Eating Healthy on a Budget, Part One: a Chef’s ViewIf you just looked at your monthly financial statement, the headline Eating Healthy on a Budget might be cringe-worthy. It’s…
Sunlight: A Powerful Health TonicThe concept of worshiping the sun is as old as civilization itself, with many ancient cultures celebrating the sun and…
How to Properly Store Produce to Prevent Food WasteIt’s Friday night and you’ve returned home after a long workday. Upon entering the kitchen, you open doors to reveal…
Becoming a Natural Food ChefOn May 13th we celebrated the most recent graduating class of Natural Food Chefs. In the last 15 weeks, these…
The Role of Nutrition in Children’s Mental HealthIn honor of Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (May 1-7, 2022), this week’s blog aims to explore nutrition’s role in…
The Maillard Reaction: Why Food Tastes So GoodFresh baked bread, roasted potatoes, seared steak, toasted marshmallows, chocolate, a fresh cup of coffee. What do these foods have…
Interesterified Fat from a Holistic PerspectiveGood fats, bad fats, trans fats, interesterified fats. Say, what a lot of fats there are! Want to know what…
Cortisol and Insulin: Healthy Hormone Levels Equal Healthy Body WeightThis blog isn’t about the newest trends, or fads, in weight loss. Instead, we’ll be talking about your hormones, especially…
Processed Foods: Using NOVA to Categorize the Good, the Bad, and the UglyPerhaps the #1 dietary advice ever given is to avoid processed foods— almost everything that has an ingredient list on…