The Biome Kitchen

10/29/2025

Dinner ? ground chicken with cumin, ginger, tumeric and coriander and veggies ( tomatoes , leek, bok choy, scallions) with more veggies- garbanzo and black beans, kale , cucumer and tahini sauce. Eight veggies?

06/10/2025

The Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Commitee boosts weekly pulse intake to 2.5 cups a week. Think is linked tobeneficial health outcomes and provide plant protein and fiber folate , potassium, iron and magnesium.

If your gut is sensitive to legumes - try canned chickpeas or canned lentils, rinse well, add them into the diet gradually.

03/06/2024

Speaking today on the 3 secrets to evaluations of services and programs. Find out the 5 principles used in creating evaluations for services, products and programs. Understand the different methods of data collection- qualitative, quantitative and mixed and identify your stakeholders! Today at 1pm for nutrition entrepreneurs. Nutrition Entrepreneurs DPG

11/23/2022

11/14/2022

Manna sells over 11,000 pies to raise money to serve medical meals to those with critical illness such as cancer, chronic kidney disease, HIV and more in the Philadelphia area. Choose from Apple, Berry, Sweet Potato, Pecan, Gluten Free Blueberry at $ 35/ pie.
Only 4 days left to order! Pick up in many location near Philly on November 21st:)

10/21/2022

Here is a peppermint oil which has been shown to help with IBS pain and other GI symptoms . New data shows it can also increase Quality of Life of patients with IBS ( Chey, 2022). A recent survey showed IBGuard improved overall bowel function (96.7%), confidence in managing IBS ( 94%), looking forward to enjoying a meal ( 87.3%) social activity engagement ( 86.7%) and work attendance (82.1%) (Chey, 2022). This study was funded by Nestle Health Science.

08/13/2022

Israeli Cous- cous is really pearls of pasta. ( It is not gluten free) . What makes this grain fun, it that it cooks in just 12 minutes. The cooked pasta can be mixed with 1/2 c chopped olives and 1/2 c chopped fired red peppers. I found both in a jar ready to use! Add some fresh herbs- I tried some Thai basil and salt and pepper and olive oil to taste!

06/28/2021

Monash University Talks about Probiotics - Do we need them?

Monash FODMAP Blog A blog about Probiotics in IBS by Monash FODMAP, the experts in IBS

05/06/2021

Kendra Thatcher produced this video with me for The Pennsylvania Nutrition and Dietetics Annual Meeting. Hope you enjoy the recipe!

05/01/2021

Blanching some springtime green beans on IGTV:)