Last weekend we watched the latest nutrition-related documentary on Netflix called What the Health. By now, you’ve probably seen or heard of it—it’s all over the place. I’ll share my thoughts on the film, but first, a little background. When I began my blog in 2012—then called foodiecology—I was obsessed with nutrition and food. I’d…
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Refueling After Boot Camp (+ Sunwarrior Protein Powder Review)
This may come as a shock to you (after I professed my love to cardio barre), but I’ve been all about boot camp lately. By lately, I mean once a week the past 3 weeks, because with my mom guilt, I continue to allow myself one night a week to go to the gym after…
COCOZIA Organic Coconut Water Review + A Smoothie Recipe
About a year ago I tried COCOZIA Organic Coconut Water for the first time—and loved it. Naturally, I was extremely excited to try the new 16.9-ounce containers I received recently from Epicurex LLC. Ever since I was a child, I’ve been a drink guzzler. Unless it’s a snifter of brandy (lesson learned the hard way in…
Cranberry & Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites
Usually I’m a careful person, but ever since my childhood years, I’ve thrown caution to the wind when it involves raw cookie dough or cake batter. Yes, I know that raw eggs can contain salmonella and should be avoided, but there’s something wrong with baking a cake or a batch of cookies without sampling the…
Tropical Pineapple and Coconut Chia Pudding
It’s the middle of winter, and it’s cold. I know this. I know this because, for the second time in less than a week, the local weather forecast predicts a wintry mix of sleet, ice, and snow. What I like to call snizzle. Here on the Gulf Coast, we just don’t get snow. In March…
Roasted Buttercup Squash with Cinnamon-Spiced Millet
Whoa, there—could I really be posting a recipe? Could this actually be a food-centered post on what I tend to label as a food blog? By golly, it is! Although this fall-inspired dish is sinfully simple, it is, in fact, a legitimate recipe. Inspired by Gena’s roasted acorn squash with cinnamon-scented quinoa, this nutritious meal…
Lentil & Quinoa Salad With Grapes, Cucumber, and Hazelnuts
Some foods and flavors are obvious matches: peanut butter and jelly (though I will admit I didn’t enjoy that combination until recently), French fries and ketchup, cookies and cream, etc. Other pairings are strange on the surface, however, but work just as magically as “the classics.” I’m talking about avocado and chocolate (like in this…
Trying New Things: Roasted Jicama Fries
One of my 30 Before 30 goals is to try at least 3 new foods. Though I’m usually game for culinary adventure, Mark and I tend to stick to old favorites when we cook or dine out. Though its seafood, barbecue, and desserts are dear to my heart, Mobile, Alabama is not an obscure foods…
Virtual Vegan Potluck: Almost-Raw Banoffee Pie Bites
As a lover of bananas and all things British, you’d better believe I adore banoffee pie. Oddly enough, I never did taste it while I studied in London (8 years ago!). Since then, however, I have sampled this delectable dessert in my own kitchen. Because today’s Virtual Vegan Potluck is a celebration of the vegan…
Cinco de Mayo: Black Bean, Mango, and Avocado Salad
I know Cinco de Mayo isn’t a huge holiday in Mexico like most Americans tend to think, but where I’m from, we love any excuse to party. After many tequila-filled college celebrations (and today being a Sunday), we’re having a low-key “celebration” at home with tacos, margaritas, and a delicious, refreshing black bean salad. Using…
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