From trends and specialty diets to indecipherable food labels. From expensive equipment in food reality shows on TV to ingredients in processed foods that have nothing to do with nourishment, it is remarkable how complicated food has become. Let’s bring…
How to Eat Healthy Around the Holidays
It’s easy to get swept up in the indulgence of the season. With all the cookies, pastries, appetizers, alcohol, cheese and crackers, dips, rich sauces… need I go on? A certain amount of indulgence is to be expected (and celebrated!)…
Homemade Cold and Flu Tonic Recipe
Ah, the winter. A magical time of snow, festivities and a time of never-ending runny noses. It’s tough to avoid getting hit by some type of cold or illness this time of year, so why not be armed with a…
Winter Pears for Every Meal
Many exciting different produce items are ready for good winter eating: sweet potatoes, navel oranges, Satsuma mandarins, the selection goes on and on. Something that you don’t want to overlook is the selection of winter pears. Yes, you’ve seen organic…
Best Tips for Perfectly Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
It’s winter squash season, and that means – Toasted Pumpkin Seeds! Shamelessly (or savvy-ly, some might say), at the AOC kitchens, we toast every squash seed we come in contact with: Acorn Squash, Butternut Squash, Sugar Pie Pumpkin… why throw…
Ethical & Fair-Trade Halloween Candy Ideas
Each of these candy companies provides nutritionally superior, environmentally conscious, and/or social change-focused sweets. Try some of these fair-trade Halloween candy ideas to make the treats you give this year sweeter for kids, better for the planet, and more supportive…
Simple Coconut Delicata Squash Chips
Not sure what to do with your abundance of squash? These Delicata squash chips are healthy, flavorful and delicious – not to mention super easy to make! Oven-Baked Coconut Delicata Squash Chips Ingredients 3 delicata squash, halved, seeded, and cut…
Healthy Halloween Recipes that the Kids Will Love
Don’t ignore your sweet cravings this time of year, indulge them! With these pre-trick-or-treating healthy Halloween recipes (some from Holistic Culinary School Bauman College), you can fill up on yummy goodness, and impress your friends and kids! Here are our top…
Sweet Potatoes and Yams are Two Different Vegetables
The holidays are here and sweet potatoes are one of the most popular vegetables on the menu. Sweet potatoes are commonly labeled as yams when in reality they are most likely sweet potatoes. Many years ago the U.S. government decided to…
This Healthy Green Bean Casserole is the Ultimate Comfort Food
This healthy green bean casserole recipe recreates the flavors of classic comfort food while providing essential nutrients for you and your family. Healthy Green Bean Casserole Recipe Ingredients 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 large leek, sliced in half…
The Best Way to Detox That Will Nurture, Heal and Help Your Body
Detox… cleanse … “a restart” – sound familiar? Been there done that? Yeah, me too. The…
