May 11 Event: Snacks for your Sweeties!

I hope you can join me for this unique, fun and interactive workshop! You can even take home all the tools you need, plus the fun and practical tips and recipes in my Healthy Family, Healthy You books. Choose whichever option works for you!
Join the Bender JCC, PJ Library and Federation’s Jewish Food Experience® for a workshop to help navigate the art of creating healthy snacks that are kid-tested and parent-approved. This event takes place in the Bender JCC Gallery.
Food and health expert, Natasha Nadel teaches grandparents creative recipes and fun techniques for getting kids to eat healthy while incorporating Jewish traditions.

5 fun and healthy food products

I know, I know…the adage, “It’s not real food if it has an ingredient list or a nutrition label.” But sometimes there are processed foods we want to take advantage of that aren’t actually too bad.
Here are a 5 discoveries I’ve made in the last few months that I thought you’d be happy to see.

Your Go-to Recipe for Passover is Here! Paleo/Gluten-Free/Vegan

Not, raw, (see Passover Part I post here) but something healthier (than the usual Pesach fare…) I’m looking forward to making for Pesach (instead of matzo meal pancakes or matzo brei), is this recipe my sister shared with me. The recipe is either for “Paleo naan” or a paleo (or Passover!) crepe/pancake. Recipe from www.myheartbeets.com.

5 Tips & a 1 ingredient recipe for a Sane and Healthy Passover!

If you read this blog, you’re probably looking for ways to eat well during Passover (or anytime!). Vegan or not (and let me tell you – it ain’t easy for Passover!), we all want fresh food with plenty of vitamins and fiber that won’t weigh us down like all the heavy matza and meat!
I’ve got the answer for you. How to have a healthy Pesach: eat raw food. Lucky for you and me, I have an amazing new resource that I

New Kol HaBirah Cover Story: Teen Addiction

For those of you who only subscribe to my blog for healthy family tips and easy kosher and/or vegan recipes, I apologize for the lack of a recipe or tip today. But no one can have a healthy family with an addiction problem, and I did come to this whole food thing through journalism, so I hope you enjoy reading some of my journalistic endeavors here and there.

Easy, healthy family meal (Purim, Part 2)

What if I told you that you could make an easy dinner using whole foods (everyone I know is on whole 30!), that feels fun, festive and takes 10 minutes? I kid you not… Speaking of kids, mine loved it! Score!
What is it? Pumpkin chili and gorgeous fruit and veggie platters. Yes, we know the veggie platters are my shtick. That’s because they work. Who wouldn’t be excited by a gorgeous assortment of colors, shapes and textures?

Healthy and Fun Ideas for Purim Mishloach Manot (Purim Part 1)

It’s that time of year again…Purim: a time supposed to be filled with merriment and joy that become stressful and unhealthful. Now, I wouldn’t let that happen to you, would I? Here are 5+ healthy mishloach manot ideas, including the ever adorable mason jar mishloach manot.

Two new published articles for Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month

I’m very proud to share with you two new articles that I put a lot of heart and soul into. They are both for a new Jewish publication in the DC area called, Kol HaBirah, Voice of the Capitol. One is about Sunflower Bakery’s professional training programs for young adults with learning differences, and the other is about the Miami Marathon fundraising trip for Friendship Circle of Maryland.

Let’s celebrate Chocolate and Heart-Shaped Produce!

Everyone can find an excuse to celebrate chocolate, right? Why not make it a healthier, vegan chocolate recipe? (Note that if you are looking at this in your email, you may need to “view in browser” for all images to appear) I know many of my readers do not celebrate Valentine’s Day, and I actually …

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Fun Craft for Tu B’shevat or Anytime!

This past Sunday I had the pleasure of conducting one of my Fruit Funshops for Friendship Circle of Maryland, in honor of Tu b’shevat. If you want to do a fun activity with your kids for Tu b’shevat, keep reading for photos and instructions! Tu B’shevat is the birthday of the trees! Here are some …

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