News — Healthy Eats

Although Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice is typically the Fall season favorite, we are particularly fond of and start craving the warm flavors from cinnamon. This spice has anti-inflammatory properties, helps with circulation and is loaded with antioxidants.  Cinnamon Coconut Latte - with the health boost of collagen peptides and ghee this latte to keep you going through the morning.   Use a handheld frothing mixer to blend!  Snickerdoodle Cookie - healthy ingredients... with the exception being rolled in cinnamon sugar!  For perfectly even cookies, try using a stainless steel balling utensil.  Cinnabon Cinnamon Roll Cake - not healthy, but worth every single bite. ...

The avocado 3-in-1 is a tool that removes the flesh in even, thin slices with 3 quick movements.   Use the blade to cut through the skin and twist each side to half the avocado.  The middle of the tool acts as an eyehole key to twist the pit out of the center. Simply fit the pit inside the opening in the handle and twist to release.  Starting from the larger base of the avocado place the rounded edge between the skin and flesh, then move in a firm motion to cute through the fruit. The amount of pressure used is based...

Steaming or boiling sweet potato is a quick and easy way to add this healthy carbohydrate to meals.   Boil sweet potato: Add peeled and chopped sweet potato to a pot of lightly salted water. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to simmer for 15-20 mins, until tender when poked with a fork.  Will store in the fridge in a tightly sealed container for 3 days. Great to prep and conveniently add to cooking or baking over a few days! Here are a few idea's on how to add boiled sweet potato into healthy eats:  Casserole Topping  Puree steamed sweet...

As we settle into a back-to-school rhythm, a favorite way to integrate a healthy form of carbohydrates is with roasted sweet potato. They are a vegetable full of Vitamin A and provide a steady release of energy throughout the day. Roasted sweet potato is versatile and delicious served on a salad or with eggs.    Roasted Sweet Potato Chop into 2 inch cubes, toss in avocado oil, garlic powder, onion powder and salt. Roast at 405 degrees for 20 mins, flip and bake for another 18 mins.  Using a silicone baking mat is a great non-stick roasting surface that is easy for...

There are a number of different fruit tools and gadgets available the make playing in the kitchen more convenient, easy and fun to be creative.  3-in-1 Avocado Slicer  A handheld tool that cuts through the skin and scoops out the flesh into slices.  Makes adding evenly sliced avocado to a salad, toast or on soup easy!     Grape Slicer Quickly and easily slices grapes or cherry tomatoes into quarters as a safer snack for little's. Grapes are delicious added to a Chicken Salad wrap or in Broccoli Salad! With a plunger action, simply push fruit through the serrated blades.  A...