Hi Mommies, I am Katerina Bylen, I am a wife to a wonderful man and a mother to a beautiful eight month old baby girl. Being a parent is fun (most times) but can also be extremely challenging – depending how you look at it… I’ve been drawn to the world of nutrition and holistic …
Yes? Welcome to the club sister! We all do that! It’s so annoying when kids don’t do what we say, ask, command, plead or beg! So while yelling at kids is one way to cope, it is not the healthy road (both for you and them) and there are actually many techniques to get them to do …
Before meeting with a new client (most times it would be the mom), I always ask this question: “What is your #1 challenge around your family’s nutrition?” They might say something like this: “The time it takes to get organized for a good meal… From creating a weekly menu to then breaking down the weekly …
I’ve adopted this recipe from Whole Foods’ website, for the original recipe click here Ingredients 3 cups French lentils, rinsed 2 strips kombu (seaweed) 2 tablespoons coconut oil 1 large yellow onion, chopped 3 large carrots, chopped 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar, (optional) 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt Ground black pepper, to taste 1 tsp cumin 1 …
This week I received a lot of questions about nutrition from mothers, and wanted to share them with you. Recently I noticed a lot of activity on Facebook ‘mommy groups’, moms are reaching to one another for help in an attempt to learn from each other, which is great! Keep the questions coming, I love …
Hi lovely, It’s been a while since we talked. I usually try to stay in touch with you at least once a week, but the last two weeks were pretty exhausting and I needed some serious down time. Kids were home for two weeks during winter break and only after they went back to school/daycare I …
Ingredients For the Salad: ========== ½ cup shredded carrots ½ cup shredded raw beet ¼ cup of each shredded green and purple cabbage 2 packed cups of baby spinach 8 Walnuts ¼ cup Red or purple grapes ¼ cup Pumpkin and/ or sunflower seeds For the Dressing: ========== 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil ½ …
I used this vegan sour cream in my cake which called for a dairy sour cream, and since we wanted the cake to be dairy free (parve) I came up with a great substitute: Prep time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 1 cup raw cashews (pre-soaked for at least two hours) 1/4 teaspoon Himalayan sea salt 1/2 …
Ingredients 5 cups of white flour 1/2 cup grape seed oil (from a dark glass bottle) 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water 1/2 cup sugar (I use sucanat) 3 eggs pinch of salt 50 grams of instant dry yeast Directions 1. Mix the instant yeast in 1 1/2 cup lukewarm water 2. In a deep bowl put …
Food for the Soul The Jewish festival of lights is a beautiful holiday which celebrates the miracle of oil that lasted eight days instead of one day. We usually celebrate it by lighting candles, singing songs, playing games and sharing family memories. Food is a big component of this holiday, especially latkes, sufganiyot (doughnuts) and anything …