With Passover cleaning and prep, school vacation and travel, National Stress Awareness Month (in April) couldn’t come at a better time. Incorporate greens into your diet and tackle stress eating.
Smooth(ie) Away Stress with Greens
About the Author
Sara Solomon is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and a qualified Mindfulness Based Eating Awareness Training (MB-EAT) instructor. She is the founder of Silver Spring based Your Inner Kitchen LLC. She is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and board certified by the American Society of Drugless Practitioners. Her practice focuses on bio-individuality and healing through a whole foods eating approach. For more information on upcoming events and classes visit www.yourinnerkitchen.org.
Stress–Taming Green Smoothie
Like many of us, I have a mixed bag of eaters in my house. It is important to me that we all eat our vegetables, and adding dark leafy greens to smoothies has been a big hit even with my pickiest eaters.
Cultivate True Nourishment at Women’s Retreat
Mindfulness practices and meditation are becoming popular and mainstream. A March 2017 program at Pearlstone Retreat Center gives women the chance to combine mindfulness meditation with eating awareness.
My Favorite Gluten-Free Challah
I have been experimenting with gluten-free challah recipes since my son developed an allergy several years ago. This challah recipe will come out more like a batter than a dough, so be prepared with a challah mold or a cupcake tray if you would like to make smaller portions. Also, I find that making my…
A Recipe for Mindful Eating
With multiple meals, each featuring an abundance of heavy foods, the high holidays are a perfect time to think about what and how we eat and take the opportunity to make changes.
Turning to Nature to Satisfy a Sweet Tooth
Visiting a nutritionist after her cancer treatment, Sara was shocked to discover that she was eating way too much sugar, so she began to explore natural ways to satisfy her sweet tooth.
Chocolate Cloud Cupcakes
We love these chocolate cupcakes for special treats. They keep for about three days in a sealed container at room temperature and a few weeks in the refrigerator. I often put in about half of the recommended sweetener if I use maple syrup because it has such a robust flavor.
Healing and Health Start at Home
Diagnosed with breast cancer as a young mother, Sara cooked her way back to health, but when she took a look at what her children were eating, she found something else.
Curly Oven Potato Chips
My oldest daughter, Meirav, age 12, created these curly oven potato chips. She loves to bring them as snacks to school and can make them on her own. Other root vegetables such as beets, sweet potatoes and carrots would also be delicious.
