Nutrition

Image by Pexels from Pixabay Gosh this world is so crazy. I hope you all are enjoying the time with family right now. I hope it is quality time, and as stress free as possible. But this time is definitely going down in history as one of the most stressful of times. I...

I feel like this recipe book has brought me full circle. When I started this blog, we were just starting these crazy Corona times. I had less commuting to do since school was now remote, and had a bunch of hungry mouths to feed. I used the first lockdown to really...

This may be the most useful list I put out for you, my fellow fresh sabras. As much as the health and food industry has grown here in our tiny country, there's just so much comfort in finding the products we are used to from back home. Certain things that I really...

Before we dive into the different types of grains and their benefits, let's first define WHY our bodies need grains. Well first because whole grains are one of the best sources of carbohydrates out there. Carbohydrates are crucial components necessary for energy...

There are going to be a lot of opinions out there about how to break a fast, but there are two main goals we are meant to achieve with a post fast meal. Firstly, we want to replenish the body with the nutrients it is lacking, and secondly we want to avoid a blood...

The Ninth of Av is one of the harder fasts here in Israel. Aside from it ending super late, we are also usually in middle of a heat wave at this time of the year. So properly preparing is key to getting through the fast. Let’s jump right in. What to eat BEFORE a fast:...

I generally don’t like to tell people to eliminate things in their diets. My approach is really to allow anything as long as the “bad” stuff is kept to moderation. But when it comes to canola oil, please, I beg you, throw it out ASAP. It is absolutely astonishing to...

Let’s first define what sprouted means. It’s actually just as it sounds. Sprouts are grains, beans, or seeds that have small sprouts coming out of them. This is usually done through soaking and then allowing the “sprouts” to grow in the wet environment. In scientific...