I launched a newsletter about food this week—a project that’s been 18 months in the making—and I want to tell you why. So I am going to write about food now. In the words of Bettina Elias Siegl, “food is inherently a charged issue; our views about food are often shaped by our own upbringing, …
Sugar is sugar, no matter what it was before it was sugar. I’ve never been much of a baker, and I’ve always taken my coffee black, so there’s rarely been a bag of sugar in my pantry. I’ve never given it much thought. In my mid-20s, when I was trying to lose the freshman 25, …
Twenty seven. That’s how many dirty dishes there were after I prepared lunch and pre-made dinner this past Sunday. A pot A pan A large bowl The Miomat (Yes, you need one. Use my code OHHILAURA for $15 off!) 2 knives 2 coffee cups A glass of green tea A spatula A brush (You know, …
I am attempting something I’m not even sure is possible in 2022. It’s not a resolution, per se. It’s more of an act in solidarity for every mom who wants to do better for her family—every mom who wants her family to eat more vegetables and eat less sugar—but finds that with every list of …
I clench my jaw in my sleep. I’ve known this because I wake up and basically have to pry my mouth open. My jaw is sometimes sore from its overnight isometric workout, but everything was fine. I wasn’t grinding my teeth. I had just been to the dentist—twice!—and she didn’t ask about jaw clenching or …
Have you ever thought you’re doing something healthy for like years and then you find out your attempt to make your body a better place was misinformed—or is that just me? I went vegetarian after reading In Defense of Food and Eating Animals. I re-introduced meat 10 years later when I nearly starved attempting the …
Want to know what gets me dozens upon dozens of Instagram messages? Pictures of my kids’ dinner. Raising toddlers on a whole foods, vegan diet could be the best parenting choice I’ve made. Vivienne and Margot eat everything from dragon’s tongue beans and tempeh to sautéed mushrooms and raw radishes. My inbox is full of …
Dear Tropical Vegetables, Yes, you, yucca, malanga, ñame, and green plantain, I would be raising a brood of malnourished toddlers if not for you. Not a day goes by that I’m not grateful that you lay down your plans and desires—your little plant life—to feed my family. I’ll pick you up in the produce section …
So you need to help your toddler gain weight? Same, sis. Same. The internet is full of false promises and toddler protein shakes with ingredients like corn maltodextrin, sugar, and canola oil. For the love of tacos, do not feed that to your children. (I needed a minute to compose myself after I read the …
One of my kids is debatably short gut. Like a relationship before the DTR talk, the diagnosis is complicated. Once upon a time, my daughter went to surgery and came back having traded two feet of her small intestine for a (MIC-key) button sticking out of her belly through which I was to feed her …