Author Archive: Coach Kim
4 Amazingly Healthy & Delicious Ways to Eat Plantains
Have you ever noticed a banana that looks a little different? A little bigger, a little browner? You probably saw a plantain. Plantains are cousins of the banana and not only looks a little different, but it has different nutrients and can be prepared in many different ways. If plantains are new to you, take […]
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5 Easy Healthy Ingredient Substitutions You Can Make TODAY
Making a total diet overhaul to a healthier way of living can be hard work, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some simple ways to make the switch easier. These changes won’t require you to acquire a taste for an unusual new food, wean yourself from a favorite food, search for rare ingredients, or spend […]
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6 Tips to Help Detox Your Body From Fast Food Cravings and Convenience Food
Fast food restaurants can be found almost anywhere you look, making it tempting to pull in for an easy meal. But those easy-fast-meals are usually counterproductive to your healthy eating goals. If you find your family is pulling through the drive-through more often than you’d like, check out these simple tips for breaking free from […]
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The Dangers of Artificial Food Coloring and Sneaky Places They Hide
While eating a diet filled with a rainbow of colors is standard advice for healthy eating, it’s certain that doctors and dieticians never had the technicolor array of artificially colored foods and drinks out there in mind when they issued their advice! Far from the desirable colors provided by fruits and vegetables, artificial food colors […]
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Waste Not, Want Not—Three Leftover Foods You Can Plant in Your Garden – No Seeds Needed
Wait! Don’t toss those food scraps into the trash; you can actually plant them to grow more food! That’s right-several types of foods can actually be planted to produce more food. If you’ve never tried your hand at growing a garden, planting food scraps is a fun and rewarding way to start. Plus, your whole […]
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Food Allergy Foes: Equipping Your Little One to Explain Food Allergies When You Aren’t Nearby
Food allergies in adults can be challenging, but food allergies in children take on a whole new level of both challenge and trepidation. Because our children can’t be with us all the time, we have to find ways to make sure they are safe and protected even when we aren’t nearby. Help your child become […]
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A Fresh Start: Starting Over After Making Diet Mistakes
It’s happened to us all at some point: you’re doing great following a healthy eating plan, then a couple of poor choices catapult you into a downward spiral to the point that you feel totally discouraged about your healthy eating plans. Whether you follow a specific eating plan as a personal choice, by medical mandate, […]
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Banning Processed Foods without Living at the Grocery Store: A How-To Guide
Whatever their views on other foods, all experts can agree upon the benefits of choosing whole foods over processed foods. When you fill your diet with real foods you are getting greater nutrient levels and fewer chemicals and undesirable ingredients. But even with all the benefits a whole foods based diet can give you, their […]
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Four Surefire Ways to Make Cooking at Home Easy Breezy
Eating at home offers plenty of benefits: more fresh ingredients, less chemicals and additives in your meal, budget savings, and more. Yet even with all of those benefits, cooking at home can seem unappealing sometimes because of the perceived time commitment it can take. While it’s true that elaborate gourmet meals can be a time […]
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Bean Ban: Evaluating the Popular Paleo Ban on Beans
Usually a good rule of thumb in deciding what foods to eat is if something is a whole, real food it’s healthy to eat, and processed foods should be avoided. While it is definitely still true that processed foods should be avoided, recent diet trends such as Paleo and Whole30 have caused us to question […]
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