The #1 Habit to Improve the Quality of Your Food
The #1 habit to improve the quality of your food is… planning, planning, planning. Healthy meals and snacks do not just magically appear, they require a little bit of foresight and effort.
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8 Local and Handmade Gift Ideas
Yesterday, Jamie posted a blog about the best places to find eco-friendly gifts on the web; all great companies that share Perfect Supplements’ organic and fair trade values… But maybe you are the kind of person who prefers to shop locally, or something more personal, created by you. Don’t worry, there is still time! Local Handmade Items 1. Art & Crafts Fairs and Festivals Local festivals are a great place…
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Cinnamon Vanilla Post-Workout Ice Cream
After I complete a workout, I’m usually reaching for the quickest and least healthy thing I can think of. Filling your body with processed sugars and unhealthy fats (like those found in store bought ice cream) is the opposite of productive. To avoid falling into unhealthy cravings after a workout it is important to keep pre-made snacks that are packed with protein readily available. This homemade ice cream is 100%…
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Low Carb Snack Alternatives
It’s hard to fight carbohydrate cravings, especially when you’re in dire need of a crunchy snack. Many of our readers stick to low-carb or gluten-free diets, which makes snacking particularly tricky. Keeping pre-made healthy snacks on hand is great way to stay on track. Crispy Prosciutto Chips 4 oz Extra Thin Prosciutto Slices Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper and arrange prosciutto slices…
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Fight Back Fridays
One of our favorite foodies has created a weekly blog carnival entitled Fight Back Fridays. This carnival is designed to allow people focused on real food, sustainable living and natural healing to share their posts on the Food Renegade website. For the August 17th addition of Fight Back Friday, we have created a list of our recent real food recipes. Check out these recipes and be sure to join the…
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Introducing Traditional Food Prep – Beginner Video Series
Perfect Supplements is happy to pass on valuable information about nutrient dense food and achieving optimal health for you and your family through proper food preparation. Wise Traditions Beginner Video Series Available for viewing by clicking the “Videos” tab in the header of the Weston A. Price Foundation website. This 12-part series covers all aspects of Traditional Food Preparation and is an ideal starting place for the visual learner…
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Book Review – The Fateful Fork
The Fateful Fork – Each Bite of Food Takes You to Disease…or Health written by Eve Gabriel, M.S. clearly explains why “cheap” food isn’t really cheap if it makes you sick. Medication, doctors, and hospital visits due to poor dietary choices are very expensive (heart burn, headaches, allergies, heart disease, high blood pressure, etc). Making Better Choices There is no doubt that the fresh-picked apple from the local orchard is…
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Five Ways To Add More Fruits & Vegetables To Your Diet
The Harvard School of Public Health recently published a list of tips to help individuals struggling to eat enough fruits and vegetables every day. Perfect Supplements heartily agrees with their ideas and would like pass them on to you with some suggestions of our own. 1. Keep fruits and vegetables out on the counter or on the top shelf of your fridge. If it is out in plain sight, you…
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Five Tips To Promote Good Health
We should all try to live our lives as though our health depended on it because the truth is–IT DOES! Good health should not be taken for granted. We all need to make lifestyle choices that will ensure the best possible health. Most of us need to work at this daily. Here are five tips to help you get started: Eat a balanced diet—proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Before your main…
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