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.

Grain-Free Mudslide Fudge Cookies

If your idea of a sweet treat always includes chocolate, these Grain-Free Mudslide Fudge Cookies are for you. With a texture similar to macaroons, but filled with ooey gooey chocolate goodness, these grain-free cookies will melt in your mouth and delight your palette. Thankfully, the recipe is as simple as it is delicious. 5 ingredients. Less than 5 minutes of prep time. No special kitchen equipment or cooking techniques required.

Fight Back Friday February 10th

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.

Should You Go Grain-Free? An Interview With Ann Marie Michaels

In light of Ann Marie’s upcoming e-course in how to prepare Healthy, Whole Grains, I thought I’d ask her a few burning questions that I know many of you share with me. It’s no secret that I eat a mostly grain-free diet. I’ve never avoided grains for health or digestive reasons. I’ve avoided them because I value my kitchen time too much to waste it experimenting with sprouting, drying, grinding, soaking, kneading, waiting, baking, waiting, and baking. I had a season of doing all that, but I never hit upon a system to make it any less work. Ann Marie has.

Are You Too Lazy To Properly Prepare Grains?

Nothing has had me more flabbergasted in my Real Food journey than my relationship with grains. Nothing.

I’ve tried sourdough. And it flopped. Big time. I had a season of sprouting and grinding my own flour to make homemade bread, but within a few months I was over all the kneading and mixing and waiting. I called it laziness, but really it was just me having to decide just how much energy and time I could invest into feeding my family well. I had a season of being completely grain-free, then a season of re-introducing non-gluten containing grains like rice back into our meal rotation.

When it boils right down to it, I love grains. My kids love grains. But I don’t want to invest all that time, money, and energy into experimenting with creating fluffy sourdough pancakes, perfect artisanal bread, and spongy English muffins.

Enroll In A Free Webinar About How To Prepare Grains

Are you familiar with webinars? They’re live online classes where the teacher and students can interact together. As a student, you’ll log on to the webinar’s website and see a live feed of your teacher and her desktop. She’ll probably have a presentation up and walk you through the slides, videos, and other visuals to teach you the class materials. You’ll also be signed into a chat room where you can ask the teacher questions as she presents. It’s basically like attending a seminar, but on the web (hence webinar).

This Thursday, February 9th at 7PM EST, Ann Marie of Cheeseslave is hosting a FREE webinar on how to prepare healthy, whole grains! Unfortunately, space is limited and is filling up quickly, so if you want to participate you should go reserve your slot now.

Superbowl Sunday Snacks

Are you looking for Real Food snack ideas to feed your family & friends this weekend? Here’s a list of some of my most favorite snack food recipes. You’ll find everything from grain-free crackers to a creamy homemade queso made without velveeta. I even topped off the list with a few mouthwatering appetizers and desserts. Hope you enjoy!

Fight Back Friday February 3rd

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,…

Win An Enrollment In The Healthy Whole Grains Class

In the current renegade nutrition climate, Healthy, Whole Grains often seems like an oxymoron. We owe that to the rise of gluten intolerance as well as the number of people who find improved health through ditching grains altogether. Yet, many traditional food cultures around the world have successfully incorporated grains into their diets without any ill effects at all. These people remain just as robust as ever, just as free of diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. How is this even possible?

Parmesan Crisps — An Alternative To Chips

Parmesan crisps are the answer to one of my prayers. If you’ve ever searched for a healthy alternative to potato chips, you know just how hard they can be to find. It is extraordinarily rare for a store-bought chip to be fried in anything other than an industrially-processed, modern, highly-refined vegetable oil. Homemade chips can be made using healthy fats, but they’re so much work! As such, they’re relegated to ultra-rare treats in our home. That is, until I discovered Parmesan Crisps!