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Discouraged By Holiday Food Restrictions?

by Ricki Heller Leave a Comment

vegan, candida diet at the holidays

It’s a story I hear from my clients far too often: “Everything was going just great! I was eating foods that are 100% compliant with my restricted diet. I was planning my food, taking lunch to the office, cooking extra on weekends so that I wouldn’t have to worry about what to eat for breakfast. . […]

Filed Under: ACD Maintenance, ACD Stage One, ACD Stage Three, ACD Stage Two, anti candida diet, Candida Q & A, food allergies, food restrictions, food sensitivities, holidays, keto, Naturally Sweet & Gluten-Free, overindulging, social eating, strategies, Uncategorized, vegan candida diet, video

Can You Love Food TOO Much?

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Can you love food too much?

Is it harder to stick with your restricted diet if you happen to really (really, REALLY) love food?  Being told that you have to cut out most (or all) of your favorite foods because of a health condition can be truly devastating. Besides the fact that you might not know about other foods and new, […]

Filed Under: ACD Maintenance, ACD Stage One, ACD Stage Three, ACD Stage Two, anti candida diet, binge eating, blog event, Candida Q & A, dieting, food restrictions, food sensitivities, health information, mindset, motivation, social eating, strategies, Uncategorized, video

Beans-Free Hummus

by Ricki Heller 5 Comments

the keto diet vegan hummus recipe

[If you’re looking for a different kind of dip, this Beans-Free Hummus is not only vegan,  sugar-free, gluten-free, grain-free and dairy-free; it’s also free of eggs, soy, nuts and yeast. Low glycemic, Paleo, keto AND anti-candida, it’s perfect for all stages of an anti-candida diet.] Comprehensive. Informative. Droolworthy. Gorgeous. Engaging. High-Fat. My pal Leanne’s new book, […]

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25+ Nibbles and Dips for Your New Year’s Eve

by Ricki Heller 2 Comments

VEgan New Year's recipes

Can you feel the excitement? It’s almost the New Year!! Although it wasn’t quite a “white Christmas” here in the Toronto area this year, it’s been great taking some much-needed time to chillax with the HH and Girls, and really enjoy the holidays. And I’m really looking forward to the new year! As is my habit this […]

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A Sweet Life Thanksgiving–and More!

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One of the HH‘s favorite holidays is Thanksgiving (which is this coming Monday here in Canada!). Although his family did celebrate Christmas, too, when he was a kid, for some reason that holiday didn’t make its mark on his psyche in quite the same way as T-Day (I know, he was a strange kid. . […]

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25 Nibbles and Dips for your New Year’s Eve, 2015

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VEgan New Year's recipes

Can you feel the excitement? It’s almost the New Year!! Despite the complete lack of snow here in the Toronto area this year, I’m more energized and primed for the new year than I have been in years (okay, maybe it has a little something to do with my loathing of snow. Yay for partly-green Decembers!). […]

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20 Fabulous Recipes for Your 2014 New Year’s Eve Party!

by Ricki Heller 14 Comments

sugar-free, gluten-free, vegan, candida new year's eve recipes

If you’re looking for my roundup of best New Year’s Eve recipes, it’s been updated and republished here.  Happy New Year!  

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75+ Whole Foods, Healthy Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes

by Ricki Heller 59 Comments

Sugar Free, Vegan, Gluten Free Chocolate Pecan Pie from Naturally Sweet & Gluten-Free

[A favorite Thanksgiving dessert made healthier: Gluten-Free, Vegan, Lower Glycemic Chocolate Pecan Pie from Naturally Sweet & Gluten-Free. Photo: Celine Saki.] Spoiler alert: This is a post about Thanksgiving recipes (Americans, avert your eyes!)

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Some Patriotic Eats

by Ricki Heller 7 Comments

Vegan, sugar-free, gluten-free special diet strawberry ice cream on rickiheller.com

[source] It’s another long July weekend for us here in Canada and all our American cousins in the US–yay! Happy “I Love My Country” Day to both of us! 😀 For those of you looking for summer/ buffet/ BBQ/ patriotic/ festive recipes for your long weekend, here are some of my favorites that would be […]

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My Way of Eating*

by Ricki Heller 68 Comments

*[Not to be confused with Morris Dithers’ answer in this classic SCTV skit.] [The main course table from my recent holiday potluck with nutritionist friends, clockwise from top left: [out of the photo–Balsamic Glazed Brussels Sprouts]; Southwest Brown Rice Casserole with Beans [white bowl behind cutlery]; Tempeh-Brown Rice Curry and Vegetables; Baby Spinach Salad; Rutabaga […]

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