At the start of March, when we were stocking the pantry with a few extra staples, just in case, I ordered a bag of dried chickpeas in my online grocery order. When it came, it turned out to be a little bigger than I expected. 1.8kg, in fact, or about…
Every Monday, my colleague Kristyn Hall and I have been doing live food and nutrition sessions for participants in our free Well@Home community . Next week I’ll be doing my first live Zoom cooking demo, so wish me luck! The recipe I’ll be profiling is this Tomato and Zucchini with Salmon and…
If you’re one of the many people concerned about eating too much these days, particularly afternoon and evening snacking, I have one question for you: Are you eating enough for lunch? ( Breakfast matters too, but I’m just focusing on lunch today.) Eating more than you’re comfortable with is a complicated…
Last week a colleague and I launched a free support community , Well@Home , for people who want help refocusing on eating for wellness right now. We asked everyone upon joining, “What’s been your biggest frustration with food and eating since the pandemic began?” No surprise: Nearly all of the answers describe eating more and/or…
Did you pick up a few bags of frozen vegetables to get you through the pandemic? Have they made it out of the freezer yet? They’re easy to ignore, aren’t they? If you’ve ever heard me speak, you know I’m a big proponent of frozen vegetables. We all know they’re…
I don’t have to tell you that there’s a lot of bread baking going on these days. And I’m certainly not an expert baker, so I’m not writing a recipe here. What I really want to address is nutrition. I hear people talking about eating bread like they’re confessing a…
Things are getting desperate around here. I’ve busted into the frozen cranberries for baking. Just kidding! I’ve been meaning to use these Christmas leftovers for a while now, and trying to limit grocery runs is forcing me to be creative. It turns out they’re really good in these baked oats…
Last week, in part 1 of this series , I talked about how much you may be able to lower your cholesterol with food, why it might be worth trying, even if you’re on cholesterol-lowering medication, and three dietary strategies: Peanuts, walnuts, cashews, pecans, sunflower seeds… (all things nut and seed) Barley, psyllium, kidney beans, chia…