Seafoods are sources of nutrients like strontium, iodine, and bromine which can’t as easily be found as abundantly in terrestrial foods. This is because many elements are highly water soluble and collect in runoff, ending up in the ocean and lakes. Specifically, mollusks like clams, oysters, and mussels can be very high in B12, zinc, strontium, selenium, and bromine.
Read MoreSalad has become such a polarizing food these days it can’t be discussed without also discussing various health and dietary ideologies along with it. Often used as a substitute for other foods when people on are restrictive diets, salad is (or can be) a very useful and delicious way to get the healthy nutrition we require as human beings.
Read MoreThe thing that makes other fried chicken unhealthy is not the fat or the frying, but the type oil and the common wheat used. Frying foods in coconut oil turns them into a health food, and using spelt flour instead of common wheat will prevent any stomachaches or inflammation.
Read MoreBread is a great source of most B vitamins, but one it does not have, which is probably also the most important, is B12. The reason bread does not have B12 is that B12 can only be made by bacteria, so the yeast used to make bread means that bread does not contain any unless it is fortified with it.
Read MoreRoot vegetables are some of the most healthy foods we can eat as human beings, though they are not always themselves packed with nutrition or thought to be nutritious. The benefit of eating root vegetables such as sweet potatoes, yams, or yuca (also called cassava) is that they have unique carbohydrates
Read MoreProbably the very definition of comfort food, I think a good pot pie is my favorite meal ever. It does take a lot of work, but with some smart planning it can be successful without requiring much more effort than you might already be putting into your meals.
Read MoreChocolate cookies are not a common go-to for dessert, but these are some of the MOST delicious cookies and one of my absolute favorites. Many chocolate cookie recipes do actually use too much chocolate (yes, there is such a thing as too much, I think).
Read MoreI can’t believe I went for ten years of my life without ever having doughnuts (due to my gluten allergy), and that doughnuts made with safe flours like einkorn actually taste better than normal doughnuts. Doughnuts are also way easier to make than you might think.
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