Food addiction is a real thing and I think we all struggle with it on some level. There is a book called The Pleasure Trap that explains this problem in full detail but for today I am going to share with you a few of my own personal food addictions and how I am dealing…
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Thoughts and ideas about the Nutritarian lifestyle.
Mikayla’s Plant Based Success Story
We would like to support our friend’s daughter Mikayla in her journey back to health as she prepares for a life saving kidney donor operation. Mikayla has taken as much of her health into her own hands as possible by switching completely to a plant based diet with some remarkable results, as she has outlined…
6 Foods That You Should Eat Every Day
There are 6 main foods that you should be getting into your diet every day for optimal health. Dr Fuhrman uses the acronym G-BOMBS to help remember them. They are Greens, Beans, Onions, Mushrooms, Berries and Seeds. Greens come first on the list and rightly so. This is the food we should be eating the…
Starbucks to Start Carrying Plant Based Foods!!!
For years, I have made it my mission to ask if anything in the beautiful glass case was Vegan, when visiting Starbucks, only to be let down every time by one of their employees saying ” I think the whole grain bagel is”. The dry bagel. Not even a condiment to spread on it. Sad,…
Plant Based for $10 or less a day!
One of the most common things that I hear people say when talking about switching to a Plant Based diet is that it is expensive. Well, that is just not true. The foods you should be eating most in a Plant Based diet just happen to be very affordable. Dry beans, oats, bananas, greens and…
50,000 Subscribers and New Apparel!
A big Thank you! to everyone out there for helping us make it to 50,000 subscribers! To celebrate, we would like to share with you our new apparel line on Threadless. The design was created by my husband Jeffrey displaying the show logo and the ancient quote from Hippocrates “Let thy food be thy medicine…
1 Week Meal Plan & Shopping Guide
The 1 Week Meal Plan & Shopping Guide: $4.99 USD We have crafted this guide with love after many requests from our community asking for a step-by-step approach to transitioning to a plant based diet. All the recipes included in the PDF also have free video tutorials and have been tried and approved by thousands…
Appliances for Plant Based Cooking
These are the main appliances that I use in my kitchen almost every day and why. Blendtec Professional 800 Nutribullet Crockpot 8 Qt programable crockpot Spiralizer Quisinart 12 cup Food Processor Victorinox Knife My Blendtec blender is the appliance that gets used most in our household, probably about 10 times a day. I am…
Top 10 Family Favorites
Feeding a family of four is sometimes a daunting task when it comes to “what’s for dinner?” We all have slightly different tastes but there are a few recipes that we ALL agree on. I could choose any one of these recipes and everyone would be happy! These recipes have also been tried and tested…
Pantry and Fridge Tour
So you’ve decided to go Plant Based. Now what. Well, your cupboards are probably a bit bare because you have already cleaned out your pantry and fridge of anything that contains animal products. On this episode I show you what is in our pantry and fridge to help you decide on what to put in…
Dining at Harvest Beat in Seattle for our 21 Wedding Anniversary
For my husband’s and my 21 wedding anniversary we took a trip to beautiful Seattle. Our anniversary evening was spent at Harvest Beat which is a sophisticated vegan restaurant where they serve you a five course meal! You have to make a reservation because they only serve a certain amount of tables each evening and…
Three years of Plant Based Goodness
My family and I have been plant based for over three years now. It has been a great experience but not one without bumps in the road. I am going to share with you our experience so far so that maybe it will help you with your own journey. One of the hardest parts of…
Talia’s Etsy Store!
My Daughter Talia has so many talents, one of them being her amazing art and craft skills. She recently opened an Etsy store called TaliaDaltonCrafts! I am so proud of her and wanted to share her website with all of you. We are a family that values skill building. There is always something in the…
Snacking on a Whole Food Plant Based Diet
When it comes to snacking, Dr. Fuhrman, in his book Eat to Live, suggests little to no snacking in between meals. Your body needs to go through a detoxification and healing process in between the times of digestion for optimal health. If you really must snack, keep it simple. Some things you can snack on…
What The Health
Honestly, this is the most well made documentary that I have seen lately. The information is so relatable and honest that it comes across very humbly. Kip uses his own life experiences with food from childhood into adulthood. His own fear about being passed a bad genetic hand full of heart disease, cancer and diabetes…
How to Get Your Kids to Eat a Plant Based Vegan Diet
Transitioning yourself to a plant based diet is one thing but when you have children this can add an additional level of difficulty. In this video I offer some tips on how to make this transition more smooth with your kiddies.
Eating Out
Eating out can be a challenge when you change to a plant based diet. I wanted to share with you some tips on how to manage this if you are not fortunate enough to live somewhere that has vegan restaurants. Check it out to help you on your journey!
Clean House
Welcome to my new edition called Little Bites. In these episodes I will be sharing with you tips on living a plant based lifestyle. I will be releasing them in between my normal cooking episodes to help you navigate a plant based lifestyle and answer frequent questions that people ask me. Whether you have been…
Plant Based Weight Loss
I don’t normally use the weight loss platform to teach about Plant Based Eating but it is one of the incredible benefits to eating this way. My views usually deal with being as healthy as you can so that you can live a long, pain free life. But, as many of us know, most people,…
Changing the show name
A new name to move the show forward.
Happy Birthday to Us!
Humorous gifts from our oldest daughter!
Triangle Vegfest
Meeting Dr. T. Colin Campbell at the Triangle Vegefest! I am still in AWE
Nutritarian Cooking Class
Giving this cooking class was an enlivening experience for me!
My New Book !
After many years in the making my book is finally for sale!
Food Preparation for a Week
Prep these few things on the weekend, and you will have a much smoother week!
Organic Produce
I recently visited our local Kroger grocery store because I needed a few things to make our dinner and because it is the closest store to our home. I was shocked to see the huge, well organized organic section! I normally shop at Whole Foods for organic produce but after seeing that Kroger has such…
Gluten Dilema
All grains have a form of gluten. Who knew?
Healthy Kid’s tips
Get your kids to eat healthier by following these handy dandy tips!
Whole Food Plant Based Core Cooking Ingredient tips
Wanna know some of my cooking secrets? Well here you go. Check out these ingredients!
Rancho Gordo Beans!
Rancho Gordo Beans! Once you try these beans you will never settle for store-bought beans again!
Being Vegan and Eating Out
I love going out to eat especially on those nights when I just don’t feel like cooking. Then our family became vegans, and not just a vegans but vegan SOS free, which means no salt, oil or sugar. Going out to eat now is a challenge. If we really feel the need, we go out…
Vegan Challenges
If you are a vegan or a plant based eater you will surely be able to relate to this post. When you decide to be a vegan, suddenly everyone around you becomes a nutrition expert. ” I know someone who is a vegan and He/she is not very healthy ” “there is no way you can get…
Simply Awesome Dinner
Some nights I just don’t feel like cooking a huge meal so on this night we simply had freshly cut cucumber, orange bell pepper, an heirloom tomato, steamed broccoli, celery with peanut butter and watermelon. At first I thought ” wow, I am slipping here not making a nice meal after everyone has had such…
First Blog Post!
Hello everyone! I am so excited to be making my first blog post! My goal is to share with you our journey (my husband , two teenage daughters and I) of becoming Nutritarians. You can call it Vegan, SOS free, or Plant Based eating but it is so much more than that and I am…
