Posts by Molly Patrick
The Saturated Fat Debate + Whole-Food Plant-Based Tofu Salad Recipe
Grab your poodle skirt, your 4 cent stamp, your favorite 45 RPM record and your marshmallow fluff. We’re bouncing over to the 1950’s to meet a man named Ancel Keys, an American scientist who had a theory that heart disease was the product of too much saturated fat in the diet.
Read MoreFats 101: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly + a Quick Quinoa Recipe
I was born in 1980 and by the time 1994 rolled around, I was awkward, angry, defensive and horrified that I wasn’t one of the “pretty” girls. I was up close and personal with puberty and the shit was ugly.
Read MoreHealthy Foods That Aren’t So Healthy After All and What To Swap Them Out With + Thai Coconut Curry
On Wednesday night my dinner was a bowl of cereal. For some reason I had one single raspberry in my fridge, so I threw it on top in a halfhearted attempt to add some nutrients to my otherwise nutrient void “dinner”. Sometimes you just need a bowl of cereal, damn it.
Read MoreThe Top Nine Most Crappy Processed Foods + a Brownie Recipe With Nothing Crappy In It
There is a shit load of information out there about food, but for the love, try not to overthink it. I could pick apart and find something wrong with every kind of food out there if I really wanted to. But I refuse to do this for two reasons.
Read MoreThe Most Nutrient Dense Foods on the Planet + Insanely Good Baked Sweet Potatoes
During the past couple of weeks, I’ve explained to you the importance of phytochemicals and the difference between appetite and true hunger. Today I’m going to school you on the most nutrient dense foods on the planet.
Read MoreThe Difference Between Appetite and True Hunger
Two weeks ago, I took a swan dive into the subject of phytochemicals and why they’re so important. Today I want to talk about the difference between appetite and true hunger. Did you know that there’s even a difference between the two?
Read MoreThe Best Deodorant in the World + Slow Cooker Lentil Moroccan Stew
When I was very first going into puberty, the thought of shaving my legs, getting boobs and wearing deodorant was enough to make me jump up and down and squeal with prepubescent delight. One time on a school trip we went to Bisbee, AZ and stayed at a homemade hippie house for 5 days.
Read MoreWhat the Hell is a Phytochemical? + The Perfect Gluten Free Tortilla Solution
Why do scientific things have to sound so un-sexy? Take the word phytochemical. Even if I use my most seductive sounding voice and whisper it in your ear, while rubbing a champagne drenched strawberry across your lips, you’re not going to get turned on.
Read MorePlant Based Cashew Ranch Dressing + What I Say When People Ask Me What I Do
Over the weekend I was getting my legs waxed and my esthetician asked me what I do for a living. What I do isn’t exactly as cut and dry like as it is for some professions. School teacher, nurse, mechanic – these are all pretty standard answers that don’t require extra creativity in getting people on board with what you do.
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