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RESOURCES

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All recommended products below I use for myself and/or my family.

Thank you for supporting my passion and work!

ADDICTION

Addiction Group

Alcohol Rehab Help

Free Rehab Centers (Texas)

The Recovery Village Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs and Mental Health Support

ALLERGIES

Allergic Living magazine and website

Allergy Eats app

Safe Eats Allergy-Friendly Recipes

Kids with Food Allergies

 

BEAUTY/SKIN

All products scored 1-3 by EWG Skin Deep

(low in carcinogens and endocrine-disrupting chemicals)

Beautycounter* (EWG Verified)

BOOKS

Children & Environmental Toxins*

Grit by Angela Duckworth

The End of Alzheimer's* by Dr. Dale Bredesen

BLOGS

Minimalist Baker

Oh My Veggies

Pinch of Yum

Oh She Glows

Love and Lemons

Summer Tomato

BUSINESSES, Local

Based in Austin & Surrounding Areas

Constant Feathers (handmade leather and feather jewelry)

Life-Force Fitness (training studio in Round Rock)

Remnant Studios (non-profit making ceramic pottery, jewelry and more in Austin, benefiting organizations fighting child trafficking)

Renaissance Well Fitness (all-in-one health company - massage, chef services, fitness)

CLEANING

All products rated A-B by EWG

(low in carcinogens and endocrine-disrupting chemicals)

 

Dishwashing (Attitude Automatic Dish Detergent,  Seventh Generation* - packs or powder, not liquid, Whole Foods Market automatic dishwashing detergent)

Floors (Earth Friendly, Eco-Me*, Martha Stewart Clean Wood)

Laundry (Molly's Suds*,  Seventh Generation Bleach*, wool dryer balls*)

Multi-purpose (Arm&Hammer baking soda, Attitude Cleaners,* distilled white vinegar, Dr. Bonner's,* Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day*, Whole Foods Market All-Purpose Cleaner)

CANCER

The Mesothelioma Center (nutrition for Asbestos exposure)

International Agency for Research on Cancer (Nutrition Section)

COOKBOOKS

Power Foods*

The Food Lab*

Deceptively Delicious* (kid-friendly)

Inspiralized*

Inspiralize Everything*

The Foodie Bar Way* (plant-based)

The New Milks*

The Sneaky Chef* (kid-friendly)

The Whole 30*

COOKING HELP

Cooksmarts

Foodist Kitchen

Jaime Oliver Cookery School

Super Healthy Kids

The Kitch'n

The Food Lab*

EATING OUT HELP

DietMenus (customized restaurant menu items based on your diet preferences and/or allergies)

EQUIPMENT

Bees Wrap* (healthy alternative to plastic food wrap)

Breville Sous Chef Food Processor*

Instapot Multi-Cookers*

Indoor Grill*

Slow Cooker (or use Instapot)

Rice Cooker (or use Instapot)

Spiralizer*

KitchenAid Mixer Spiralizer Attachment*

Le Creuset cookware*

Santoku Knife

Silicone bakeware* (Pantry Essentials)

Vitamix*

HEALTH INFO

Consumer Lab

Environmental Working Group

Healthline

PubMed

HOUSEHOLD

Allergy Bedding Covers

Food Storage: glass containers with lids (Glasslock*, Pyrex* or wide-mouthed Mason jars with plastic lids*)

KIDS/PARENTS

Internet Advisor (internet access guide for parents)

Ursor (kid-safe internet search engine)

FARM to TABLE

Farmhouse Delivery*: Use coupon code "NBN" for waived sign up fee. (Austin, Dallas & Houston)

Farm Fresh To You (California)

Local Harvest

MEAL PLANNING

Cooksmarts (regular, gluten-free, paleo & veg options)

Happy Herbivore (plant-based meal plans)

Instacart (grocery delivery)

Once A Month Meals

Plan to Eat*

MEAL KITS

Blue Apron

Green Chef

Hello Fresh*

Plated

Sun Basket*

MOTHERS

Single Mothers Financial Assistance

PODCASTS

Dr. Oz

Found My Fitness, by Rhonda Patrick, PhD

Kwik Brain

Model Health

The Drive, by Peter Attia, MD

SNACKS

Aim for 50% produce at snacks, and just a few familiar ingredients to avoid excessive processing

Bars: RxBar*, Larabar*, Epic*, Pressed by Kind*, or That's It*

Chips / Salty & Crunchy: Beanitos*, Beanitos Baked Mac N' Cheese Puffs*, Hippeas, Food Should Taste Good*, Plantain Chips; Dehydrated seaweed, Biena dehydrated chickpeas*, flavored peas, roasted, salted pumpkin/sunflower seeds, Kala* bean snacks, Quinn popcorn*

Fermented:  Sauerkraut, Cottage Cheese, Yogurt, Kimchi

Homemade: No sugar added cookies, sweet potato date brownies, flavored & baked chickpeas/beans, kale chips, GF vegan cornbread

Pickled: Olives, Pickles, Escabeche, Okra

Planned/Prepared: Unsweet Greek yogurt + berries; cultured cottage cheese + fruit; baby carrots, sweet peppers, snap peas, snow peas, green beans, broccoli or cauliflower with hummus; apple or celery sticks with almond butter; boiled egg + fruit; almonds/pistachios + berries

STAPLES - COLD

REFRIGERATOR

Amino Acids (Bragg's or Coconut)

Applesauce: organic

Butter: grass-fed or vegan (Kerrygold, Earth Balance)

Cheese: sharp cheddar, Baby Bel, feta

Eggs: pastured

Hempseed (Nutiva*)

