by The Omnivorist | Jun 22, 2015 | Health
You may have seen the recent New York Times magazine article featuring what kids eat for breakfast around the world. I was so proud to see Turkey (my home country) being featured since well Turkish breakfast is one of those things that I think should be nominated for...
by The Omnivorist | May 25, 2015 | baby, Health
I’ve had super dry skin for as long as I can remember. This meant that I used to always seek out the thickest creamiest body cream that I could find, and for years that was heavy-duty Nivea body lotion or other supermarket brands. Until one day when I heard...
by The Omnivorist | Mar 26, 2015 | Health
March 21st may have come and gone and it may now officially be spring in the Northern Hemisphere but you wouldn’t know that with the nasty drizzle we’ve got this week. So hearing a little someone cough early in the morning is still a semi-regular...
by The Omnivorist | Mar 22, 2015 | baby, baby food, Health, Recipes
While milk kefir is a traditional Turkish drink with its roots in the Caucasus Mountains, I had never heard about it growing up — which is quite remarkable if you think about it! As my interest in making my own cultured foods grew, I knew that cultured dairy was a...
by The Omnivorist | Mar 10, 2015 | Health, My Paris
I say it’s about time to get practical! I periodically get asked where and how we do our groceries so figured it was time to put it all in one place. This list is by no means exhaustive but should provide a good guide to what we do in our family. Note that we...
by The Omnivorist | Feb 20, 2015 | baby, Health, pregnancy, Pregnancy & Baby
What if our nutrition during pregnancy, or heck even before conception, had lifelong consequences for the health of our children? Let me rephrase that in case you have missed the enormity of the statement: what if what the parents ate and how they lived even before...
