McDaniel Short-Cuts: Vegan Sloppy Joes

McDaniel Short-Cuts: Vegan Sloppy Joes

These Vegan Sloppy Joes are an ode to a food memory. Growing up on “Manwich” style sloppy joes, it was a weekly staple offered at our lunch cafeteria. Lunch lady, I do thank you, it was a fond memory paired with canned green beans and fries, but I think bigger and...
Elevating Your Take-Out Experience + Tips for Not Overeating It!

Elevating Your Take-Out Experience + Tips for Not Overeating It!

Servers, bartenders – I miss you. But, this take-out will do. I was thinking, when I eat out at a restaurant, I savor it. I taste my food and sip my wine slowly so the magical moment of a date with my husband AND, most importantly, not having to put the kids to...
Strategies to Tackle the Salty Six for Kids

Strategies to Tackle the Salty Six for Kids

As parents, we are bombarded with messages about kids and sugar, but have you heard about the salty six? We can easily recite the effects of too much – cavities, weight gain, etc. And while it is import to be mindful of our kids’ sugar intake, there’s another food...
4 Ways to Navigate Diet Talk

4 Ways to Navigate Diet Talk

We’ve all experienced diet talk at some point–either personally or secondhand. Think you haven’t heard diet talk? Consider these examples: “I deserve this, I was good yesterday.” “I’m really trying to not have carbs,...
Creamy “Two” Potato Soup | Self-Compassion

Creamy “Two” Potato Soup | Self-Compassion

What did you think about when you saw this creamy potato soup? Maybe, your response was “Yum!”  Or, was your response different? Did you wonder if the “creamy” title meant it was too fatty or the potatoes had too many carbs? Every time we make...