Composting can be easy and not awful.

At first glance into my freezer, you may be startled by the mountain of old rotting food but I can explain! The logical thing to do here would be to show a photo of the inside of my freezer…the thing I’m about to talk about for the next 600 words or so. Pass. Trust me. …

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Should I put butter in my coffee to lose weight?

“I’m trying to lose weight so I’m adding butter to my coffee.” ***dietitian does spit take of black coffee*** Friends. This is one of those times (out of 10,000 times..that’s not hyperbole, I just counted in my diary and this has happened precisely 10,000 times) when someone tells me their diet hack, I nod my …

Hidden sugar and why my dad doesn’t want you to eat it .

Growing up, my dad set a no sugar in the first 3 ingredients on any food label rule. Why did he set this rule? Ask me at 10 years old and the response is “He’s a MONSTER!” I know now that he was just looking out for my health. People love sugar. I. Love. Sugar. …

Is my vegetarian diet giving me enough protein or what?

So, you’ve decided to go vegetarian or maybe even vegan...gasp! Now you're wondering what to eat instead of meat to get enough protein. I tend to flux between vegan and vegetarian so I just consider myself as always somewhere on the veg spectrum. When I say “vegetarian” I’m referring to anything on said spectrum. When …

Enough is Enough! Where is the protein for us vegetarians?

Enough is enough! I’ve stood by silently through the cauliflower “steak” and the portobello “burger” trends but this is just too much. This is an absolute outrage! Jackfruit, while nutritionally fine, is not meat. Cauliflower is not meat. Mushrooms are not meat. And that’s okay! Great even! What isn’t great, is the notion that these items …

Welcome to paradise!

Here on Jackfruit Island, your diet fantasies are reality. You can eat whatever you want regardless of pesky science and reach your outlandish health goals based off of...well, I’m actually not sure what people are basing these things off of. No matter...back to the fantasy. Take one pill daily and you’re cured! Cured of what? …