Simply Real Health Blog

“Stuffing” and “healthy” rarely hang out together in a sentence. Or, at least, “stuffing” + “food that’s not bad for you”. Well, they’re about to have a grand old time this week on the SRH healthy Thanksgiving countdown. If you’re just tuning in, we’re shaking up the classics in just enough of a way that […]

I ate sweet potatoes and yams as a kid. And liked them. Really. Liked them. As long as it was 1) on Thanksgiving and 2) as long as they were covered in massive amounts of puffy marshmallows. Which means I ate only marshmallows for Thanksgiving dinner. After trying– desperately– to wipe off with the stubborn […]

THE VIDEO + RECIPE How To: Make Spaghetti Squash Ingredients: 1 spaghetti squash (or a few if you have the oven space) olive oil + sea salt + pepper Directions: 1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees 2. Slice bottom and top ends off of the spaghetti squash and discard. Stand the squash up, vertically, on […]

So, usually my rule is that if something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. (Wahh. Wahhh.) I’m not a pessimist in life. Promise. Just when it comes to magical food claims. It’s just that I know they don’t work. Let’s take these common phrases and buzz words: calorie-free, sugar-free, fat-free, gluten-free, and agave […]

A perfect Fall Sunday cooking dish today– a simplified healthy twist on the French classic, the cassoulet. It takes a bit more time than my normal cooking attention span, but it’s well worth it for the amount of leftovers you’ll have for the week. Soaking the beans ahead of time can seem like a pain, […]

Expensive jarred applesauce is so outdated. Sweet, fresh apples, water, cinnamon and 15 minutes are all you need. Because then you can make pies. Do I have your attention yet? Ingredients: 10 fuji, gala or golden delicious apples (any assortment) 3/4 cup water cinnamon- lots of it Directions: Slice apples into smaller sized chunks. 2Add […]

I know I spend the majority of my time talking and teaching people about the importance of good food, eating healthy, and treating your body well when it comes to fuel and energy. So, by now, most of you know that I absolutely believe that what you eat is 90 % of the game in […]

Watch the YouTube of Sarah’s latest interview on the Brashenomics Radio Show, talking alcohol + weight loss, best foods for pregnancy and how to gain weight in a good way, among other things!

Simply Real Health In The Kitchen: Episode 1: How To Make Soup. Click here to watch! Are you ready for the easiest soup ever? ANYONE can do this. You need 3 ingredients, 2 spices, and 7  minutes (or less!) As if that weren’t enough, this little number is pretty great tasting, made with 100% real […]

Tomatoes for dinner. Tis the season, as they say. Why not? So maybe I’m not over my European style of eating just yet. I’m gonna roll with it. None of you have complained yet. You don’t need a recipe for this one, and you can adjust it however you’d like or keep it as pictured: […]

The Scoop: In case you missed the last post, I was doing a little research on a new offering at one of my favorite places to eat, Evolution Fresh. Their 3 Day Juice Ritual intrigued me, and after explaining what I wanted to do {do a real life road test to share with all of […]

The 3 Day Evolution Juice Ritual: A Road Test This past Tuesday, after the long Labor Day weekend {full disclosure: and the birthday week that led up to it. Being the food & wine lover that I am,  you better believe it was quite the week of doing things I love}, I decided that it […]