CHEESESLAVE

Yesterday I did my first ever podcast show with Rami Nagel, author of Cure Tooth Decay and Healing Our Children. Rami and I spent an hour discussing nutrition and healthy teeth, and how to reverse and prevent tooth decay.

Oatmeal cookies are my father-in-law’s favorite thing in the whole wide world. He can’t live without them. But oatmeal is very high in phytic acid, which prevents mineral absorption. Minerals like calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc. I developed this recipe for oatmeal cookies in which the oatmeal is soaked in warm water and whey to help break down the phytic acid — so the precious minerals can be absorbed. Soaking also helps to make grains more digestible. This recipe does take more time to prepare than your standard oatmeal cookie recipe — but I feel it is worth it for the health benefits.

We eat eggs or oatmeal most mornings, but sometimes it’s nice to have something baked. I especially love warm sweet banana bread with my coffee.

Unfortunately, banana bread recipes are not very healthy. White flour isn’t good for you due to the phytic acid which blocks mineral absorption. Not only that, but refined white flour has almost no nutrition. To make a truly healthy banana bread, I recommend using sprouted flour…

Ask any mother (or any dentist for that matter) what causes cavities and they’ll tell you it’s sugar and not brushing and flossing. But is that really true?

What if it was all the corn flakes, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and pasta we’re feeding our kids that’s causing their cavities? What if we could change our diet and not only prevent cavities, but actually reverse them?

This is the first in my series of frugal and nutritious recipes. Since my goal is to cut my food budget in half, I am going to be making meals that are less expensive but still very nutritious.
Hamburger meat is a classic budget-friendly staple. Of course, I only use organic grass-fed beef from local farmers, [...]

I had a very interesting conversation this morning with our nanny, Yensi.
She told me that her husband asked why our daughter Kate is so much bigger than their daughter, Julianna. He had watched the videos of the two girls on YouTube.
Julianna is 15 months and Kate is only 10 months. Julianna is only 20 pounds. [...]

Today was our lovely nanny Alla’s last day. We are so very sad to see her go. Kate whined and flailed and bucked in my arms when Alla was going out the front door.
Alla sat in Kate’s room this afternoon, watching her play in her crib when it was naptime. I said, “Alla, come out. [...]

I’m really excited! Yesterday I got my delivery from GEM Cultures.
Here are the cultures I got and what they are used for:
1. Kombucha – This is a symbiotic mixture of yeasts and Bacterium xylinium (a relative of the vinegar bacterium). People all over the world (Germany, Poland, Russia, Bulgaria, Japan, Indonesia, China, and Brazil) have [...]