Healthy Carbs

Eating moderate amounts of unprocessed, whole foods that happen to have some starch or natural sugar won’t make your blood sugar spike and cause your body to store calories as fat. Here is the operative word- Moderate. No matter how healthy a food is, if you eat more food than your body is using, you…

Kitchen Tool Tips

Here are some simple tips about some simple kitchen tools from a simple-minded cook. I use a splatter screen for frying chicken, then I drain some of the oil from the cooked pieces by placing them on top of the screen for a few minutes before serving. The oil drips back into the pan and…

January Nutrition 1

Help for Aching Joints “To help ease arthritis, adding anti-inflammatory foods into ones’ diet is one of the safest and most effective routes. Diet and nutrition have the ability to affect gene expression and have a direct effect on one’s health and overall well-being,” according to Naturopathic physician and nutrition expert, Dr. Lindsay Jones-Born. The…