Chemicals Are Touching The Food

by Miralabeling, poison

I just got back from the grocery store and once again I find myself very frustrated by many of the products in the aisles. I teach a class called “Poison Pantry” where I talk about some of the ingredients that are in the pantry that shouldn’t be there. As I tell folks, “Notice I said […]

Comfort Food

by Mirarecipes, substitutionsrecipe, tapioca, yuca

Taking Time

by Mirahabits, health, stress

As a holistic Nutrition Educator I often encourage my clients to work on other areas than just food. We talk about ways to reduce stress in their lives, ways to increase exercise and to work toward living a happy, healthy, balanced life. I try very hard to practice what I preach and I thought I […]

Bread And Beans

by Miragrains, questions

My friend Helene recently asked if it was possible to use leftover cooked grains in making bread. The answer is most definitely yes. It does change your proportions but adds a wonderful moistness to the loaf. One great example is the receipe found here. Another use for leftover cooked whole grains is use them in muffins. […]

How To Sleep Soundly

by Mirahabits, sleep, stresssleep

We all need sleep. Unfortunately, the pace of modern life and the ability to extend daylight has taught many of us to develop very poor sleep habits. We’ve all seen the news reports that show how significant numbers of the population are suffering from a sleep debt, many are seriously sleep deprived.There are reports that […]

Auld Lang Syne

by Miragratitude, holidays, seasons, stressnew year, resolution

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,And never brought to mind?Should auld acquaintance be forgot,And auld lang syne? – Robert Burns Auld lang syne, times gone by. As the New Year fast approaches many of us think back on the year that has been and, of course, eagerly await the year to be.For some reason, the celebration of […]

Maple Syrup: How Is It Made, Grades, & Oat Pie Recipe

by Mirabaking, oats, recipes, sweeteners

Recently at the grocery store, I overheard a conversation. The couple standing in the middle of the aisle were looking for Grade B maple syrup and couldn’t find it. They also were wondering what the heck the difference was between Grade A and Grade B.Having lived in Vermont before and having spent some time in […]

Hanukkah

by Miraholidays, recipes

Hanukkah is a wonderful holiday in our family. We love the traditions associated with it, the story, the songs, lighting the menorah, and, of course, all the latkes you can eat. The tradition is that you eat fried foods with jelly doughnuts (sufghaniot) and potato pancakes (latkes) being the top choices. I only make latkes once […]

Sugar Notes

by Mirarecipes, substitutions, sweeteners

Following up on yesterday’s post, I received a number of questions about different types of sugar. Rather than getting into a discussion of all the different types of sugar out there I recommend that you check this google link for the particular sugar that you are interested in.I did, however, want to mention a couple of […]

My Thoughts On Sucanat Vs. White Sugar

by Mirasweetenerssucanat, sugar

I just received an email from my friend Helene:”I recently read that ‘Rapadura is just Sucanat made by another company. Then there is Florida Crystals. All three the same thing, they are all processed sugars. The difference between them and regular super-market sugar is that they have not been bleached. All four are identical nutritionally.’ […]