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Copy of Healthy baking substitutes for guilt-free treats

At Healthy Cravings, we’re all about baking with weird things. There are black beans in our cookies. There’s maca in our brittle. We put chia seeds in almost everything. We’ll be the first to tell you that using healthy baking substitutes requires a happy-go-lucky, “will try anything once” attitude – some things turn out perfectly…

Copy of Why we choose nutrient density over calorie counts

For many of us, the word “calorie” is as much a part of our vocabulary as “sleep” or “stress” – and to most of us, it’s a word that feels far removed from “food.” We’ve been taught that a food product’s value can be determined by crunching the numbers on its fat content, grams of…

Why we choose nutrient density over calorie counts

For many of us, the word “calorie” is as much a part of our vocabulary as “sleep” or “stress” – and to most of us, it’s a word that feels far removed from “food.” We’ve been taught that a food product’s value can be determined by crunching the numbers on its fat content, grams of…

Healthy baking substitutes for guilt-free treats

At Healthy Cravings, we’re all about baking with weird things. There are black beans in our cookies. There’s maca in our brittle. We put chia seeds in almost everything. We’ll be the first to tell you that using healthy baking substitutes requires a happy-go-lucky, “will try anything once” attitude – some things turn out perfectly…

Natural sweeteners perfect for a whole-food diet

Confession: we have a sweet tooth. Many people do – and there’s an evolutionary explanation for it you can read more about here. Some people believe in eschewing added sugar completely – and we’re totally on board with that if you need a major tastebud reset, or you’re trying to get to the bottom of…

Lemon Chia Cookies from Healthy Cravings

Benefits of Chia Seeds – Nutritious and Delicious

As the saying goes, “Good things come in small packages.” This is absolutely true when it comes to the benefits of chia seeds. Even though these tiny little black specks take up less than 2 square millimeters apiece, the nutritional contents are massive. These healthy qualities along with a nutty, crunchy texture make the itsy-bitsy…