by jf | Aug 10, 2017 | Gut Health, Real Food Tips, Sides & Dips, Sports Nutrition
“What is this?!” Puzzled, the cashier lady checking me out at Fresh Thyme this morning was looking at my rutabaga like an alien. “… A turnip?!” “Rutabaga!,” I say, delighted to educate yet another cashier. Her inquisitive face...
by jf | Jun 18, 2017 | Real Food Tips
What’s for dinnerrrrrr!?! I KNOW you’ve asked this. We’ve all been through some sort of meal rut at some point, because easy and low stress don’t usually coincide with meal planning. And I’m in mine currently. With a 1-year-old who eats...
by jf | Jun 7, 2017 | Drinks & Smoothies, Real Food Tips, Sports Nutrition
You’ve just run 4 miles. Up hill. You’re exhausted and you’re thirsty. What’s better than chugging an ice-cold Gatorade to replenish!? Well, WATER is. (And my list of the healthiest sports drinks, of course, which we’ll get to in a...
by jf | May 27, 2017 | Sweets & Snacks
No ice cream maker. Dairy free. Craving something sweet without added sugar. T-minus 5 minutes to eating it. Welcome to my night! Thanks to some Insta inspiration earlier this week, and the fact that I conveniently already had chunks of frozen banana in the freezer,...
by jf | May 4, 2017 | Recipe Fuel, Soups, Salads, & Veggies
It’s May, cloudy, and 46 degrees out. And something just feels so right about a pot of soul-warming homemade soup! I nostalgically inherited my love of soup making from my mother, and believe that soup can make everything better....
by jf | Apr 21, 2017 | Lunch & Dinner, Recipe Fuel
I’m all about EASY these days. With 2 hungry toddlers, fancy Pinterest food just isn’t on my urgent & important list of things to do. BUT, healthy and nutrient-dense are. So where are all the recipes that take 10-20 minutes or less,...
by jf | Apr 10, 2017 | Recipe Fuel, Soups, Salads, & Veggies
I might have a slight obsession with chard, and its sweet, buttery taste. After buying two of my favorite greens at the market this week, I was inspired by the combination of the gorgeous, vibrant colors of rainbow chard and the caramelization of the leeks. The recipe...
by Julia | Jan 2, 2015 | Food Fuel, Lunch & Dinner, Recipe Fuel
Never would I EVER had predicted writing a post like this. Sardines!? UGH(!!). Your nose is scrunched, your gag reflex is going, and you’ve got a disgusted look on your face right now. Just one year ago, this was me. I had always read about the wonders of...
by Julia | Oct 20, 2014 | Food Fuel, Real Food Tips, Recipe Fuel, Sides & Dips
So, cheese. It’s one of THE most delicious foods on Earth, isn’t it? I love a big fat hunk of Gruyére cheese with a glass of red wine, but only once in a blue moon due to an unfortunate dairy sensitivity. I’d love to eat it ’til the cows come...
by Julia | Feb 22, 2014 | Baked Goods, Recipe Fuel, Sports Food, Sweets & Snacks
After finishing a playground workout the other day, I sat down on the cement steps near the wet pour rubber surface for a moment of reflection. The sun was blazing an incredible 50 degrees, and the sky was almost cloudless. The calm before the storm. With two weeks...
by Julia | Feb 9, 2014 | Lunch & Dinner, Recipe Fuel
Just when I think I’ve tried everything, some new food or dish comes along and throws me into a whole new world of tastes, creativity, nutrition, and usually deliciousness. The latter may not be the exact case for me yet when it comes to eating liver and...
by Julia | Dec 17, 2013 | Baked Goods, Recipe Fuel, Sweets & Snacks
Just three years ago, it dawned on me that I could make my own brownies. And not with a box, mind you. The lightbulb came on amidst my real food journey, where I ditched all processed and packaged foods for the real thing. Initially, it was daunting (as it is to most...
