Tag: chia Chia Seed vs. Flax Seed: Similarities, Differences, and When To Use Each Chia seed and flax seed are two of my favorite superfoods! You often hear about these two little seeds in the same conversation, and for good reason––flax and chia offer… Wheat Is Good For You! (But Not How You’re Eating It) Diet fads, especially those surrounding wheat, have not served America well. Not one of them has restored us to health, and that’s because trends in the diet arena are typically… Group Buy Kicking Off Today! Are you ready for this? This is BIG news. Many of our readers wait for this all year. Every year, we provide a way for you to get RAW, UNPASTEURIZED… Wrecking whole foods with nasty other stuff Matthew texted me this photo he took at Walmart, and said, “Can you tell me where to get some pork jowls?” What the devil are pork jowls and why would anyone… Depression and Anxiety Nutrition Strategies, part 3 of 3 More strategies, if you’re serious about addressing what causes your depression and/or anxiety: 5. High-fructose corn syrup has to go. I noticed that any HFCS, such as found in candy,… My boy makes green smoothies to impress hot girls Last night my 18-year old son had some hot girls from his school over to…..wait for it….do a green smoothie demo. I mocked him pretty hard. Since he has never… Chia Pudding: a great new habit Marlene told me, after my class in Kennewick, Washington, that she makes chia pudding for her diabetic husband as a meal or dessert. (Cinnamon is a great blood-sugar controller–note that… A Recipe from Dr. Michelle Jorgensen I love working with Michelle Jorgensen and her enthusiastic employees as they shift to whole-foods habits on GreenSmoothieGirl Makeover. She makes foods for the whole office to improve their health,… 6 tips to make any baking recipe healthier….part 2 of 2 Continued from yesterday. (Yes, I know people are HEALTHIER and recipes are more HEALTHFUL, and so does my editor, but we abandon that in my book titles because “Healthful Recipes”… are eggs good food? Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: Do you think eggs are okay to eat? Answer: I get this question a lot. The answer is, not really. Especially not conventional eggs. If you’re going to… sprinkles Heard a fun tip for using chia seed from an attendee of my class last night: Tell the kids they’re “sprinkles” and they’ll put them on everything. Have a shaker… Chia Seed and Flax Seed So you’ve been reading about chia seed. (I know this because I get lots of questions about it.) Yep, I’m talking about the little things that grow the… Posts navigation 12Older posts >