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Many of my recipes call for grass fed beef and not just regular beef and this is an important distinction. Red meat consumption is often vilified, and often without cause. There is a definite difference between farm lot read meat and grass fed, pastured beef from happy cows (those come from California, you know). Far …
Seasoned salt is one of those seasonings that can be used on almost anything. I usually keep a pint or even quart size mason jar of this in my spice cabinet because it easily goes in soups and stews, on almost any chicken dish or beef dish, and even adds some kick to eggs and …
When trying to implement nutrition changes, it can often be overwhelming to think of all the changes that need to be made and figure out what should be done first. Choosing healthier, unpackaged food options requires more planning, so I’ve outlined below some of the most important steps to take in order of importance. Nutrition …
In the early days of my marriage, when I was pregnant with our first child, I had a daily ritual of cleaning the entire house each day from baseboards to ceiling (nesting, anyone?) and then watching the food channels for dinner inspiration. My husband is Italian, so I learned how to cook from Giada, Emeril, …
Nutrition has a tremendous impact on overall health, and is a huge focus of the Wellness Lifestyle. If you’ve been a Wellness Mama reader for a while, you know that I’m not a fan of grains, sugars and starches, or vegetable oils and recommend removing them from your diet. My real food prescription, in a nutshell: In …
I used to love fried cheese sticks in high school and college and would even just order these as my meal in restaurants. Now that we don’t eat grains or vegetable oils, I decided that we needed to find a healthy version that we could make at home (and much cheaper too!). In my many …
I was excited to get an advance copy of Sarah Fragoso’s new book, “Paleo Pals: Jimmy and the Carrot Rocket Ship” to review. It actually came while I wasn’t home and when I got back, I had to wrangle it from my kids to read it and review it. Just like Sarah’s other book, Everyday …
Grains are a controversial food in modern times, and perhaps with good reason. They aren’t the food they were thousands of years ago, or hundreds of years ago, or even 50 years ago. Are All Grains Bad? Maybe you’ve why grains have become so controversial when people from other countries (usually Asia and Italy are mentioned …
