Make Your Own – Granola and Muesli

Posted by on Mar 31, 2011 in Self-Care | 0 comments Victoria’s Best Granola Recipe 1 cup nuts (hazelnuts, almonds, cashews) 6 cups steel cut or other large flake oats 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut 1-1/2 cups seeds (pumpkin, unhulled sesame, sunflower) 2 tsp. cinnamon 1/3 cup expeller pressed grapeseed or canola oil 2/3 cup local honey 2 tsp natural vanilla Combine all dry ingredients Heat oil and honey at low heat until mixed, add...
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Diabetes

Posted by on Mar 28, 2011 in Self-Care | Comments Off Here is how a healthy body should work:  When we eat food our body eventually converts all food into glucose, which is a form of sugar that our cells can use for energy.   It is normal for our blood sugar levels to rise slightly after meals.  This signals the pancreas to secrete insulin, which moves the glucose from the bloodstream into the cells where it can be used as fuel.   The amount...
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Moods Swinging?

Posted by on Mar 21, 2011 in Self-Care | Comments Off Some mood swinging is perfectly normal and just part of being human. Inconvenient perhaps, but normal. Rather than getting frustrated and resistant to your mood swings,  it can help to turn towards the mood and get curious.  What’s going on? Sometimes our moods want us to rest and recover. Sometimes our moods want us to get up and out to connect with others. And sometimes it can be a call...
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Gaining a Belly

Posted by on Mar 14, 2011 in Self-Care | Comments Off Eating for two requires a bit more food.  If you don’t eat enough food, your body will breakdown stored fat and produce ketones, which is harmful for babies.  Eat too much and you’ll end up with unwanted weight gain, more discomfort in the third trimester, hemorrhoids and a higher risk delivery. It’s generally recommended that women gain 25lb – 30lb during pregnancy....
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Everything Is Connected

Posted by on Mar 13, 2011 in Mindful Eating | 0 comments “If you look deeply into one thing, you can see everything else. If you look at a raisin or an orange you can see the sunlight, rain, earth, the farmer, the vine or the tree the food grey won, the people who pick, pack and truck it. Every one of those elements has to be part of the food in order for it to come into your hands and then into your body. So, if you go into a store and simply...
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