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My Life Was Changed by MDA, and Now I Want to Help Others Create Better Health!

3 Make-Ahead Thanksgiving Desserts

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Truth: Thanksgiving can be stressful—if you let the multicourse holiday feast rule you. We’re convinced the day will be better if you actually have time to enjoy your guests and your showstopping meal, including dessert. This year, we’re cooking up dessert at least one day ahead of the big day. No reason to wait to make these healthy-but-no-one-will-ever-know-it, rich desserts that’ll deliver sweet success. Pumpkin Tiramisu with Gingersnap Crunch Serves 16 4 large egg yolks 1/2 cup maple sugar 1/2 cup canned pure pumpkin puree 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 3/4 teaspoon pumpkin spice 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 1/4 cups chilled dairy-free coconut or almond creamer 4 ounces mascarpone, at room temperature One 7-ounce package ladyfinger cookies 1 1/2 cups freshly brewed espresso, at room temperature Gingersnaps, coarsely crushed, for sprinkling In a metal bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until thickened, about 5 minutes. Transfer

Modern Children Are Different

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Guest post written by: Kathryn Kos We have moved far away from having the instinctual ability to know exactly how to feed our children. There are hundreds of books trying to teach us the right things to do. The media tries to shout out at us! The norm in our ‘rush rush’ culture is quick and easy . We see the word ‘healthy’ and we take it and run with it. There is this parent guilt we experience, associated with anything cheap and fast. Flashy advertisements labeling everything from breakfast cereals, to power bars, to chicken nuggets as ‘healthy’ ‘all natural’ and a must have part of our child’s nutrition. My point here is that feeding children is no easy feat! But we do it. We feed our children as close to a paleo paradigm as we can, within the context of our modern culture. We feed them within the realm of soccer practices, late meetings, playdates, carpools, and needing to be 20 places at once. Are you that parent who doesn’t buy cereal or boxed foods? The parent who spends quit

What I Ate On Soccer Sunday

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  In a recent comment I had a request asking me to show you what I eat on the days when I have double-header soccer games. I thought it would make a great post! I’ve had two games almost every Sunday this fall, and often they are back-to-back with little time for me to do much more than drive from one field to the other. Here’s a typical day of fuel. I admit I am sure I could be doing some things better from a sports nutrition standpoint, but my main goal is just to eat enough that I don’t get hungry and so that I feel energized throughout both games. And of course, to focus on eating healthy food. A lot of my co-ed games have started at 11.00 a.m. or 1.00 p.m. and my women’s games are either at 2:00 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. On this day I was due at the field at 12:30 p.m. I started the day with coffee, as per usual, and had a mug at around 7:30 a.m. after getting up and dressed with Mazen. Next came breakfast (or actually, brunch). My goal here is to eat a huge breakfast on the later