Category: Reviews

[The daily view. Don’t mind the gaping hole at the top of the ceiling. “A work in progress” means just that.  And there is beauty in that alone. Perfection is overrated.] So, in case you’ve been under a rock. Or on vacation. Or are somehow able to ignore my obnoxious posts on instagram lately, something big […]

Before we start, no, this isn’t another rant about gluten and how bad it is for you, or why you should stop eating it. But this one today, is close to my heart. If you’ve been around a while, you may have noticed that I don’t label Simply Real Health as gluten free blog or business, or […]

  True confession: in all the years past, Mondays were always my day to start my post weekend cleanse. Usually something extreme, like not eating dairy and grains and sugar and alcohol and meat or juicing straight until I felt a little like gumby. Something- if I’m being totally honest with you- that would make […]

  original photo credit: Julia Manchik @ Moorea Seal Live in Seattle and love the idea of supporting small, local business owners? Today, you’re in for a treat if that’s the case because there are so amazing places of healthy inspiration sprinkled everywhere in this town. So if you’re looking for a gift to compliment a healthy […]

  Giving joy is the best thing ever. But personally, I think there is something even better: giving someone meaningful joy that will last through the whole year and actually change their day. In little, daily ways. I’m not talking profound here. Although profound gifts are awesome-  they can be a lot of pressure. Which is […]

Remember Katie from last week? [catch up here if you haven’t read last week’s blog post yet] I kind of left you on a cliff-hanger there. Because that was her email to me before she did the (Fall) Meal Plan. But, bigger question: so, what about after? How did it actually go for her? Well. I just […]

Seriously. I’ve never done this before. But, 2 weeks ago, I got an email like this in my inbox: “Hi Sarah, I am very interested in the seasonal meal plan but have a few things holding me back… 1. Last year I purchased a different meal plan I found on the internet and it was too restricting […]

Let’s play a game today. Just so you can test yourself. Before you wreck yourself. It’s one of my favorites. And if you’ve seen me speak before, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Still play. Because when I posted about it earlier this week on Instagram and Facebook, I was surprised at people’s answers. […]

Yup, round 3 today. On VIDEO. [If you haven’t seen ’em yet, check out round 1 and round 2 videos first]. Mostly because I think shopping at Trader Joe’s is both a hobby AND game. And that I happen to be living inside my local one these days with all this crazy cookbook cooking, so […]

Kitchen tools are a funny thing. People who have tons of them are usually: 1. People that don’t really like to cook. But tell themselves that if they only had [blank] appliance, they could make the job so much faster, it would be more exciting, so they would do it more. Or, they packed their […]

[This is a continuation post of the month long “Share the Love” Series. Happening right here on the blog. Catch up with the previous post [Jaclyn’s story here] and [Deidre’s story here] and why we’re talking big love this February] So be sure to come by and visit the blog weekly this month and get […]

It’s a #knowledgebomb day. You’ve been warned. Today, I’m talkin’ 6 common food and drinks that are heavily marketed to you as being—air quote “healthy” —-options, are actually TOTALLY processed foods. And therefore things you should be aware of. Especially when it’s just as easy to pick a better replacement. It’s time to get educated […]