health Archives - Suzie The Foodie

What Is The Big Kombucha Deal?

January 31, 2019 by Suzie the Foodie 4 Comments

I am not one for resolutions or diets or any of that crap but I do want to start adding healthier things to my life. I decided to start 2019 with trying out the latest latest healthy drink craze: Kombucha. I bought this bottle for $4 and decided to go with the ginger-infused one because […]

Go PINK! Vegan Spicy Noodles with Shiitake Mushrooms

October 1, 2012 by Suzie the Foodie 2 Comments

I created this post for Mushrooms Canada’s Go PINK campaign. You can find the recipe for my vegetarian version of spicy noodles there. I just wanted to take a moment and talk a little bit about why I wrote the post and how to make the vegetarian version. The Cause Currently one of my best friends in […]

So sick… So very sick…

November 29, 2011 by Suzie the Foodie 9 Comments

I guess I’ve been fighting of a cold (or was in total denial) for a while. I should have known when I wrote the post “I need a holiday” I was jinxing myself. I’ve been doing too much for too long and I am having a hard time breathing, baked a stuffed turkey breast for dinner […]

My Healing Elixir Green Iced Tea

September 16, 2011 by Suzie the Foodie 4 Comments

Printer-Friendly Recipe I have been playing around with making homemade green iced tea for a while and feel that I have finally come close to finishing my recipe testing to create a healing elixir. I almost-fill a pitcher with cold water and add 3 green tea bags and 3 decaf black tea bags. I have […]

The Green Smoothie? Not for this foodie!

September 12, 2011 by Suzie the Foodie 10 Comments

Now that is a green smoothie: Lip Smackin’ Lime Smoothie made with lime Jello Green smoothies seem to be all the rage these days. Making a normal fruit smoothie and throwing in some kale, swiss chard, spinach, etc. I was totally dubious and resistant. Still, I was curious. One week each night I added a different […]

Jamie Oliver inspires me to make my own ground beef

June 3, 2011 by Suzie the Foodie 14 Comments

I hope you have been watching Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution program on ABC. Sadly many people haven’t so they have moved the show to Friday nights and pretty much killed it. Which is such a shame. I suppose that is what happens when you try and tell the truth and it impacts big business. Thankfully […]

My Mom’s Bitchin’ Kitchen Turkey Noodle Soup

March 4, 2011 by Suzie the Foodie 13 Comments

I don’t know about you but I have been feeling terrible lately. March is turning out to be one of the coldest months of the year and my fibromyalgia is at its worst. On top of that, I have be fending off the flu that my hubby brought home from work by making my super immunity […]

Why Gluten-Free is Not for Me

January 19, 2011 by Suzie the Foodie 26 Comments

Yesterday I was asked by a woman via Twitter if my fibromyalgia (and migraines) could be caused by gluten. I just had to write this post to set the record straight since I get asked this question all the time. Here is a photo of me in my tiny kitchen on Vancouver Island about five years […]

Boosting Immunity

November 3, 2010 by Suzie the Foodie 8 Comments

Well it will not be a surprise to anyone that I have pushed my health too far. As a result I am receiving signs that I have compromised my immunity which I am not happy about at all. I have to protect my health and help my system get stronger. The first place I always […]

The Fighting Foodie… down but not out!

September 9, 2010 by Suzie the Foodie 13 Comments

I know, weird right? Why do I have a photograph of a hollyhock lying flat on its face when this is a food blog? Well I am big into metaphors and just think of this flower as me. For those readers who do not know my story, I have fibromyalgia and a ton of other […]