Does a healthy lifestyle guarantee a long life?

We sometimes make the mistake of believing a healthy or nutritious diet means we are going to live forever. This leads to unrealistic expectations and adverse reactions to when we do get sick despite “eating well”. Eating well is just ONE component of living a healthy life. It can help shift the odds in our […]

Feed Yourself – Spices

Cutting board with fork and knife and salt and pepper shakers.

The Feed Yourself series is dedicated to individuals that cook just for their selves. This goes out to everyone that finds them self wanting to cook but dreading the time, effort, and all the clean up needed to just cook for one. It can honestly be a quick, easy, and enjoyable process! Spices are an essential […]

Vitamin FAQ – Vitamin D

Sunset over the water

What is Vitamin D? Vitamin D or Calciferol is a fat soluble vitamin which means it is absorbed via fat absorption pathways. It is often called the sunshine vitamin because it’s the only vitamin that we can get from direct exposure to sunlight. What does Vitamin D do? Vitamin D plays a vital role in […]

Feed Yourself – Staple Foods

Two pots on a stove, the front pot with boiling pasta.

The Feed Yourself series is dedicated to individuals that cook just for their selves. This goes out to everyone that finds them self wanting to cook but dreading the time, effort, and all the clean up needed to just cook for one. It can honestly be a quick, easy, and enjoyable process! The idea of staple […]

Vitamin FAQ – Vitamin A

Carrots

What does Vitamin A do? Vitamin A plays important roles in multiple body functions. It maintains the integrity of the cornea (in the eye); plays a role in skin, bone, and teeth growth; has immune functions and also helps regulate the production of reproductive hormones. Basically, Vitamin A plays a role in a lot of […]

Feed Yourself – Kitchen Utensils

Yellow cutting board on a counter with diced onions

The Feed Yourself series is dedicated to individuals that cook just for their selves. This goes out to everyone that finds them self wanting to cook but dreading the time, effort, and all the clean up needed to just cook for one. It can honestly be a quick, easy, and enjoyable process! Anyone that does a […]

Vitamin FAQ – Introduction

Fresh fruits in baskets at a market.

The word vitamin is thrown around a lot these days. So and so causes this vitamin deficiency or that disease is caused by too much of that vitamin. Some of the references we hear are not even related to food and nutrition at all; at times it’s in a pop culture reference. For example, a […]

Easy Recipes Survey

Hello all, One of my primary goals for both clients and followers is to really make the home cooking process easier. I find cooking easy and an enjoyable experience but I definitely understand the frustration some may have when it comes reading recipes, understanding recipes, and the actual cooking process. I get pretty frustrated with […]