Are you looking to reduce your sugar intake without sacrificing flavor in your meals? With a growing awareness of the health implications associated with excessive sugar consumption, many people are seeking sugar-free alternatives for their daily meals, especially dinner. Whether you’re managing diabetes, following a keto lifestyle, or simply aiming for a healthier diet, preparing … Read more
The pros and cons of Stevia – are there actually any “cons?” There might be a few, we’ll take a look, but there are definitely a lot of pros! We’ve talked about stevia in previous posts, but recently I saw an article about it in Nutrition Insight that brought it back to mind. Sugar – … Read more
Just a few current news items, topics, and stories that are making news today in the simple and healthy eating world! From Arkansas… Summarizing thoughts in an article posted in the Stuttgart, Arkansas Daily Leader on how to eat healthy on a budget. If you want to eat healthy on a budget, plan ahead. Don’t … Read more
It’s winter – and time to focus on winter vegetables! These include sweet potatoes, butternut squash, pumpkin, carrots, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts. But let’s look at sweet potatoes in particular. Sweet potatoes are a very simple food, they are a relatively cheap food, they are a nutritious food, and they are an “easy-to-prepare” food. And … Read more
It might be hard to summarize, and say that there are exactly 7 health benefits of dark chocolate – there are probably more! – but it is, for a fact, good for you. The actual ground cacao bean – from which raw chocolate is made – is a great food. It’s the sugar and fat … Read more
The holidays can wreak havoc with any simple and healthy eating plan. Not that they would absolutely need to, but – let’s face it – it’s hard to resist all the chocolate, rich desserts, etc., that are associated with the holidays. Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s – they all feel like times when we can just … Read more
Well, no, it’s not that the ideas have protein powder with them (!), but…maybe we need ideas about how we can use protein powder. That’s the idea! Introduction to the Need for Protein We won’t spend a lot of time on this, we’ll get to the main point about protein powder, trust me – but … Read more
Most people who drink coffee probably couldn’t tell you the “10 health benefits of drinking coffee,” they just know they want it, that it keeps them sane, functioning, moving…and that without coffee, life “as we know it” virtually ceases to exist! There is such a thing as coffee addiction. Regular consumption of moderate amounts of … Read more
As part of our discussion of the “top 10 benefits of chia seeds,” we’ll add an 11th (and put it at the top): chia seeds are a complete plant-based protein. There, if that’s all you were interested in knowing, you don’t have to read the rest of the post! Chia seeds are in the mint … Read more
Many people would like to follow a simple plant-based diet, because they’ve heard or believe that plant-based eating is better for you. As with most health topics, there is a lot of disagreement. However, there are a number of studies that would back up the superior health benefits of a plant-based diet. Studies That Back … Read more