Are You Cooking Garlic the Right Way?

Are You Cooking Garlic the Right Way?

I’m not a fan of thinking about foods only in terms of what they offer nutritionally, or how “healthy” they are for you. Of course there are foods that are better or worse, but food has significance beyond just the vitamin and mineral content. That being said, I do...
3 Ways Skim Milk is Ruining Your Diet

3 Ways Skim Milk is Ruining Your Diet

For years we have associated skim milk with a healthy diet. It has less fat, fewer calories, and less cholesterol. That makes it healthy right? Well I’m here to tell you that it just might be time to break up with skim milk. Time to enjoy that glass of whole milk...
20 Ways To Treat Yourself Without Chocolate

20 Ways To Treat Yourself Without Chocolate

Adulting is hard, real hard. And I know that when I’ve had one of those hard days I like to “reward” myself with a big glass of wine or piece (ok bar) of chocolate. Now don’t get me wrong, wine and chocolate certainly have their place when it...
Staying Sane and Healthy on the Road

Staying Sane and Healthy on the Road

While eating mac and cheese and s’mores by the campfire comes close to a spiritual experience for me, it isn’t exactly the best for your body (sometimes you just have to do it for your soul though). I spent the majority of the summer camping and on the...
Buying Olive Oil Like A Champ

Buying Olive Oil Like A Champ

Olive Oil is my nutritional equivalent to the perfect date, the one where you walk away feeling slightly weak in the knees. I’m not quite crazy enough that olive oil makes me weak in the knees, but I do get just as excited to buy a new bottle of olive oil as I do...