One of the most common vinegars for internal health consumption is apple cider vinegar, because it contains valuable minerals, live enzymes, and anti-fungal/microbial/bacterial acids. But beyond its internal benefits, beloved ACV puts out for just about any practical health or cleaning purpose...
Read MoreXoxo yr gut: Oatgurt
Vey much unlike yogurt, oatgurt is made from oat groats. We like the idea of using oat groats, since they are completely unprocessed and retain so much more of that good nurtional stuff..
Read MoreRaw Recovery Bites
Packed with superfoods that are specific to our body's needs after an intense workout, these delish bites are easily digestable and heavy enough to hold you over until its time for a full meal.
Read MoreXoxo yr gut: Ginger Bug to Lacto-fermented Soda
A ginger bug is conceived through the presh process of lacto-fermentation and is used a natural soda starter, much like our recently made water kefir. Easy to make, our bug packs pro-gut bacteria along side ginger's saving grace.
Read MoreXoxo yr gut: Water Kefir
Water kefir is a lacto-fermented drink made from sugar water, juice, or coconut water. Unlike its more famous cousin milk kefir, water kefir is a dairy-free. Water kefir is not only easy to make, it is a delicious, bubbling over with healthy bacteria.
Read MoreXoxo yr gut: Rejuvalac
Rejuvelac is a raw food beverage made from sprouted wheat berries that are then soaked and fermented in water for about 2 days. The process of fermentation pre-digests the wheat, making it easier for our bodies to utilize the nutrients.
Read MoreXoxo yr gut: Fermentation 101 & Sunflower Seed Cheese Recipe
Seed cheese is an aerobic fermentation process that is very simple to make. The texture and taste is so distinctly delicious - much more than a non-dairy cheese available in most stores. With extra healthy bacteria to boot.
Read MoreSuperfood Sundays: Clover (trifolium pratense)
Clover - whether via four cloves of good luck, or a spoon of sweet clover honey - doesn't often get the proper 'spect it deserves as a super(herb)food remedy packing several health benefits.
Read MoreSuperfood Sundays: Chocolate, "Food of the Gods"
Let's be real. It's not like we even need to go through the nutritional know-how which makes chocolate a super food. It's unwavering ability to nourish our mental stability and menstrual agony should be plenty enough to keep said food in our diet.
Read MoreBeautyberry Elderberry Jelly
Callicarpa americana, American Beautyberry, is one of those plants, along with saw palmetto and slash pine, we in the Southeastern US "grew up with" so to say, but probably never thought twice about using.
Read MoreSuperfood Sundays: Jah Bless Tumerica (curcuma longa)
Turmeric, along with ginger and cumin, is a spice often used in Eastern, Asian, and Punk cultures. While turmeric is more familiar as an ingredient, this super spice boasts a long history of medicinal healing.
Read MoreDo It Like A Dietitian: Aged Hot Sauce
Homemade hot sauce is the best! Especially when it's got all the added flavor of a lengthy fermentation. Watch out Sriracha! If you've ever made kim chi or sauerkraut, you already know how to make aged hot sauce.
Read Morexoxo yr gut: garbanzo bean tempeh
It just takes a little bit of know-how and a few weird ingredients to nom yr way through tempeh heaven. This fermented favsie is packed with protein and bursting with good bacteria.
Read MoreSuperfood Sundays: Onions (allium cepa)
Onions! Ok where to start -- white onions, yellow onions, red onions, vidalia onions, sweet onions, shallots.. so many flavors PACKED WITH NUTRIENTS that do everything from helping keep our hearts health...
Read Morexoxo yr gut: fermented cranberry apple chutney
So FYI, Thanksgiving is in a few days. This event can typically bring excitement to anyone who enjoys eating and/or cooking. Food blogs overfloweth with exotic variations of green been casserole.
Read MoreSuperfood Sundays: Green Tea (camelia sinensis)
Tea is the second most commonly consumed beverage in the world... after water. Potentially the most popular tea of those touting good health, green tea can provide benefits towards life longevity, weight loss, and energy.
Read MoreDo It Like A Dietitian: Stress Busting Herbal Bites
As a dietitian, one of the suggestions I often offer my clients, friends and family who are interested in changing habits to eat healthier is to establish a few quick and easy, fulfilling yet healthy snacks.
Read MoreSuperfood Sundays: Broccoli & Cauliflower (brassica oleracea)
These days we try to sub every french fry craving for a quick cauliflower roast (bring on the nooch) and it does the trick. Honestly, we try and sub every craving with cauliflower- no shame.
Read MoreSuperfood Sundays: Brussels Sprouts (brassica oleracea)
If you don't like brussels sprouts you're doing it all wrong. With the right cooking method they can take on a delicious crunch and a subtle sweet flavor that complement so many ingredients for a healthy dish.
Read Morexoxo yr gut: DIY non-dairy yogurt
What better way to spend a rainy afternoon than making yogurt and listening to the local reggae show? Like most things homemade, making your own yogurt has the store-bought stuff beat.
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