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Beware the Perfection Trap!
Lunch was a little disappointing the other day. I had fresh green beans from my garden, but overcooked them. And forgot to season them. Had some lovely sable fish from my fish share, but cooked it too fast, turning it into a jumble of bits and pieces. Heated up some...
Recipe: Green and Gold Summer Vegetables with 4 Easy Techniques to Bump Up Flavor
Green and Gold Summer Vegetables A big part of Meal Making Transformation is learning how to simplify healthy meal making without sacrificing flavor. Check out the 4 techniques in this picture recipe for bumping up the flavor in of your dishes. Technique #1: Combine...
Are You Being Nice to Your Future Self?
Ready to transform meal making? The thing about Meal Making Transformation is that it is a process and processes take time. We need a good driver to get and stay motivated. I just read an article about a newish self-improvement idea that might be of help in the...
Revving Up to Cook for Just One (or Two)
"Now that my husband has been gone almost a week on a photography trip, I must say that I don't know how you come up with healthy meals throughout the day for just yourself." This message came from one of our community readers, and it made me stop and think: I do make...
Chasing Supplements (Part 1)
Here's a sampling of the many supplement pitches I get every week or so. Save $100 on my 2 most prescribed products: Somnium & Lymphflo Vitamin K2: Beyond Bone and Heart Health Melatonin for more than sleep Enjoy better energy and cardiovascular health with Nitric...
“Emergency” Food Provisions (Partly FREE!)
Got home from a trip to Oregon a couple days ago, right about dinnertime. Maybe I could have taken 30 minutes to drive somewhere, pick up something and drive home. Bussing home from the airport, however, I landed on a much better option that took even less time. It...
A “River of Food” and a practical solution
Over the course of the past week I met two new readers, both with interesting food backstories. The first of these, Tom, approached me after a meeting where I had spoken briefly about the Meal Making Transformation work that I do. He wanted to learn more because he...
Recipe: Boredom-Beating Asian Twist Salad–Take 2
In a previous post I shared my "recipe philosophy" for successful Meal Making Transformation. Because we need meal making to be manageable enough to do every day, we need manageable recipes, too. That's why I'm starting this recipe with last week's simple Green Salad...
Does Eating Irish Sea Moss Make You a Healthy Eater?
Apparently, the latest "it" food is Irish Sea Moss. But not the kind traditionally harvested along the Atlantic coasts of America and Europe, which is used to make soups, custards and ice creams. Today's version is manufactured into highly profitable tinctures,...
Boring Food Is Dangerous! A Quick, Boredom-Beating Remedy
Raise a hand if you're often bored with the food that shows up on your plate. While a little boredom here and there is fairly common and not too worrisome, a steady diet of boring meals is actually dangerous. That's because boring meals can leave us feeling "blah,"...
Spring Planting–without getting your hands dirty!
There is a new podcast I've been listening to called Go Play in the Dirt. It shares information on health and nutrition topics you've probably heard about but don't quite understand e.g., metabolic health, intuitive eating and thyroid support. The "Dirt" part comes in...
Food “Trauma:” Is it limiting your diet diversity?
Healing past trauma is a big topic in the world of healing. Experts believe it is key to solving many of the problems and challenges we face. Did you ever think about whether there is any past food trauma that is limiting your healthy eating efforts? That may sound...