It’s no fun when you start a new dietary regimen and you feel as if the people around you don’t “get it,” or worse, they deliberately try to sabotage your eating by pushing foods you shouldn’t eat right at you. Last time, I talked about why other people might feel compelled to offer you cakes, […]
When People Try to Sabotage Your Candida Diet, Part 2: What You Can Do
August 17, 2019 by Leave a Comment
When People Try to Sabotage Your Candida Diet, Part 1: Why This Happens
August 14, 2019 by Leave a Comment
It’s happened to all of us on a restricted (or any!) diet. You start to eat a new, healthier way. Maybe you’re following an anti-candida diet, like I am. Maybe you’re just trying to cut out sugars. Or maybe you need to radically change the way you eat because of other health issues. You tell […]
A Return to Sweetness
August 9, 2019 by 4 Comments
[Chocolate Cinnamon Sandwich Cookies. Aw, so sweet!] It’s now been over ten years since I began this latest round of the ACD. For the past 10 years, I’ve lived 100% compliant with the candida diet, eating neither sugar (nor any other high-glycemic sweeteners), nor gluten, moldy foods, coffee, dairy, or any other “taboo” foods. To […]
The Key to Success with Your Anti-Candida Lifestyle
August 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Last week, I went to the hardware store to have a new key made. Now, a trip to the hardware store by yours truly is, in itself, a rare occurrence, so I admit I’m not entirely familiar with the general store protocol. But what I encountered truly surprised me. In today’s video, I talk about […]
What I Learned from My Dad about Food and Health
July 27, 2019 by 2 Comments
Last month, my dad turned 98. Ninety-eight!! While I wasn’t surprised based on my dad’s history, I have been truly shocked by what’s changed in his life in recent years since he moved into an assisted living residence and, almost a year ago, into a nursing home. In today’s video, I talk about the way […]
Crispy Salt and Pepper Tofu
July 22, 2019 by 2 Comments
[A great way to serve tofu that works as a main or side dish. These Crispy Salt and Pepper Tofu cubes are vegan, sugar-free, gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, egg free, nut-free, yeast-free, and low glycemic. Suitable for Stage 2 and beyond on an anti-candida diet.] In the introduction to her new cookbook, The Essential Vegan Air […]
Cars and Candida: How to Avoid Temptations on Your Candida Diet
July 17, 2019 by Leave a Comment
When temptations are all around you, how do you stick with your candida diet? When it’s summertime, as it is now in the Toronto area, there’s a wealth of fresh produce all over, enticing you with its beautiful colors and textures. For many people, summertime means watermelon, fresh cherries, and a bunch of other fruits […]
The Language of Food on Your Candida Diet
June 30, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Do you feel as if your candida diet has caused you to lose your love of food? Do you miss all your favorites and feel as if you’ll never be able to eat them again? That’s how I felt when I started the diet again in 2009. The problem was that I didn’t feel totally […]
Sugar-free, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Egg-free Fruit Pizza
June 20, 2019 by Leave a Comment
[A pizza made with a sugar-free cookie crust, dairy-free cream cheese frosting, and lots of colorful fresh fruit. Who wouldn’t love that?! This Fruit Pizza is vegan, sugar-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, egg free, soy-free and yeast-free. Suitable for Stage 3 and beyond on an anti-candida diet.] Okay, I’m going to age myself here.
Hi! I'm Ricki, cookbook author, professional recipe developer, holistic nutritionist and anti-candida crusader. Let me show you how easy it is to eat plant-based, sugar-free, gluten free food that tastes great! 
