Superfood Ingredients For Your Smoothie

by Mirafruit, protein, recipes, super foods, vegetablesingredients, smoothies, superfoods

The Health Benefits Of Carob

by Mirahealth, legumescarob, health benefits

What is Carob? Carob (Ceratonia siliqua) is a flowering evergreen tree in the legume family. It is also sometimes referred to as St. John’s Bread. There’s a biblical story story which shares that St. John the Baptist subsisted on carob beans mixed with honey while he crossed the desert.Carob was traditionally eaten in the Middle East […]

Should You Eat Organ Meat?

by Miragrocery, healthoffal, organ meat

Ah the organ meats! Or as they have been called – offal, and that word does not mean they are awful! The word offal comes from a combination of the words off and fall. It is believed that “offal” was anything that has “fallen off” the butcher’s block when the carcass was split open. There […]

Carrageenan Causing Serious Health Problems

by Miraadditives, ingredients, labelingcarrageenan, recipes

Is it the carrageenan from seaweed? Have you ever had gut health issues after you’ve eaten something? You know what I’m talking about, you eat a meal, and then after you eat, suddenly your belly starts to blow up or your gut starts to roil and it doesn’t feel good. Maybe you start getting constipation or […]

Cooking For Two

by Miragrocery, health, shopping guidesfreezer meals, meal planning, portion

When my husband and I were raising kids I cooked very large batches of food. After all, when you’ve got three hungry teens, plus their friends, you learn to make a lot in order to feed the hungry horde. Eventually, however, the kids grew up, they moved out, and then there was just the two […]

2021 Healthy Readers Book Club Roundup

by Mirareviewsbook club

It’s been another fascinating year in the Healthy Readers Book Club. There are so many wonderful books out there that cover the topics of health, wellness, the environment, and holistic living. In some ways it can feel overwhelming because there are just so many books out there. Taking the time, however, to simply read one […]

Buying The Best Slow Cooker For Your Kitchen

by Miracrockpot, Instant Potrecipe, slow cooker

History of The Slow Cooker When it comes to kitchen convenience the crock-pot, or slow cooker, is one of the best things ever invented. That’s largely thanks to Irving Naxon who invented the slow cooking Naxon Beanery All-Purpose Cooker in the 1960’s while trying to reproduce his grandmother’s cholent stew. Cholent is a traditional Jewish food, a […]

The Health Risks Of Fluoride

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Fluoride is touted as this wonderful element that is great for our teeth, but have you ever wondered about the history of this halogen? In the early 1900’s a young dentist, Dr. McKay, began his practice in Colorado. He noticed that most the children had brown stains on their teeth. Through the years he and […]

What’s In Season: January Produce Guide

by Mirafruit, health, immune system, produce, root vegetables, seasons, super foods, vegetablesproduce guide, recipes, seasonal

When we eat what’s in season, we are making a better choice for wellness. This is because when they are at the peak of ripeness, seasonal foods deliver the most nutrients — exactly what your body needs.Start your year off right by committing to choose those things that are fresh and in season! If possible […]

Celebrate Is The Word Of The Year

by Miraholidays2023, word of the year

Here we are on the other side of that magical divide that makes up a year. And, like each of the previous years, I’ve picked a word to be my guiding focus for the year ahead.Thinking about last year Last year, 2022, my word was Illuminate. I was astonished at how many different ways the […]