The Functional Rd

I am always in a hurry. I drive fast, talk fast, and cook fast. This pretty much sums up everyone I know and have ever talked to in America. So I wanted to talk about fast food, and not the McDonald’s type. I’m talking food that is healthy, nutritious, and fast to prepare. Stir-fries are some of my weeknight go-to’s when I’m feeling busy, tired, or lazy (so most nights!) They are quick, easy, and do not require much patience. Here are my 3 favorite 20-minute stir fry recipes

Today I have a paleo, low-carb Chicken tortilla soup that I fell in love with last week. The cool thing is, I've actually found some AIP modifications that work very well with this particular recipe. Check it out! Prelude: Thanks to the crazy storms in Texas on Sunday night we have finally received some cool weather. Our winter has been dismal, at best, and really more like an extended summer. Thank you Texas! I also promised my fiancé that I would try out some of the awesome

The Problem with fake sugars also known as "Sugar Alcohols." Let me start by saying that I hope everyone had a fantastic Valentine’s Day and got everything that your heart desires (or at least a nice, relaxing evening). I hope that you are all strong and steer clear of the discounted candy that is now peering at you from every angle of the grocery store. It’s not worth the huge discount!!! Today I want to talk to you about a little-known effect from the world of sugar-free. N

I have seen an influx of folks with autoimmune diseases lately, which isn’t surprising when you think that upwards of 23.5 million Americans are affected by one of the 100+ autoimmune diseases that have been confirmed (1). Autoimmune disease is the biggest reason I went into functional nutrition because there is so much we can do to stop the onslaught of inflammation within the body just by changing up the diet. I know from personal experience that the autoimmune paleo protoc

When you get a special request to make meatballs.. you make meatballs! This is a great recipe to add to your list of easy Pot Luck Dinner Meals for all your holiday parties that are (probably) happening this week! I got this special request while walking through the freezer isle and getting asked very nicely, "can you eat any of these?" Eggs, breadcrumbs, ummm... no! Even the gluten-free varieties are on the no-go list! No worries, though, because I can create something that

The holidays are here, y’all! People are either excited or really annoyed. I consider myself to be a glass is half-full kind of girl so I have learned to fully embrace all things holiday-related. To help you spread a little more holiday cheer, and less holiday fear, I wanted to give you all a gift. The gift of food! Now, unfortunately I cannot give you food via the internet, but I can give you some delicious recipes that you can take with you to any potluck in town AND BE PRA

Healthy eating and Thanksgiving are not considered synonyms. Thanksgiving is typically viewed as a day you SHOULD leave the table so morbidly full, pants unbuttoned and sporting a full-on turkey tryptophan coma. I’m not here to squash your ideal Thanksgiving. In fact, I am here to help make it better (gasp!) We tend to forget that the holidays are just a day and not a whole month. Therefore, you have my approval to get buck-wild on Thanksgiving Day. However, I am here to help

The holidays are a hard time for eating right. These tips can help you stay on your diet throughout the holidays, whether you are paleo, low

Happy Halloween everyone! Halloween is one of my all-time favorite holidays, and yet it fell on a Monday… my most uninspired day of the week! Seeing everyone be in the holiday spirit at the office today made me really excited to do something, though. Since food is my outlet, naturally a Halloween-inspired dinner was what had to be done! Of course, it is still Monday and my lack of inspiration melted with my lack of time and energy combined with my desire to do something fun m

Welcome to October, the month where the weather starts to finally cool down in Texas (it’s in the 80’s ya’ll!) and the month where everyone starts getting more festive in anticipation of all the holiday cheer! In the spirit of keeping everything joyfully Halloween-centered, I wanted to go super basic and get some pumpkin on the menu! Because there is NOTHING more October than pumpkins! The thing I love most about Paleo is taking some sort of dessert and pumping up the health