by Denise Barratt | Nov 19, 2018 | Fall, Fitness, Health, Healthy Recipes, Local Food, Meatless Monday, Seasonal Eating
Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes This post that I shared in 2015 has been updated with more recipe resources and tips. I hope that you enjoy the new additions! Thanksgiving is the time to celebrate with family and friends and enjoy the fall’s bounty. It can also be a...
by Denise Barratt | Nov 8, 2018 | Beverages, Blog, Fall, Health, Healthy Recipes, Meal Planning, Meal Prepping, Seasonal Eating
What Can I Eat On a Low Fodmap Diet This Thanksgiving? Can I Manage my IBS Symptoms During the Holidays? Yes, you can! Many of us feel a little uncomfortable after a big Thanksgiving dinner but for someone who has IBS, this feeling less the can take on a whole new...
by Denise Barratt | Oct 28, 2018 | Blog, Fall, Food as Medicine, Health, Healthy Recipes, Special Events
Life can dish out some unexpected turns so I like to keep it delicious and easy! I never know what may happen. I also have had a little bit of a challenge getting into to the season. My husband recently lost his lovely mom and a few weeks later, I lost one of the...
by Denise Barratt | Oct 24, 2018 | Blog, Food as Medicine, Health, Healthy Recipes, Meal Planning, Meal Prepping
Autoimmune Disease Anti Inflammatory Diet Over the past year, it seems like I have been working with more and more people who have been diagnosed with an autoimmune condition. I work with each person to share recipe and menu ideas as well as resources to help them...
by Denise Barratt | Oct 10, 2018 | Blog, Fall, Food as Medicine, Health, Healthy Recipes, Local Food, Meal Planning, Meal Prepping, Meatless Monday, Seasonal Eating, Spring, Winter
Simple Sweet Potato Recipes This post is all about sweet potatoes! When I lived on the eastern side of North Carolina, I discovered that our state is the largest sweet potato producer in the country! There are a lot of different varieties of sweet potatoes that I did...
by Denise Barratt | Oct 9, 2018 | Blog, Health, Healthy Recipes, Lifestyle
The keto diet was originally designed to help children and some adults manage epileptic seizures but in recent years it has morphed into a popular weight loss plan even a lifestyle. There have also been some claims that it will cure what ails you. I have been quietly...
by Denise Barratt | Sep 26, 2018 | Blog, Fall, Food as Medicine, Health, Healthy Recipes, Local Food, Meal Planning, Meal Prepping, Meatless Monday, Seasonal Eating, Special Events, Winter
It’s fall time and that means it’s the time for local farmers and grocery stores to roll out a lot of unfamiliar squash that no one knows what to do with them. Many of us don’t even know what most of them are called. It’s even hard to know...
by Denise Barratt | Sep 13, 2018 | Blog, Food as Medicine, Health, Healthy Recipes, Local Food, Meal Planning, Meal Prepping, Meatless Monday
Vegetarian Low Fodmap Recipes I have seen several clients who eat a plant based diet and also have IBS. Some of them have been unsure if they can do the low fodmap elimination diet and continue to eat a plant based diet. As someone who has had IBS for at least thirty...
by Denise Barratt | Aug 16, 2018 | Beverages, Blog, Food as Medicine, Health, Healthy Recipes, Local Food, Meatless Monday, Special Events
This week, I am very excited to share with you some delicious recipes ideas using tea and share a few benefits of tea for our health. I also am happy for you to meet Jessie Dean, the owner and creative force behind the company Asheville Tea! If you live in the Western...
by Denise Barratt | Jul 29, 2018 | Blog, Health, Healthy Recipes, Seasonal Eating, Summer
BBQ Fruit Skewers Who doesn’t love a s’more in the summer? But I have to tell you, the marshmallows are just gooey and that sticky sugar gets on my hands and face. Some people may love the toasted marshmallow the best but the best part of the s’more...
