flax seed uses

Flax seed uses are featured prominently in my recipe collections, especially the dehydrated/crunchy snacks and breakfasts–as well as the good fats and whole-grain  chapters of 12 Steps.   Here’s a recipe my family likes that also features another food you know to be antioxidant-rich, blueberries. And coconut oil increases the absorption of EFAs in the [...]

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a day in the life . . .

Q:   Dear GreenSmoothieGirl, I’m trying to figure out what to feed my family, now that we’re committed to eating right, so I’m wondering what your family eats every day.   Could you just give me like  a “day in the life . . .”? A: Sure.   It’s not that this is the ultimate [...]

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Making those Thanksgiving mashed potatoes nutritious

I’ve been experimenting with low-glycemic index foods mixed with those high-GI foods people crave, for my book 12 Steps to Whole Foods.   Everyone knows that mashed potatoes spike your blood sugar, but what you may not know is that more than any other food, green foods stabilize your blood sugar.    So,  you’re smart [...]

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It just keeps giving! On extending the life of the garden—

It’s going to freeze any night now, and I’m leaving town, so we undertook a family project today  to bring  in most of the remaining garden crops.   Since I quit  putting up  sugar-added, processed food in jars years ago, I’ve learned new ideas to preserve nutritional value in my garden’s yield.   Here’s how [...]

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The zucchini recipes my daughter Libby bragged about

My  zucchini hater Libby (age 10) apparently said I would tell you my zucchini fritter and zucchini bread recipes, so here they are (I also have  my two very favorite  zucchini recipes, whole-wheat zucchini pitas and zucchini carpaccio,  in my $7.95 collection): ZUCCHINI BREAD 3 eggs, beaten  –  1 Tbsp. vanilla — 1 cup coconut [...]

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