healthy eating

Alternatives To Milk

by emily on May 20, 2011

The jury is in: pasteurized milk does not do a body good. And as more and more people get educated on the truth of the matter, more and more people find themselves frustrated. Where do you get your calcium if you don’t drink milk? How do you make pancakes and other recipes that call for [...]

Raw Milk Is NOT Dangerous!

by emily on May 16, 2011

The question, “Is raw milk safe?” seems to be popping up more and more these days. Reports of raw dairies being found to have contaminated milk among their supplies are increasing in the mainstream media. But you will never hear the mainstream media describe the health benefits of consuming raw milk. Never. Why not? Well, [...]

Is it possible to eat healthy during the holidays? In this video, I show you one of many healthy Christmas recipes floating around the world – especially the raw food world. Christmas cookie recipes don’t have to be filled with sugar and transfats. They can be completely free of the chemical additives that often increase [...]

In Search of the Perfect Diet

by emily on September 15, 2010

For years, I have been on a quest for the perfect diet. I had somehow (mostly by reading diet books, wouldn’t you know) come to believe that if I could only figure out which were the right foods for me, all my health problems would evaporate away into the stratsophere. No more digestive problems. No [...]

How To Get Picky Eaters To Eat Healthy

by emily on August 27, 2010

Do you have picky eaters in your house? If so, getting them to make healthy eating choices is often – if not always – like pulling a lion’s tooth: seriously painful for both of you. But there are a few things you can do to persuade your picky eater – especially kids – to get [...]

Why Is A Whole Foods Diet Important?

by emily on August 23, 2010

Over the past few decades, Western culture has become more hurried. And so has our not-so-healthy diet. Fast, frozen, and just-add-water-and-heat foods have become the American eating mainstays. Few people “have time” to prepare meals from scratch. If you have been one of those people, it’s time to start making the time. I won’t get [...]

Why Dehydrate?

by emily on July 16, 2010

Why dehydrate your food? Is it the healthiest method of food preservation, or is food dehydration just more convenient? I began to ask myself these questions a couple of years ago when I got into eating raw food. I had been happily using my Excalibur 5 Tray Food Dehydrator for a few months when someone [...]