, protein, iron and magnesium while being totally void of dairy and gluten? Well guess what….you CAN with this awesome brownie recipe! It’s all natural, …
Easy, Delicious & Healthy Recipe for Ranch Dip
After working with many people to help them improve their nutrition, I quickly noticed some common themes…one of which is: DO NOT tell a ranch dip / dressing lover that their beloved ranch is off limits! Well here’s the problem with that…. The commercial ranch dips and dressings sold in stores are made with pure crap. Just take a look at this …
How to Make a Healthy, Delicious & Dairy-Free Latte With Coconut Oil
Even black coffee lovers like myself can’t resist the siren song of a delicious creamy latte from time to time. What I can resist, however, is the storm of crap that comes with the concoction in most lattes made in restaurants and coffee shops…commercial dairy products, partially hydrogenated oils, artificial flavors, refined sugar and preservatives. No …