Easy Frozen Yogurt “Cheesecake” Bites
Sometimes you need something sweet to satisfy your sweet tooth, but you need something that is not going to feed the cycle of bad bugs in your gut (which are what are creating those sugar cravings in the first place). This one...
This Plant Is A Secret Weapon
I encourage you all to go on a fieldtrip around your neighborhood and see if you can find this plant. I promise you want to have this in your home "farmacy." It is called curly top gumweed and one of the best expectorants available. I’ve seen it break pneumonia in a...
Get Off the Hampster Wheel!
This may be the most controversial blog post I have ever created, but it also may be the most important. Before you set one more resolution, or buy one more meal replacement, or start researching one more diet, I invite you to consider that the only way to find the...
A Creative Cucumber Salad Recipe with Watermelon!
Have you ever had watermelon in a vegetable salad? I hadn't until I tried this. Then I was hooked. It is the perfect summer salad: sweet and refreshing. It will add more raw, enzyme-rich food to any meal and is ready in 5 minutes. This kid approved dish is also...
The #1 Way to Transform Your Health
I clearly remember one of the most pivotal days in my life. I was standing in my small apartment living room in Indiana, screaming, even though no one else was there. I had spent the last several years frequenting doctors’ offices, being injected with different...
My Energy Drink of Choice
Honestly, I'm almost ashamed to use this title because I've never had a Red Bull, Monster or 5 hour energy drink, and I won't. But let's face it, I do have years days that I need more energy to drive my mom taxi, do laundry, work, hit all the practices and...
Water Kefir: Nature’s Soda
Yes, we are talking about healthy, probiotic SODA! That may seem like an oxymoron, but it is not only possible, it is easy, cheap, and fun. True story, you get carbonated, fizzy probiotic goodness and all you need are water kefir grains, sugar, filtered water and...
Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs
Dying Easter eggs is a right of passage for childhood. For adults it can be an full-blown elaborate artistic endeavor. This time of year we see untold numbers of products being sold to help us create our own masterpiece. The surprising reality is that though we...
Is Agave Really Worse than Corn Syrup?
Everyone is looking for a healthy sugar replacement. We all know that refined sugar is not good for us, and we are trying to find something better. For years agave has been hailed as the low glycemic solution to all our sweet-tooth cravings. Recently, however, there...
Double Chocolate Natural Yeast Pancakes
If you are the type that wakes up craving chocolate, I have something just for you: fluffy pancakes, loaded with chocolate, and topped with luscious homemade vanilla yogurt , chia jam or fresh juicy berries. Mornings just can't get any better. And because they are...
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Chocolate dipped strawberries are a fancy, rich, luxurious dessert. I recently saw an ad for a company that would deliver 6 dipped strawberries to your loved one for just $20. Twenty dollars for chocolate dipped strawberries? While they might be luxurious, they...
Naturally Sweetened Gluten-free Chocolate Cake
One of the best things about Simply Divine Eating is that it teaches you how to take your favorite not-so-good-for-you foods and tweak them so that they keep their yumminess while supporting your health. To celebrate Valentines Day, all our blogs in February will...