Meghan Telpner's Blog, page 24

Don’t Blame Your Kids For What They Eat

This is an update on a post I wrote before I had a child of my own. Now that I have one of my own, plus more nieces and nephews than I can keep track of (only kidding – I...

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Soy Foods: Hidden Sources, Health and Environmental Impact

It seems like people are a lil’ bit sensitive about their soy products, which we discovered recently when Meghan wrote about her Natural Products Expo adventure. In case you missed it, here’s the gist: foods splashed with lofty health claims are usually not healthy, including faux sausage, turkey and hot dogs, which are almost always made out of soy. Some peeps believe that eating fakin’ bacon is a better choice for personal health, the environment and animal rights. We don’t agree, and here’s why:

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Gluten-Free Veggie Tater Tot Recipe with Cassava Flour

Let’s get the most important bit of this recipe out of the way first – there is no potato in this veggie tater tot recipe. Why? Because why put extra effort into making food for kids that are easy sells?...

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What’s In That Pink Soap and How to Support Your Skin Microbiome

That pink soap. I know you know it. It’s in nearly every public bathroom – schools, medical buildings, airports, shopping malls, fast-food restaurants, office buildings. It’s oozey and fluorescent and has that distinctly nauseating sweet fake flower scent. It’s gross,...

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Greatest Lessons from My Home Garden

This summer I took on the challenge of a backyard garden – what I affectionately (and generously) refer to as my farm. This has been a long-time goal and I am proud that I made the effort. Caring for plants...

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Is The Beyond Meat Burger Healthy?

I tried to avoid writing about the Beyond Meat burgers. I didn’t want to deal with the haters that I got when I shared facts about Arbonne, Soylent, and Nutella. Yet for the last several months my inbox and my...

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10 Amazing Things You Can Do With Mint

I have a new hobby and it's really fun: Gardening! I've always planted a few things in my garden every Spring, but this year I've gotten really into it. And want to know a secret...I'm really terrible at it! Things have died, wilted, been chewed up by rabbits, and are growing into one another. At least I can plant flowers that survive....that counts for something right? My garden is what Meghan would call a 'gong show' but I'm really proud of it. I planted it myself, played in the dirt, and pretty soon I'll have a few local organic veggies of my own.

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Grain-Free Flax Crackers and Health Benefits of Flax

I’ve been trying to eat more flax lately as part of a protocol my nutritionist put me on. Yes, even a nutritionist needs a nutritionist. And even this nutritionist does not like flax seeds. I don’t. I think they taste...

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My Experiment In Minimalism: So Much More With Less

I have been going through a bit of a transition lately. It’s not an overly dramatic life overhaul kind of thing, but more about putting greater intention behind my actions and decisions. A lot of this has to do with...

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Roasted Tomato Soup: A Summer Classic

I was told tomatoes were the easiest thing to grow in the garden and so I grew a lot. All the tomatoes. I did the same last summer but the problem last summer was that they were the worst-tasting tomatoes...

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