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Nutrients

What Exactly is a Whole Plant Food?

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / February 15, 2022 /

People often get confused by the term whole when we talk about eating a whole food, plant-based (WFPB) eating pattern. As I discussed in What is WFPB Vegan?, WFPB includes foods…

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Ingredient Spotlight: Cabbage + Sweet & Sour Braised Cabbage Recipe

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / January 11, 2022 /

Ingredient Spotlight: Cabbage Such an underutilized vegetable, cabbage is a powerhouse ingredient! Cabbages are part of the cruciferous vegetable family which includes broccoli, cauliflower, kale, radishes, kohlrabi, wasabi, etc. They…

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Is It Okay to Microwave Your Food?

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / December 7, 2021 /

So many clients ask about microwaves, so I thought I’d share what I’ve learned about them and their safety. Microwaves have been regulated and certified for safety by the Food…

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Plant-Based Protein Powder—Shaking it Up!

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / October 28, 2020 /

Protein powders first appeared in the 1950s, beginning with egg-based supplements.[1] These supplements have been widely used by athletes, body builders, and the population at large to boost athletic performance…

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WTF? Where’s the Fiber? & Recipe for Alan’s Oats

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / October 6, 2020 /

WTF? I ask this every day…Where’s the Fiber? In a world so obsessed with protein, what we really should be concerned about is fiber! As a whole, the Standard American…

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Upcoming Health Education and Cooking Classes

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / August 12, 2020 /

Are you looking for more recipes, cooking tips, and health information? Has cooking without oil still eluded you (it took me a while to wrap my head around how to…

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Stop and Eat the Flowers

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / June 30, 2020 /

It’s summertime and the garden is in full bloom. I just love the gorgeous colors, scents, and the wildlife they attract. And we love eating many of these beautiful blossoms…

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Eat the Rainbow! And Recipe for Trimazing Peanut Sauce

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / June 23, 2020 /

Isn’t nature beautiful? One of the amazing things about the connection between humans and nature is that human beings have color vision, so we’re able to see the range of…

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Why I Don’t Eat Oil

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / January 21, 2020 /

One of the most shocking things people find out when they ask about how I eat is that we don’t use oil, of any kind, at all. I used to,…

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Don’t Be So Dense! Understanding Calorie Density

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / December 3, 2019 /

Calories in, calories out, right? Well it turns out there’s much more to it than that. Different foods with the same number of calories can have a completely different effect…

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