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How to Treat Insulin Resistance Naturally
Insulin Resistance: Causes, Symptoms, and Natural Ways to Improve Blood Sugar Balance Insulin resistance is a common condition that can impact energy levels, hunger, and long-term health. If left untreated, insulin resistance will eventually turn into prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. Improve insulin sensitivity with these simple lifestyle changes. In this guide, we’ll cover what…
Read MoreGreen Up Box
Green Up Box Green Up Box is a quarterly subscription box designed to help you reduce plastic all over your house. I signed up a couple of months ago and have so far received two boxes: the first was a “market” themed box and contained mesh produce bags, organic cotton bulk bags, a collapsible silicone…
Read MoreHealthy Recipe Swaps That Keep the Comfort (And the Flavor)
You don’t have to give up your favorite comfort food to eat well. Learn how to make family favorite recipes healthier with easy, practical swaps to upgrade your nutrition without losing the flavor you love. Did you know many of the recipes in the Peas and Hoppy Meal Guides app are inspired by the meals…
Read MorePepper Picking Guide: What Type of Pepper Is This?
Which type of pepper is right for the recipe you want to make? Learn about 9 varieties of peppers found at the Miller Farms vegetable stand. If you’re a regular at the Miller Farms vegetable stand, you’ve seen the incredible piles of peppers on the tables. It’s like a treasure hunt to dig through to…
Read MoreMove Over, Protein! Fiber is Taking the Spotlight
Fiber is essential for gut, brain, and heart health, but 95% of Americans aren’t eating enough. Learn what fiber is, why you need it, and how to get it. Jump to Fiber-Rich Recipes Have you felt the protein panic currently gripping our nation? I exaggerate – but only slightly. From wellness influencers recommending 150+ grams…
Read MoreFall Seasonal Vegetable Spotlight: Beets
Beets are a delicious fall and winter seasonal vegetable! Learn about beets’ nutritional content, and how to best choose, store, and cook this root vegetable. Now that summer has ended, it’s time to turn to fall and winter seasonal vegetables. One of my personal favorite options are beets. Both the roots and greens of beets…
Read MoreReduce Food Waste by Using Your Vegetable Scraps
Don’t toss your vegetable scraps! Save them to make delicious homemade vegetable broth or rich compost. Learn which veggie scraps to save and how to use them. As we enter into the holiday season, you might find yourself cooking more than usual. This means you also might find yourself with more food waste – and…
Read MoreWhat’s a Meal Guide?
If standard, pre-made meal plans haven’t worked for you, I have good news! You might simply need something different to help you come up with a plan for dinner. Introducing: our flexible, easy-to-customize Meal Guides. Is your busy family constantly asking you, “What’s for dinner?” There is a solution to this, but it might not…
Read MoreSweet Corn (subtitle: How to Teach Your Kids to Work)
This is happening right now: And I wish I was there. Sweet Corn Season. It’s a capital-letter-phrase in our household, and it’s an experience that I’ve been looking forward to sharing all year. Let me tell you the story. When I turned 12, my parents bought me a cheap, above-ground pool for my birthday to…
Read MoreFeeding the World: Calories vs. Nutrition
One Kansas farmer feeds 133 people and YOU! If you’ve driven on I-70 across Kansas, perhaps you have seen this sign, too. Coming from a farm, I always wondered exactly what this sign means. I mean, we didn’t really eat what came from the farm. We grew corn for the ethanol plant and feedlots down the…
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