Articles by Kristen Michaelis CNC

Kristen Michaelis CNC is a published author and teacher. She's created a general nutrition curriculum used by classrooms around the US and written Beautiful Babies -- a book on nutrition for fertility, pregnancy, and breastfeeding that premiered at #1 on Amazon in its category, beating out What to Expect When You're Expecting.

Beef Tongue Flautas

Want to introduce more nutrient-dense organ meats into your diet? Enjoy nose-to-tail eating? Try out this recipe for beef tongue flautas (AKA taquitos). As guest blogger Lindsey from Homemade Mommy said, I figured the best way to get my family to enjoy tongue was to roll it up and fry it!

Fight Back Friday March 1st

Welcome to another Fight Back Friday! Today we are bringing together another collection of recipes, tips, anecdotes, and testimonies from members of the Real Food Revolution.

Who are they? Why, they’re the Food Renegades. You know who you are — lovers of SOLE (Sustainable, Organic, Local, and Ethical) food, traditional food, primal food, REAL food, the list goes on. I believe that by joining together, our influence can grow, and we can change the way America (and the industrialized world) eats!

So, let’s have some fun.

Your Children’s Future Successes May Depend on Birth Spacing

What’s the best number of years between siblings? Ask most folks this question, and you’re bound to get discussions about rivalry, companionship, and the challenges of parenting children of similar or varying ages. But did you know that proper birth spacing can affect not only the health of your children and yourself, but also your child’s future successes?

Roasted Red Pepper and Shrimp Bisque

Bell peppers take me to a happy place. Whether it’s stuffed bell peppers, Greek salad, bell pepper breakfast baskets, pizza with peppers, gazpacho, or a healthy dose of my sister’s secret stash of smoked paprika added to pretty much anything, somehow I always hear myself letting out a little contented sigh whenever I’ve taken a capsicum-laden bite. This bisque, therefore, was born out of love.

Fight Back Friday February 22nd

Welcome to another Fight Back Friday! Today we are bringing together another collection of recipes, tips, anecdotes, and testimonies from members of the Real Food Revolution.

So, let’s have some fun.

Texas Forces Raw Milk Dairy to Dump 700 Gallons of Milk

Texas is one of the many states where sales of raw milk are legal. However, unlike some states, Texas does not permit raw milk to be sold off the farm where it’s produced.

In other words, you can not buy raw milk at a farmer’s market or in a retail store. I am lucky enough to live a few miles down the road from a raw milk dairy, so I can drive up to the farm store and pick up milk once a week without any hassle. Unfortunately, many other Texas raw milk drinkers aren’t so lucky.

Some consumers who live quite far from the farms that produce their milk have taken to arranging a sort of driving/delivery system where a group representative buys the milk at the farm and delivers it to drop points in various locations where participants reimburse the driver. Or buyers place orders “at the farm” over the phone or online, but the farm delivers the milk to them. Arguably, these practices are illegal, a mere play on words to mask a violation of the spirit of the law while still adhering to its letter.

Last week, the state of Texas actually cracked down on one such dairy farm, forcing it to dump 700 gallons of perfectly good milk and temporarily suspending the dairy’s raw milk license.

Space Laser Used To Detect Fake Foods

Remember how your honey is likely fake? And your olive oil, too? Until recently, testing these fake foods for authenticity was a lengthy process requiring lots of laboratory work, so it was rarely done. Now a laser designed for use on Mars promises to make testing the authenticity of these foods a breeze. How, exactly, does this laser work? What are the implications for our food supply?

Zilmax: New Growth Promotant For Cattle

The latest drug to quickly dominate the feed lot cattle industry is called Zilmax. It’s a growth promotant, and beef lovers are worried it may make their steaks as tasteless as chicken. For good reason.

Real Food Solution For Busy Cooks

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Fight Back Friday February 15th

Welcome to another Fight Back Friday! Today we are bringing together another collection of recipes, tips, anecdotes, and testimonies from members of the Real Food Revolution.

So, let’s have some fun.