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I grew up in a home that always said grace before a meal, and we have tried to maintain that habit in our own home.  My father-in-law was fond of ending his grace by asking God to keep us mindful of the needs of others.  What a precious heritage.  Saying grace to promote mindful eating […]

You probably hear people say ‘I eat clean’ and you might wonder what in the world they mean by that.  And like everything else, it can mean a lot of things to different people.  For me it means WFPB, eating foods as close to nature as possible.  The only processing is the preparation I do

Bioavailability is a common word with the medical experts I am listening to about nutrition.  And while I understood it’s meaning; I didn’t recognize its importance or how to utilize it.  I quickly learned that how you prepare something or in what form you ingest it can dramatically impact your body’s ability to fully utilize

Today I am very thankful that I made two hearty soups last week and took the time to freeze some of each for a ‘rainy day’.  Most of the time, the items I freeze spend weeks if not a couple months in the freezer and come out on one of those days when I don’t

I started my overhaul of our habits with probably the most important lifestyle choice for healthy longevity, our diets. I began by picking a couple things I would eliminate from our diet and a couple I would add.  So out from the pantry and out the door went all our sweet or salty snacks.  As

“Why YaYa?” asked my grandson.  “Because the apple is good for you and the apple juice is not.”  “But why?”  I looked at the big eyes of this five-year-old and thought, surely there is a way I can explain the benefits of fiber to him.  Without understanding why we should try something new, none of

Careful consumers shop for value, the best products for their money.  Good parents desire only the best for their children, feeding their growing bodies, minds, and spirits.  People with integrity seek the best investment of their time, talents, and assets.  In every area of life, to settle for less would be wasteful, irresponsible, and unwise. 

In the beginning of my journey to eat a WFPB diet, I worried about how to get flavor without meat.  My favorite soups were chicken noodle, beef stew and chili made with hamburger and pinto beans cooked in ham hocks.  I couldn’t imagine how I would get the same savory flavors and of course the

Last night we had friends who eat the Standard American Diet over for dinner.  It used to stress me out when we had company who didn’t share our diet choices.  Now we are confident with standbys that are so tasty, no one ever asks, ‘Where’s the beef?’  Instead, we get asked for our recipes which

It’s New Year’s Day, so I started the day putting a pot of black-eyed pea soup on the stove.  It is believed that this tradition dates back to our country’s Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863.  As folklore has it, the freed slaves ate black-eyed peas to celebrate their freedom.  Supposedly, because that was all