There is more to me than just my body. My image doesn't convey everything to know about me. Who I am is not how much I weigh or what size jeans I fit in to. I posted a blog with a friend of mine, JL, several months ago about body image, and not knowing another;s personal journey. I wanted to follow-up on that with some of my sister's experiences as well.

For those unfamiliar with my personal history, I …

When we did a post about canned and frozen foods, several people left comments about BPA, which sparked questions like: What is BPA? Is it really harmful? How can BPA be avoided? 

We decided to research the topic and this is what we learned:

Bisphenol A, BPA, is a hot topic these days. Even the FDA and NTP (National Toxicology Program) have expressed some concern regarding the adverse health effects of BPA.

Where can you find BPA? Where does it …

This morning I posted about several different types of flour, and this afternoon I want to talk about a few of the gluten-free flours.

When making a substitution for flour in a recipe, it is best to use a blend or mixture of of gluten-free flours. Although I have luck substituting gluten-free oat flour directly for wheat flour without a problem. I have a fool proof GF recipe in my latest cookbook, and commercial blends are sold online …

I have written several posts on flours in the past, and I hoped I could sum them all up into one concise post. In order to cover all the flours I want, it will still be 2 posts.

Below are several of the more common flours, and this afternoons post will be about a few of the gluten free flours.

White Flour

This is probably the most commonly known flour, unforutnately. Refined white flour is the ground inner kernel of …

Several months ago I wrote a post on food combining, which was about pairing certain foods together for better digestion, like having twice as much starch on your plate than protein. Protein complementation is about combining 2 sources of protein together to ensure you get the 9 essential amino acids.

There is a myth about plant-based diets and this protein complentation. It has been around for years, and like the question "where do you get your protein from?" …