Ingredient Spotlight Why We Love Grains Grains have a long, rich history in many cultures around the world. As we bring them to your table, our founder, Nicole, weighs in on the importance they’ve served in her life and how you, too, can benefit from adding them to your diet.
Ingredient Spotlight Carb-Busters: Debunking 6 Common Myths About Carbs Some of our most commonly asked questions are about carbs, and the myths surrounding them. We break down the most common misconceptions about carbohydrates.
Ingredient Spotlight Are Whole Grains Good For You? Get ready for Grain Bowls! With at least two servings of vegetables per container, the NEW Splendid Spoon Grain Bowls are a super-yummy fork-friendly solution to stay satisfied and energized during a busy week!
Ingredient Spotlight The Best Ingredients to Fuel Up Before (& After!) Your Workout I find myself needing to replenish post workouts while the very popular “30-minute anabolic window” is open or needing a bit of an energy boost prior to my evening group classes.
Ingredient Spotlight Ingredient Spotlights: Matcha, Carrots, and Okra At Splendid Spoon, we use the best, most nutrient-dense ingredients in our soups and smoothies to help you get the most out of every meal. Every ingredient has a purpose,
Ingredient Spotlight The Top 4 Nutritional Benefits of Turmeric Turmeric has become more popular than ever for medicinal and culinary uses in the health, food and wellness world. People are surprised to learn about the many roles it has had in history, food and medicine with these 4 Important important nutritional benefits of Turmeric.
Ingredient Spotlight 5 Health Benefits of Matcha Matcha has become popular for its taste, beautifying properties, and many health benefits. These five health benefits are a great reason to incorporate matcha into your diet.
Ingredient Spotlight The Magic Powers of Spices Spices can be so much more than flavor. Nutritionist, Aimee Hockett, breaks down their health benefits, and some best practices.
Ingredient Spotlight Lectins: Eat or Avoid? Lectins have become embroiled in more than a bit of controversy. We spoke with registered dietitian, Eliza Savage on what lectins are and…
Ingredient Spotlight In Defense of Carbs Are carbs as bad as some would have us believe? To find out, we spoke with Registered Dietitian, Serena Hunt. [Spoiler alert: nope!]
Ingredient Spotlight Fats 101 Should we eat fats or avoid them? What do they do for our bodies? We spoke with nutritionist, Kristy Hall, to get to the bottom of the…
Ingredient Spotlight The BEST Plant-Based Protein When most people hear the word “protein” they think steak, chicken, and other animal proteins. But, what exactly are proteins?
Ingredient Spotlight Electrolytes 101 We know they’re in sports drinks. We’ve heard we need more in summer when the temperatures rise and we sweat more. But what are…
Ingredient Spotlight What Even Are Adaptogens? Everyone’s talking about medicinal mushrooms, ashwagandha, and a whole range of other words we struggle to pronounce. But what are they…
Ingredient Spotlight Why You Should Eat Chocolate, Guilt-Free The holidays are often synonymous with stress, exhaustion, and over-indulgence. How can we find a happy balance between enjoying the…
Ingredient Spotlight What’s the Real Deal With Coconut Oil? We want to share the knowledge of our inspiring Spoon Squad far and wide. Today’s guest post comes from Registered Dietitian, Serena Hunt.
Ingredient Spotlight Why Salt’s Not the Bad Guy Salt’s got a bad rap. You’ve likely heard that to be healthy, you must cut back on this ubiquitous flavor enhancer. But is it really so…
Ingredient Spotlight Don’t be Scared of Fats We want to share the knowledge of our inspiring Spoon Squad far and wide. Today’s guest post comes from certified Holistic Health and…
Ingredient Spotlight Everything You Need to Know About Turmeric Turmeric is having a well-deserved moment. Our recipes featuring turmeric are amongst our most popular, our turmeric instas cause…
Ingredient Spotlight Farmers Market Highlight: The Rainbow-Hued World of the Heirloom Tomato Summer is that special time of year when produce at the farmers market is at its peak — and, let’s be honest, we want to buy everything in sight. One
Ingredient Spotlight 4 Herbs To Grow At Home This Spring Hide the snow boots and put away the thermal underwear… It’s finally March! Okay, so we might have to wait a few more weeks before we’re totally in
Ingredient Spotlight Carbs Were Meant For Eating Plug your toaster back in and get the cereal bowl ready! We have some good news: it’s time to eat carbs again. Well, it’s always been time, but
