Tag: Sucanat 19 Sugar Substitutes: The Good, Bad, And The Ugly to Help You Choose the Right Sugar Alternative for You Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: What sugar replacement is the best? I can’t even count how many times I’ve been asked this question! Because if you — like me— have battled a… 6 tips to make any baking recipe healthier, part 1 of 2 At the Zermatt in December, I taught these six tips for making a baking treat healthier. You don’t have to know anything about recipe development. These are no-brainers. Three tips… One of My Favorite Weekend Breakfasts: Pumpkin Waffles My Breakfast class at the Zermatt Resort last week was great fun. Just one strange thing I discovered after class when I went to sample the food: the chef apparently… Two Cake Recipe Contributions from a Reader These recipes were submitted by RuLea Taggart when I blogged about my kids’ birthday cake last August. (I have made healthier ingredient substitutions for these two recipes. Note that I… Quinoa cookies Brigham Young University’s alumni magazine just ran a story on some researchers who are distributing quinoa cookies to starving populations. The idea is that quinoa is a very nutritious food… Good, Better, Best . . . Part II GRAINS Good: eat whole grains and quit eating white flour. Better: eat soaked whole grains (this requires planning a little ahead, as my cousin noted). Best: eat sprouted, raw nuts,… Chocolate Beet Cake and Frosting Chocolate Beet Cake This cake is great for birthdays and parties. My kids beg for this decadent but nutritious dessert. I also have other fabulous uses for… 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…