Vine Ripe Nutrition Blog

Low Fodmap Appetizers for the Holidays

by Denise Barratt | Dec 22, 2022 | GI Friendly Recipes, Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make

Plant Based Appetizers Instead of making a big meal to celebrate with family and friends, plan an appetizer party and make one or both of these vegan, gluten-free, low fodmap appetizers. Try including all of the food groups protein, whole grains, high calcium dairy...

How to Cope with Holiday Stress?

by Denise Barratt | Nov 21, 2022 | Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Self-Care, Special Events

Holiday Coping Skills Do you seek comfort from food when you are holiday coping? Or for some of us it can be other less healthy healthy coping mechanisms. Check out some of these tried-and-true tips from people who have been successful finding other ways to limit...

10 Vegetarian Brunch Recipes for the Holidays

by Denise Barratt | Nov 13, 2022 | Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Refreshing Beverages, Special Events, Veggie Love & Plant-Based Eating

10 Anti Inflammatory Recipes for Spring

by Denise Barratt | Feb 26, 2021 | Foods to Reduce Inflammation, Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Local Food in Asheville, Meatless Monday, Spring, Veggie Love & Plant-Based Eating

Anti Inflammatory Foods The days are getting longer and the weather is getting warmer so it’s time to try 10 anti inflammatory recipes for spring! Many of us are familiar with the foods that can increase inflammation in the body. These include sugar, refined...

Summering At Home

by Denise Barratt | Jul 4, 2020 | Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Refreshing Beverages, Special Events, Summer, Veggie Love & Plant-Based Eating

My new vacation plans are for “summering at home”. This summer is a good time to get things done that I always put off and don’t seem to take the time but now I can. So for those of us who are choosing a summer staycation and have been mostly at home...

Summer Low Fodmap Desserts

by Denise Barratt | Jul 4, 2020 | GI Friendly Recipes, Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Summer, Veggie Love & Plant-Based Eating

When the weather gets hot, it time for some cool and creamy summer low fodmap desserts. In the summer time, the last thing that I want to do is to heat up the oven so I hope that you like these easy, no-cook and delicious desserts. In addition to being low in fodmap,...

Vegetarian BBQ Ideas

by Denise Barratt | Jun 25, 2020 | Foods to Reduce Inflammation, Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Meatless Monday, Refreshing Beverages, Seasonal Eating, Summer, Veggie Love & Plant-Based Eating

Vegetarian Cookout Recipes I love a summer celebration out in our yard and I want to share some of my favorite vegetarian cookout recipes and menu ideas. Most of us think only about meat on the grill for a barbecue and that makes me so excited to share with you these...

4 Perfect Picnic Menu Ideas

by Denise Barratt | Jun 23, 2020 | Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Refreshing Beverages, Seasonal Eating, Special Events, Summer

Try These Perfect Mountain Picnic Ideas Now is the time to get away from it all and take your meal outside with these 4 Perfect Picnic Menu Ideas! Living in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, my husband and I have lots of special places where we like to go for a...

The Amazing Health Benefits of Okra & More

by Denise Barratt | Jun 3, 2020 | Foods to Reduce Inflammation, Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Local Food in Asheville, Seasonal Eating, Summer, Veggie Love & Plant-Based Eating

Is Okra Healthy? I am excited about sharing some of the amazing health benefits of okra. Many people wonder if okra is healthy. These little pods are nutrition powerhouses, but they get very little credit. Maybe it is because of their slimy texture. Let’s...

Vegetarian Lunch Ideas for Work

by Denise Barratt | May 27, 2020 | Foods to Reduce Inflammation, Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Meatless Monday, Veggie Love & Plant-Based Eating

Try These Easy Vegetarian Lunch Ideas for Work Whether your day is back at the office or never stopped being at the office, you can always use a few delicious vegetarian lunch ideas for work! So, for our final week of Meatless May, we are discussing about quick...