Smart Mouth Nutrition Blog
Tips & inspiration for your wellness journey
Family Meals: Eating Better, Together
October is National Eat Better, Eat Together Month. It's a time to reflect on the importance of eating more healthfully and eating together. If you have children or a partner at home, all of the never-ending togetherness during the pandemic may have you wanting...
Health Benefits of Rosh Hashanah Foods
Rosh Hashanah starts tomorrow, marking the beginning of the Jewish New Year. It's a celebration commemorating the creation of the world, a time of intense introspection and an opportunity to make ourselves--and our world--even better in the year ahead. Personally, I...
A Most Unusual Mother’s Day + Mediterranean Brunch Roundup
This Sunday is Mother's Day. Most of us moms look forward to this as a day when, maybe just maybe, we'll get to sleep in. Or, eat a tasty meal we didn't have to cook--or clean up. Or, maybe just a homemade thank you card and a big hug. But this year, well, it's just...
Strawberry Mojito
This adult beverage was a refreshing reward after a day of building a new garden and transplanting my strawberry plants. You can always turn this into a sparkling strawberry-mint mocktail by omitting the rum and upping the lime juice to 6 oz and the club soda or...
Quinoa-Vegetable Soup
Thanks to the vegetables, quinoa and beans in my Quinoa-Vegetable Soup, it is rich in vitamins A, B, C and K plus dietary fiber, antioxidants and protein. These nutrients are good for healthy skin and immune system, lowered blood pressure and blood cholesterol levels,...
New surreality + comforting granola bar recipe
Yesterday was hard. We're all feeling it... the new surreality of living in crazy coronavirus times. Hunkering down at home, spending lots of time with those in our home, trying to navigate this new space of being in each other's space. Every. Single. Day. I am keenly...
Chocolate-Quinoa Granola Bars
Chocolate-Quinoa Granola Bars These granola bars are easy to make and nourishing. 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats1 cup quinoa flakes ((or toasted quinoa or steel cut oats))1/4 cup whole wheat flour ((use almond or coconut flour to make gluten-free))1/4 cup roasted...
Prime Post-workout Foods
Perhaps it's because "Exercise More" tops New Year's resolutions lists or maybe it's the promise of warmer weather to come. Whatever the reason, fitness and the topic of post-workout foods has topped my media and speaking requests lately. Earlier this month, I was...
Easy Air Fryer Latkes
If you love latkes but loathe the mess (and fried smell!) that goes with making them, this Air Fryer recipe is for you! To make potato pancakes simple and do-able for a weeknight side dish, I used prepackaged shredded potato (either refrigerated or thawed frozen works...
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