Only slightly long winded (seriously, it's a talent of mine!), it's time to end this series on how to lay the best nutritional foundation by starting with the foods you use. I'm hoping to end it with a bang, and leave you with something entirely, utterly practical and helpful! I wanted to compile as many ...

After touring the exterior of the conventional grocery store, which is really the best way to stick to a whole foods diet (that is, buying your food from the outer edges, rather than from the inner aisles), it's time to move on and brave those pesky inner aisles we've been working our way towards!I'm going ...

Whew... the next time I start a series with such a loooong title, can someone just email me and say "Steph, seriously, what are you thinking?" :) This series will be drawing to a close fairly quickly, and not a moment too soon, as I have other series ideas just bursting at the seams, but ...

As promised, here is the continuation of yesterday's discussion of how to purchase meat, poultry and eggs from a conventional grocery store, and make the best choices possible: EggsEgg Beaters or any similar egg replacement: Avoid! These are basically egg whites, with some coloring and spices. Don't buy the lie that egg yolks are to be ...

For those new to this series, we're looking at how to do the best you can nutritionally, when a conventional store is what you've got to work with. We're in the midst of a tour of the store, and so far we've worked our way through produce and seafood, and dairy.Today, we jump into the ...

Let's continue on with our tour of the conventional grocery store, and how to do the best we can with what's available to us...DairyThis is a tough one. The dairy at our local grocery store has unfortunately been dealt with rather poorly. First off, it has been pasteurized:Pasteurization destroys enzymes, diminishes vitamin content, denatures fragile milk ...

This is the part of this series where I start to get really practical. Last week I discussed how it is possible to do well (nutritionally speaking) with only a regular grocery store, primarily by focusing on a whole foods diet and by shopping the perimeter of the store. This week I'm going to begin ...

In a perfect world, we might all have access to farmer's markets, small local meat shops, farm fresh milk and eggs, and whole foods co-ops with organic bulk grains, beans, etc. Reality check- This isn't a perfect world, and when it comes to finding the right foods to buy for our families, we very often ...

Tackling the issue of where to buy ingredients to stock a nourishing kitchen, and even which items to buy, is a challenging one. It will look so different depending on the types of foods your family prefers, the stores available to you in your community, your season of life, and your budget. Just as I ...

So I've been brainstorming this new series I've recently begun, and came to the conclusion that as I talk about starting with the right ingredients, how to shop with nutrition in mind, food groups and balance for a growing family, etc. it only made sense to begin right here. Chez moi. This week I ...