by McKenna Gordon | Oct 25, 2016 | Dips & Sauces, Nutrition, Recipes
Take one glance at the back of a cream of chicken (cream of mushroom, cream of whatever) and you’ll see an ingredient list full of: Unhealthy oils MSG (mono-sodium glutamate), which is a known carcinogen, endocrine disrupter and killer of brain cells, which may...
by McKenna Gordon | Oct 19, 2016 | Fitness, Mind & Soul, Nutrition
Here’s an important mindset shift for anybody who has a hard time losing weight. Whether it comes off more slowly for you than your friends, or if you’re really feeling stuck and you can’t seem to lose weight no matter how hard you try. If you’ve ever been...
by McKenna Gordon | Jul 19, 2016 | Fitness, Nutrition
Cravings and hunger are completely different. Hunger is controlled by your stomach being empty or full. When our stomach is empty (as long as our hunger hormones are working correctly), we will feel hungry. When our stomach is full, our satiation hormones will kick...
by McKenna Gordon | Jun 22, 2016 | Nutrition, Parenting
This week I’ve been sharing my top 3 game-changing tips for feeding my family healthfully and conveniently. My first tip is to automate breakfast (find out how, here.) Another amazing tip is my dinner prep-time hack: “The Veggie Bar”. And my third...
by McKenna Gordon | Jun 22, 2016 | Nutrition, Parenting
This week I’ve been sharing my top 3 game-changing tips for feeding my family healthfully and conveniently. My first tip is to automate breakfast (find out how, here.) Another amazing tip is my kid-snacks hack: Making Healthy Snacking Fun & Easy. And HERE...
by McKenna Gordon | Jun 22, 2016 | Nutrition, Parenting
I am constantly being told that the biggest problem parents face is that they want to raise their families and kids very healthfully but it’s hard. Sometimes the problem is “I don’t know how” but sometimes the problem is that it’s just...
by McKenna Gordon | Jun 15, 2016 | Mind & Soul, Nutrition
When we take a look at how and when emotional eating began (for all of us), we can start to realize how ridiculous it is to fight emotional eating with “willpower,” and instead embrace our emotions and give them a place at our dinner table. -McKenna Gordon It started...
by McKenna Gordon | May 25, 2016 | Nutrition
Every box of cereal plays the same exact trick, whether it’s Froot Loops, Honey Nut Cherrios (which are both actually lower on the sugar end than a lot of cereal in the market believe it or not) or Mallow Oats Mom’s Best Cereal which is an organic choice...
by McKenna Gordon | May 25, 2016 | Nutrition
Wholesome. Pure. All Natural. Do these words really mean anything when it comes to food labels? Have you ever gone to the grocery store looking and comparing cereals, breads or salad dressings and then feeling a little fed up, confused and not sure who to believe?...
by McKenna Gordon | May 18, 2016 | Nutrition, Parenting, Well-being
Our natural summertime habits can actually make our kids lose weight and it’s not just because they are more active. If your kids are in school or even being homeschooled, they’re waking up early, you’re on a regimented schedule, you’re getting...
by McKenna Gordon | May 18, 2016 | Fitness, Nutrition, Parenting, Well-being
When you have underweight kids or athletes who need to put on some weight, dietitians and pediatricians tend to recommend cereal bars, Carnation instant breakfast, and/or ice cream every night before bed and lots of chocolate milk throughout the day. This really...
by McKenna Gordon | May 16, 2016 | Mind & Soul, Nutrition, Well-being
J.H. Tillden said, “All sickness, all disease, all death is caused by the progressive accumulation of toxins in the body and blood.” However, as much as we don’t want them in our body, this accumulation is unavoidable. Compared to our ancestors, we...
by McKenna Gordon | Jul 16, 2015 | Fitness, Mind & Soul, Nutrition, Well-being
We all know that detoxifying the body from contaminants is important, but there is a lot of misinformation out there, which can make this subject really confusing. Just how critical is it to get rid of toxins in your body? According to J.H. Tilden, M.D., author of...
by McKenna Gordon | Jul 31, 2012 | Nutrition, Recipes, Snack
One of the biggest hurdles in quitting fast food for good is that it’s just so convenient. We are all running every-which-way and barely have time to shave more than one leg in the shower, let alone spend hours in the kitchen every day. Luckily, there is such a...
by McKenna Gordon | May 4, 2012 | Nutrition
I got asked on my Facebook page, “I want the low-down on salt. What’s the difference between sea salt and regular salt? Is salt ever good or should we always avoid it like the plague?” I get asked about salt a lot, so I’m excited to have a...
