Holy Fructosenomics!

October 13, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

OK, so I totally made that word up. But, I had already done a post last year titled What the Fructose! So, I had to come up with something. For the purposes of this post, because the topic is very complex, and there is a lot to it, I am going to make some key […]

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High Oxalate Food Swaps!

September 29, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

All this month I have been discussing Oxalates in relation to kidney stones, and the possibility it may effect CKD. I did not get in as many topics as I would have liked, but if you look in the archives there is some really good information for you. The foods with the very highest oxalates, […]

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Taste Test Tuesday: Family Cook Off Week 1

September 28, 2021.Reading time 9 minutes.

Last week I announced that my husband, daughter, and I were going to start a family cook off even each Monday. Yesterday, was our first cook off, and I was the judge. We need to come up with a prize, but we didn’t decide that yet. So, for this week I got to pick the […]

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Don’t Take My Chocolate!

September 23, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Hello, and welcome to another Thinking on Thursday topic. Today, we are going to think about chocolate. I know controversial, right? But, for this month’s Health Challenge, I have been discussing Oxalates, and chocolate is very high in Oxalates. Well, sort of. Keep reading to learn more. I have talked about chocolate before. Mostly in […]

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Meatless Monday: Greek Spaghetti

September 20, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Hello, Hello! As I try to work back more towards a Vegetarian type of eating pattern, I have discovered this wonderfully delicious recipe. If you have read any of my posts on Oxalates this month, then you know why I have steered away from strictly Vegetarian eating. We actually had this on Friday, but I […]

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this is a rant so be fore-warned!

July 6, 2021.Reading time 13 minutes.

So, yes this is a rant and if you don’t like these kinds of topics then don’t read. Rants are healthy and that is why I am doing it. What is this rant about? Plant-based diet, whole food plant-based diet, vegan, vegetarian, Mediterranean, and DASH diet topics. Keep reading if you are interested why I […]

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Food insecurity and food waste!

December 3, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

Updated 4/29/2021: Did you know there is a holiday to bring awareness to this issue? Me neither. April 28 is Stop Food Waste Day. This is another topic in the Nutrition course I am creating for my teen. This one, in particular has rubbed me the wrong way. In the USA we have one side […]

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Holy Chicken!

October 23, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

I watched this video last night after researching some more food topics for my teen for her upcoming Nutrition course. Just to note, we eat meat in my house. I don’t eat much, my husband loves it, and my daughter loves chicken. Mostly chicken breast, or hamburger meat. Did you know hamburger meat is the […]

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$25 dollar food Challenge for 3 people!

October 15, 2020.Reading time 9 minutes.

This is my first food challenge. It will be for 3 people, 2 adults and one teenager. Now, I must say a few things before I lay out the rules. 1- I am low carb eating. That does not mean Keto. I am not Keto. I have CKD and Keto can be very dangerous. Low […]

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That is not bread!

October 1, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

If you have been reading this blog then you know I have applied much attention to food and nutrition. All of these topics will be a Nutrition course for my high school homeschooled daughter. She will have to research and come up with conclusions. Last night, while I was researching I found this article originally […]

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Family Cook Off #2 October 15, 2021
I totally forgot to share this on Tuesday, so I am sharing it today instead. There will be a few other tidbits in this post. On Tuesday, my husband, daughter, and myself held the second round of our Family Cook Off. This is meant to be fun, family time, and a little competition too. This [...]
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Holy Fructosenomics! October 13, 2021
OK, so I totally made that word up. But, I had already done a post last year titled What the Fructose! So, I had to come up with something. For the purposes of this post, because the topic is very complex, and there is a lot to it, I am going to make some key [...]
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Sugar and Obesity! October 12, 2021
Hello, and welcome to another Healthy Tips on Tuesday post. October is Obesity Awareness Month, or improve your Metabolic Syndrome Health Marker if you prefer. You will find two videos below. I urge you to watch them both. Remember not only fat people have Metabolic Syndrome, and not all Obese people do either. But, if [...]
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Going From Stage 3b CKD to Stage 2 CKD! October 11, 2021
Hello, and Happy Monday! The sun is shining and my spirits are lifted. I am so very excited for my Kidney appt. this Thursday! A little back story. If you are new here, and you don’t feel like reading 2 years worth of updates on my kidney journey, I will give a very short summary. [...]
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Homemade Pumpkin Protein Bars! October 8, 2021
Hello, and Happy Foodie Friday! You know October is pumpkin season, right? Well it is. I am funny about protein bars. I am a texture kind of girl so a a lot of them just have a strange texture to me. The only one I have found, and I have tried a lot, are these [...]
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Stop Calling It Obesity? October 7, 2021
Hello, and welcome back to another Thinking on Thursday topic. For the whole month of October I am discussing Obesity. But, as you can see in my title I posed the topic as a question. However, by the end of the post I think you will see why I think it should be a statement. [...]
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Why Your Step Count Might Be Deceiving You: Walk With Me In October! October 6, 2021
I have mentioned this special deal in a couple other posts, but today I finally am getting to talk about it in full. If you read here a lot, then you know I have CKD, am not especially fond of intense exercise, and I walk a lot. But, I might not be walking enough. What [...]
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Why Should You Care About Obesity? October 5, 2021
Hello, and welcome back to another Healthy Tips on Tuesday post. If you have been reading along then you know that for the month of October I am discussing Obesity. This is the third post on that topic, so please be sure to read the other two, as I don’t intend to repeat myself for [...]
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What Exactly Is A Buddha Bowl? October 4, 2021
Hello, and Happy Monday! I see videos and articles about Buddha Bowls all the time. I thought to myself what is a Buddha Bowl, and why is it called that? Keep reading, it is kind of neat. I really couldn’t find the original intent of the Buddha Bowl. But, according to Wikipedia, the Buddha Bowl [...]
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Memory Care Monday: How Memories are Made October 4, 2021
Originally posted on Health Buddy Melissa: Happy Memory Care Monday! I hope everyone had an amazing weekend. I worked all weekend, and I am still deciding if these 12 hour shifts are going to work well for me. The video below is very interesting, and explains how our brains make memories. It is not that…
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