Healthy Readers Book Club – 2022 Book Review

by Mirareviews, Uncategorizedbook club, Books, review

Happy 2023 – It’s a brand new year and that comes with the profound opportunity to become a brand new you! What am I looking most forward to this year? That’s easy! I can’t wait to dive in deep with the Healthy Readers Book Club and all of the amazing books we are going to read this […]

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Symptoms, Causes, Solutions

by Miraseasonal, seasons, stressSAD, seasonal, stress

Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD for short, is a common mood disorder where people experience depressive symptoms in the fall or winter or anxiety in the summer every year but maintain a healthy mental state during other seasons. Approximately four to six percent of Americans can be severely affected; with women four times more likely […]

Winter Wellness: Top Foods To Keep Your Body Strong And Warm

by Miraseasonal, seasons, winterwinter

Winter is here, and it’s brought colder temperatures and an increased risk of cold and flu. Our nutritional needs change with the seasons. Nourishing yourself and your family can be simple by adding these nutrient dense and good-for-you foods to your winter menu.Except for winter-sports enthusiasts, people become less physically active. After all, when it’s […]

7 Nutrients For Itchy Skin

by Mirawinterfood for skin, itch, skin

Are you dealing with the winter itchies? For those who deal with daily dry skin conditions it can be annoying to always be itching and flaking. But sometimes dry skin isn’t always due to dermatitis, psoriasis or eczema. It is possible that your dry skin is be related to the season. And winter is the worst. […]

The Inside Scoop On Digestive Enzymes

by MiraUncategorizeddigestive enzymes, supplements

Have you ever really thought about what it means to digest your food and why is it important?Digestion is defined as: a person’s capacity to break down food into substances that can be used by the body. For overall health it is extremely important to properly digest what you put into your body because we […]

Instant Pot Split Pea Soup

by Miracrockpot, Fall, food storage, Instant Pot, wintersoup, split pea

The recipe is originally from my book The Pantry Principle. Back then it was designed for a slow cooker. Now that we have Instant Pots the recipe has been modified. This is a delicious way to utilize split peas from your food storage. If necessary this recipe can be modified to also used dried vegetables […]

What’s In Season: November Produce Guide

by Mirafruit, seasonal, seasons, vegetablesNovember, seasonal fruits, seasonal vegetables

This is the month that has my favorite holiday of all time– Thanksgiving! And it’s made even more special by knowing that so many of these foods are ripe and in season now. How many of these are on your table? How many will be part of your Thanksgiving meal?Beets Beets are one of the most […]

Small Batch Cookie

by Mirafats and oil, gluten free, recipes, vegetarian

Every now and then the urge for a cookie hits me. I don’t buy them because most of them are loaded with ingredients that I don’t need or want in my pantry. But baking a batch of cookies is overwhelming because most of them make at least two dozen and having that many cookies in […]

Oats: Types, Health Benefits, And Easy Recipes

by Mirabreakfast, grains, health, oats, pantry

Winter is coming and those colder days seem like the perfect time for a bowl of oatmeal in the morning. I frequently get questions wanting to know if oats are okay to eat. The answer? It depends. Oats have been consumed for more than 2000 years in many places around the world. There is good […]

Replacing The Mighty Avocado

by Miraproduce, snacks, substitutions, Uncategorized, vegetables, wwmerecipes

Whether you have a general aversion to avocados or just an aversion to their cost — the price of avocados increased 125 percent in 2017 — you have plenty of healthy ingredient substitutions that not only save you money but diversify the taste and texture of a variety of dishes, guacamole included. Guacamole Don’t let […]