Honey: local

Hot Sauces (Yellowbird*, Frank's Original Buffalo*Tabasco & Sriracha)

Hummus (homemade or Grandma's)

Maple Syrup: organic

Mayo, vegan (Just Mayo* or Fabanaise*)

Milk: Flax + Protein (Good Karma), Almond (organic) or Hemp, all unsweetened

Nut-free Butter (Sneaky Chef*, Once Again*)

Nut Butter (SuperFat)

Pesto

Produce: organic berries, baby spinach and other greens, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, lemons, limes, others

Seeds: hemp (Nutiva)

Smoked Salmon

Sunflower Seed Butter (Once Again*)

Tahini Paste

Tamari Sauce: GF

Yogurt: organic/grass-fed Greek (Siggi)

 

FREEZER

Breakfast: Homemade & GF Muffins/Waffles/Pancakes/Crustless Egg Quiches

Breads: sprouted whole grain breads, corn tortillas

Fish: wild salmon, halibut, snapper, shrimp

Flours (if not used quickly or preservative-free): whole cornmeal, GF blends, whole grains, and seed flour (Guiltless Superfoods)

Meat: whole organic chickens, ground turkey/bison

Nuts/seeds, raw: pecans, almonds, walnuts, flaxseed

Produce: mixed berries, bananas, cherries, blueberries, peas, shredded cabbage, dark leafy greens

STAPLES - PANTRY

Bars (RxBar*, Larabar*, Pressed by Kind*, Health Warrior, or homemade)

Bread: Sprouted (Ezekiel, Alpine Valley)

Bread: Gluten Free (GF) - Bread Srsly, Schar & homemade

Beans/Lentils/Peas: canned low sodium, dried

Cereal: GF (Qia Superflakes*), Muesli

Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce (San Marcos*)

Chips (Beanitos*, plantain chips, organic corn chips)

Chocolate: does not contain dairy or nuts (Guittard 63% Extra Dark Chocolate Chips, Endangered Species, Alter Eco Dark Quinoa, Little Secrets Classic Dark Candies*)

Coconut: unsweetened shredded, flakes, canned full fat, cream (Trader Joes or Thai Kitchen Organic)

Dried Fruit: Prunes, Apricots, Raisins

Fish: Sardines (Season brand* - amazon and Costco), Canned light tuna (avoid Ahi, Yellowfin and Albacore due to high mercury), Wild salmon

Flours: GF, Chickpea, Buckwheat, Nut (Bob's Red Mill* & Trader Joe's)

Granola & Muesli (Bob's Red Mill*, No-Grain-Ola, or homemade)

Grains: Picky Oats Performance Oats*, quick-cooking steel-cut (Bob's Red Mill), quinoa, wild rice

Flavored Vinegars (Con Olio)

Hot Sauces

Kathleen's Bean Soup Cups

Mustards

Noodles, Soba or Rice: GF (Assie Glass Noodles* (100% sweet potato starch), or King Soba*)

Nuts/seeds: Roasted/salted pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, pistachios, almonds

Oats: Picky Oats Performance Oats*, quick-cooking steel-cut (Bob's Red Mill)

Oils: Avocado, Olive, Coconut (Nutiva*), Sesame

Pasta: Gluten-free (Jovial* brown rice, Tinkyada* brown rice, BGreen* millet/buckwheat, Al Dente* white bean, Banza* chickpea, Tolerant* (favorite))

Pickled Vegetables: olives, okra & others

Produce: Potatoes, Onions, Garlic, Tomatoes

Pumpkin: canned

Roasted Crunchy Chickpeas (Biena*, Simply Balanced or Saffron Road*)

Salsa

Seaweed Snacks

Seeds: roasted sunflower, roasted pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, flaxseed

Spices (Savory Spice Shop)

Stock: chicken, vegetable

Tomatoes: diced, canned

Vinegars & Oils Organic, Raw Apple Cider Vinegar (Bragg's*), various (Con Olio)

HEALTHY TOP 8 FREE FOODS/SNACKS

(ingredients only, check for cross-contamination)

Bars: Epic*, Pressed by Kind*, or That's It*

Chips: Beanitos, Plantain chips

Coconut: Coconut flakes, Coconut aminos

Dairy Milk Alternatives: Good Karma flax milk with protein, organic almond milk, Oatly oatmilk, Califia Farms Toasted Coconut Almond

Dairy Cream Cheese Alternatives: Miyokos (cashew cream cheese), Kite Hill (almond cheese), GoVeggie  (nut-free cream cheese alternative)

Dairy Cheese Alternatives: VioLife, Daiya Mozzarella-Style Shreds

Fruit: raw, dried, frozen

Pasta: Schar, Tolerant or Assie Glass Noodles*

Planned/Prepared: coconut yogurt + fruit + seeds; hummus + raw veggies; GF bread with Once Again sunflower seed butter and jelly; smoothies; Schar crackers + hummus; Cinnamon applesauce; 

Protein powders (see supplements below)

Salty Snacks: Dehydrated seaweed, Biena dehydrated chickpeas, flavored peas, olives, pickled okra, Roasted, salted pumpkin/sunflower seeds, chips, Kala* bean snacks

Sweet Snacks: fruit, Enjoy Life chocolate, Pressed by KIND, Annie's fruit snacks

Veggies: raw with hummus

SUPPLEMENTS

Access your personal NBN online supplement dispensary here

VEGAN

Travel Guides, Tips, Resources

Love Holidays: A Guide To Traveling As A Vegan

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