Remember (this post) when Monique at the wonderful blog Nourish Everyday changed my life?

I forgive you if you paid absolutely no attention.

Monique basically yanked open my eyes to the most super simple breakfast idea. A no brainer, which I might add, I have been continuing on with ever since first setting eyes on her post . I'm always trying out new combinations (some brilliant and some that scored an F-), so when a bunch of fresh and organic brussels sprouts and radishes appeared in my veggie box this week.....another combination sprang to mind.....

Recipe, NourishChit Chat ChompJuly 2, 2015Breakfast, Vegetarian, Thyroid Health, Paleo

Why eat carrots?

Food for Thought: Carrots.

Did you know that the second most popular vegetable (after the potato) can help promote beautiful skin? Being super high in Vitamin A and antioxidants, carrots help prevent premature wrinkling, acne, dry skin, pigmentation, blemishes and uneven skin tones. They can also protect us against macular degeneration of the eyes, some cancers and heart disease.

The Vitamin A will also help your liver flush out toxins from the body - which can only be considered a good thing in my book!

Maybe you're a smarty pants and already knew all that...but I bet you didn't know that the nutrition in carrots are encased in tiny little protein sacs that have to be broken for you to gain these benefits (this could be through cooking, grinding, juicing or plain old simple proper chewing).

I cooked AND pureed mine....

Recipe, Nutrition, Nourish, Nutrition 101Chit Chat ChompOctober 9, 2014Soup, Paleo1, Vegan1, Nutrition2

Raspberries

Raspberries: Research has shown that these little red rubies can actually help with obesity, regulate your blood sugar levels, keep your digestive system nice and healthy AND help lower your risk of developing chronic disease. Geez....I simply ate them cause I loved the taste of them!

Did you know that just one cup of raspberries gives you a third of your daily intake of fibre, helping to keep you full for longer?

So with all of this information I’ve now put in your head, and the fact that I can tell you for a fact that they taste bloody good – the little recipe that I'm providing you with today is so worth trying.

Recipe, Nourish, Nutrition 101Chit Chat ChompSeptember 23, 2014Gluten-Free 1, Sugar-Free1, Grain-Free, Summer, Spring, Dairy-Free1, vegan, Paleo1, Nutrition2

Fat !

It's no secret that I LOVE butter, however growing up in the society that we do where eating butter is frowned upon and anything labeled "low fat" is the holy grail, I have, over time, converted to this way of thinking unfortunately. Deep down inside though, I know this isn't correct and I find myself gravitating to any information/facts that prove this feeling. Once such piece of information I read recently was on The Stone Soup blog where she talks about a book she recently read called "Real Food" by Nina Planck’s - a journey to finding a balance between enjoying food and being happy with her waistline.

As hard as it is to change years of habit, I am going to try one step at a time to embrace, and more importantly, accept Plank's simple guidelines of:

Recipe, NourishChit Chat ChompAugust 10, 2012Mains1, AIP, Gluten-Free2, Paleo, Nutrition2, Paleo5

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