by Eat Naked Kitchen | Jun 14, 2022 | Health & Nutrition
There are lots of things in the standard American diet that we could do without. Anything that turns something whole and real into what Michael Pollan so aptly calls “edible food-like substances,” is doing nothing for our health or our waistlines. Today I...
by Eat Naked Kitchen | Jun 8, 2022 | Lifestyle
“Oh yes we’d love to come to Johnnie’s birthday party!” You force a smile as your insides fill with dread. Gluten- and sugar-filled desserts, allergen-filled snacks… social events are a veritable minefield for kids with food restrictions. Having dealt with this myself...
by Caroline Barringer, NTP CHFS FES | Jun 1, 2022 | Health & Nutrition, Popular Posts
I (Margaret) get asked all the time about whether grape seed oil is safe for cooking. There’s lots of confusion and misinformation on the topic of fats generally, and cooking is no exception. Grapeseed oil is advertised as appropriate for high heat because of...
by Eat Naked Kitchen | May 25, 2022 | Recipes, Sauces-and-dressings
Summer is right around the corner. Time to clean the grill and get your sauce on. Nothing sings of summer more than the laughter of children playing outside and the smell of a barbecue. I grew up eating BBQ and must admit one of my favorite comfort foods is BBQ pork...
by Eat Naked Kitchen | May 17, 2022 | Health & Nutrition
Indulge me for a moment: Look at your hand. The skin, nails, maybe you can see some tendons and veins, freckles, a little bit of hair. Now make a fist, and then shake out your hand. Think of the muscles engaging to contract and relax. The bones to which they attach,...
by Margaret Floyd Barry | Apr 27, 2022 | Health & Nutrition
With all eyes on our immune health as we battle the novel coronavirus pandemic, an often-overlooked but essential strategy is to identify those things that are taxing your immune system and systematically removing them. Why? Well think of it this way: if you’re tired...
by Margaret Floyd Barry | Apr 20, 2022 | Health & Nutrition, Lifestyle
I was responding to emails as fast as I could between clients, my phone was ringing, I could hear one of the kids melting down in the next room, and I looked at the clock and realized there was absolutely no way I was going to meet my writing deadline. I could feel my...
by Margaret Floyd Barry | Apr 13, 2022 | Health & Nutrition
Ah, the (not-so) good old days. I remember them well. I’d wake up – barely – after hitting the snooze button as many times as I could get away with. My eyes wouldn’t really focus properly until I’d had my shower and first cup of coffee. Bright sunlight completely...
by Eat Naked Kitchen | Mar 30, 2022 | Breakfast, Breakfast-Savory, Breakfast-Sweet, Desserts, Kids, Mains, Recipes, Snacks, Snacks-Savory, Snacks-Sweet
We are all for fun weekend breakfast treats around here, and the complicated dietary restrictions we’re often navigating make it a bit of a challenge. We’ve tried our fair share of allergen-friendly waffle recipes and many of them are so darned complicated...
by Eat Naked Kitchen | Mar 24, 2022 | Health & Nutrition, Mains, Recipes, Sides
I’m having a bit of a love affair with turmeric these days. A powerful anti-inflammatory, it’s a beautiful and natural way to bring ease to a body inflamed. I’ve been using it as part of my natural remedy cocktail at the first signs of a migraine and have been loving...
