Category: Food

As we need food, so do we need emotional nourishment: love, kindness, appreciation, and support from others. - Goswami Kriyananda

Food and Emotional Voids

Do you ever stress eat? Or eat when you’re bored? or sad? or lonely? or angry? Unfortunately, food isn’t going to solve your problem. It might provide temporary comfort or satisfaction, but it doesn’t magically *poof* your problems away or change the way you really feel about a situation. And you might even feel worse …

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5 Ways to Sneak High Fiber Foods Into Your Diet - The Be Well Place

5 Ways to Sneak High Fiber Foods Into Your Diet

Sneaking high fiber foods into your diet isn’t as hard as you think, and you don’t have to add that much to get the benefits. Fiber is a carbohydrate that helps our bodies: Digest food Eliminate waste Reduce cholesterol Regulate blood sugar Our bodies don’t digest fiber to use for fuel or any cellular functions, but …

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Healthy Pumpkin Muffins That Will Make You Drool - The Be Well Place

Healthy Pumpkin Muffins That Will Make You Drool

Add some seasonal cheer to your breakfast and snacks with these healthy pumpkin muffins. Pumpkin is an excellent source of vitamin A, which is needed for good vision and eye health. It also has vitamin C, iron and fiber. Plus, it’s festive and tastes more like a savory dessert than a nutritious fruit. (Did you …

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5 Fall Cookie Recipes That Your Whole Family Will Love - The Be Well Place

5 Fall Cookie Recipes That Your Whole Family Will Love

Looking for easy fall cookie recipes to satisfy your sweet tooth this season? Look no further! Here are five super simple recipes that the whole family will drool over. Candy Corn Sugar Cookies Autumn embellishments definitely make an appearance in my fall cookie recipes. I made a batch of these sugar cookies last week, and they …

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3 Reasons Why Candy Corn Is Healthy - The Be Well Place

3 Reasons Why Candy Corn Is Healthy

Made you look! Tee-hee. Come on…candy corn isn’t healthy, silly. It’s nothing but sugar, artificial flavors, and food coloring. What’s healthy about that? Do you not read my articles? For shame! Okay, I confess. I like candy corn. I know it’s not good for me, but I eat a smidge of it anyways every October. So, …

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7 Mistakes You Make When Starting A New Diet

Summer is just around the corner, which means you’re probably going to consider dieting and slimming down. You may consider buying new running shoes, supplements, and books filled with instructions on how to eat clean and detox your liver. Not gonna lie, they probably won’t help. The Boston Medical Center estimates that 45 million Americans …

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How To Not Eat All The Cookies In Your Cupboard

They’re in there. They’re looking for you. Calling for you. They know you by name. They know all your secrets. Know your greatest desires and fears. Those damn cookies will haunt your dreams until you eat them. All of them. Savagely. Until they are but crumbs. And then you’ll eat the crumbs. Destroy all evidence. …

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7 Simple Foods That Help With Digestion

Since this is the Year of the Gut (I mean Goat…Year of the Goat), let’s review some simple foods that help with digestion. We often hear about the newly discovered superfoods that will cure all our needs. (Remember Inca Tea And The Purple Corn Movement?) Although superfoods are indeed suped-up, nutrient dense, and often delicious options, such …

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Vegan Magic Grabs San Antonio By The Bulbs

Being vegan is not just about animal rights and boycotting meat factories. It’s also about eating delicious food that’s good for the body. It’s about cooking to support health, excite tastebuds, and encourage environmental and social responsibility. It’s not a diet – it’s a way of life. It’s not a diet – it’s a way of …

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Inca Tea And The Purple Corn Movement

This article is another one of those “boy meets Peruvian hiking guide, Peruvian hiking guide introduces boy to magical purple corn tea, boy’s life is changed forever” stories. You know, one of those… I joke because this story is far from typical. It is a story of life transformation and the desire to share an …

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