red cabbage and apple recipe

This red cabbage and apple recipe combines two disease-fighting ingredients into a colorful and antioxidant rich side dish. Prep time: 5 min Total time: 15-20 min   Red Cabbage is part of the cruciferous vegetable group, which I’ve written about before. The cancer-fighting, disease-prevention agents of these vegetables are undeniable! Red Cabbage in particular though…

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coconut yogurt

Here’s a little dose of dairy reality to kickoff your day. Again – a topic that we can debate all day – but the point here is to share just a little more information, and let you decide what works best for you, your body and your health.  Circling back to my post on A2…

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Instant Pot Open Egg Roll

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time (total): 20 minutes   Ingredients 1/3 cup organic coconut aminos (a healthy substitute for soy sauce!) 2 tbsp black cumin seed oil (optional) 1 lb organic, free range ground chicken (or turkey) 4 cloves organic garlic, minced 1 (8oz) package organic shittake mushrooms, sliced (you can substitute with alternative…

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Simmering Vegetable Soup

Lectin-free and keto-friendly, this simmering vegetable soup will warm you up this winter. Pair it with homemade broth for a boost of immunity this season. Prep time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 45 min – 1 hour, 30 min Ingredients 2 Carrots, medium 3 stalks Celery 4 cloves Garlic 1/2 inch Ginger 1 sprig fresh Parsley 5 Radishes 1 Sweet Potato, medium…

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cassava flour wraps

It’s time to stop eating wheat. For reasons far beyond just lectins, wheat is damaging our DNA. Refined wheat products have a high glycemic index (GI), meaning they can cause your blood sugar levels to spike. They’ve also been stripped of virtually all nutrients, are full of inflammatory properties, pesticides, chemicals and are not a…

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Peel Your Veggies

Just blame lectins and happily peel your veggies! See my previous post on Lectins for the background here. Essentially lectins are found in the skin and seeds of all plants – fruit and veggies alike – and lectins cause big problems for humans and are linked to causing most heart disease, arthritis, dementia, diabetes, and…

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healthy sorghum popcorn

Ever heard of Sorghum? Me either until a couple of months ago. Turns out the Sorghum grain is not only lectin-free, gluten free and keto-friendly but it’s packed with antioxidants. These deliver health benefits that can help lower your risk of cancer, diabetes, heart disease and some neurological diseases. And you can pop sorghum in…

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Marigold Protein Bars

First you read about lectins and their danger to your health, then you start to question everything, including your go-to protein bars and shakes. While homemade is always best, it’s not always practical. Luckily, there is a company out there who “gets it” – offering quality, clean ingredients in a product that tastes amazing. Marigold…

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almond butter granola bars

Prep Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes   Ingredients 1 cup pecans ½ cup bare almond butter  ¼ c. almond or pecan flour ¼ c. coconut flour ¼ cup coconut flakes 8 dates* 2 tbsp. almond milk 1 tbsp. cacao nibs or dairy-free dark chocolate chips *>85% 1 tbsp. hemp seeds 1 Tbsp. coconut…

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