Living Like Laurel-Adventures in Living a Healthy Life!
Season’s Eattings! The Best of Late Winter
Well, the holidays have come and gone. Wow! That was fast! January…. the month of curtailed habits and best behaviors…. has also passed us by. Now life can get back to normal! 🙂 And by “normal”, I mean a healthy balance of ‘watching what you put in your body’ and ‘enjoying a few culinary pleasures’. For our family, this is usually about the time of year we get back to eating seasonally. I don’t know what it is about the holidays, but it just throws EVERYTHING out of whack including what...
read moreSay Goodbye To Watery Coleslaw
How To Avoid Watery Coleslaw You make a beautiful crispy coleslaw ahead of time, you place it in the refrigerator. When you get to the potluck you are horrified that your coleslaw dressing is watery! You wonder where this water came from? Good news! You can easily avoid this nightmare. — WHY COLESLAW BECOMES WATERY — A head of cabbage is 93% water. This high water content helps keep it crisp and crunchy. But it also makes for a watery dressing when making coleslaw. The reason for this is because the pectin in the cell...
read moreAutonomic Balance is the Key to Health
When it comes to health issues the autonomic nervous system (ANS) rules. If the ANS were to remain balanced it would be almost impossible to get sick. If that is the case, why isn’t more emphasis put on testing for one’s ANS status and then utilizing therapies to bring it into homeostasis? Perhaps because in a pharmaceutically oriented symptom based health care system as exists in the U.S and elsewhere, it simply has no place. To ignore it however, is to miss maybe the most important diagnostic picture we could currently obtain from...
read moreA Romantic, Gluten Free Valentine’s Menu
I am sure you have heard the well known saying “a way to a man’s heart is through his stomach”. I am not sure who coined the phrase, but there definitely seems to be some truth to the saying. If you are planning to skip the crowds this Friday, Valentine’s Day, here is an easy-to-follow, romantic, gluten free Valentine’s menu sure to win the heart of your dinner guest. This menu would pair well with a robust Zinfandel or Cabernet Sauvignon. And the Coup D’ Grace… For more great Sprouted Roots gluten...
read moreGluten Free Treats for Chocolate Lovers!
Is your sweetheart a chocolate lover? Spoil them for Valentine’s Day with one (or several!) of these delectable gluten free chocolate treats! I know we have said it before, but going gluten free DOES NOT mean going treat free! Our kids have been “working very hard”, ie taste testing :), to make sure our chocolate goodies will put smiles on your family’s faces. And believe you me, they take their “job” very seriously! Chef Laurel’s Gluten Free, Dairy Free Chocolate Ganache is simply delish! A...
read moreBeanitos! A New Family Favorite!
Have you and your family tried these? I think they may be a new family favorite. I was on the hunt for a way to sneak in some more protein in the kids’ lunches. Due to allergies in the classroom, peanut butter and tree nuts are out of the question. They do not love sandwiches or yogurt. They tend to only like cottage cheese at home. They end up eating quite a bit of hummus, beans, olives, edamame, and “tacos”. And honestly, many of my other tricks are losing their luster by this time of the school year! So the hunt...
read moreSuper Bowl Essentials – Gluten Free
Are you Readyyyyyyy? Let’s get ready to rumble…. and grub on some amazing gluten free fare! It wouldn’t seem like the Super Bowl without these essentials, and we have made them gluten free so you can enjoy without the guilt or tummy ache!! I will admit I look forward to the Super Bowl for the COMMERCIALS and the FOOD as much as the actual game itself. The kids have renamed the day of the Super Bowl to “Junk Food Day”. What that really means is we have a day of grazing on mostly appetizers, not our typical...
read moreHealing Throughout the Seasons
{By Dr. Flora M. White-Cooper} The year’s four divisions (Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter) are marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth’s changing position with regard to the Sun. This article will mainly focus on cold weather seasons. Seasons enable the cycle of life to happen. For example, plants and animals in Autumn and Winter begin to hibernate. In contrast, plants and animals have new beginnings in the Spring and Summer seasons. Plants blossom with beautiful flowers, vegetables,...
read moreGluten Free Game Grub
Woohoo… another Sunday of football lays before us. Always fun to see, the fans come out in droves and show their team spirit; the postseason excitement is definitely building. No matter who you are rooting for this Sunday, don’t settle for tasteless game grub! Try out some of our winning gluten free appetizers to fuel your cheering. This is what our spread will look like today…. Click below for the recipes! Salsa Fresca Seahawk Poppers Niner’s Pots of Gold For more great Sprouted Roots gluten free appetizers and...
read moreDip Into Gluten Free Goodness During the Playoff Games
Are you hitting the couch for the second day of Playoff games? Add some of these tasty dips to your football grazing schedule! Gluten free but full of flavor!! Get the gluten free recipes now…… Garlic Dip ...
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