A few months ago, I ran a poll on Instagram asking which topic you’d like me to reveal the unfortunate truth about: purée pouches or baby cereal. The puree pouches won (you can read about that here) — but there was still a lot of interest in baby cereal. So after much prompting, I promised…
*Full disclosure: I am a proud partner of Unilever’s Agents of Change program. Unilever® provided me with sample packets of Knorr® One Skillet Meals Southwestern Chicken with Brown Rice and Quinoa Meal starter packets, but the views and opinions expressed in this post are completely my own. Recently, I was talking with my cousin about…
Hey Everyone, I just had a wonderful new year being the chef at a yoga retreat on the Silver Coast in Portugal. I had such a lovely time. All the women were lovely. It was so good to see how some chose to spend bringing in the new year, nurturing themselves and their bodies. I…
“Eat when you’re hungry, stop when you’re full.” If only it was that easy. Sometimes we eat when we’re hungry, other times we eat for other reasons. Maybe it’s because you’re bored, tired, lonely, angry or sad. If this happens occasionally it’s probably not a concern. If it happens often and it’s getting in the…
Hi Everyone, I bought a small bright orange pumpkin and decided to make soup with it. Here is how to make this delicious spicy autumnal soup. CURRIED PUMPKIN SOUP 1 small pumpkin peeled and cubed2 cloves garlic crushed1 tablespoon ghee, butter or coconut oil1 small onion chopped1 hot chili of your choice1 teaspoon garam masala1…
Hi Everyone, Here is a salad I just created today. It’s super delicious and healthy. A lovely lunch on its own, or to accompany a main dish. The red cabbage is so lovely for the autumn. Serves 2 – 4 1/4 medium sized red cabbage sliced very thinly 1 medium or large carrot julienned 1/2…
Paula Principles are strategies that I have found over the years to be foundational building blocks to changing your body, transforming your health, and improving your life. You will move closer to living a happy, healthy, disease-free life when the Paula Principles are put into practice as your lifestyle medicine. Many of these Paula Principles…
You don’t have to wait until Taco Tuesday or National Taco Day to enjoy one of America’s favorite foods! As a country, we consume an estimated 4.5 billion tacos a year. Many of those might be chicken or pork-filled, but anthropologists believe that the first tacos were actually fish tacos, because they were first eaten…
*Full disclosure: I am a proud partner with Unilever’s Agents of Change Master Class program. Unilever provided me with coupons to purchase Best Foods®/Hellmann’s® Real Mayonnaise, but the views and opinions expressed in this post are completely my own. If you want to add flavor and flair to meals, there are shelves full of products to…
Puree pouches are super convenient, they contain fruits & vegetables, and most importantly, kids love them — but are they really a healthy option for your baby? They may seem just as wholesome as homemade, but unfortunately, that’s not always the case… even with ‘organic’ on the label. We know the love for pouches runs…