Preparing ingredients ahead of time is a great way to spend less time in the kitchen and still eat delicious, balanced meals. 

Let’s talk breadcrumbs. Have you ever looked at their ingredient list? We did and it was scary! Enriched flour (Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin Folic Acid), High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Soybean, Cottonseed, Canola), Brown Sugar, Honey, Molasses, Sugar, Corn Meal, Dough Conditioners (Mono and Diglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate, Soy Lecithin, Calcium Carbonate), Potassium Sorbate (Preservatives). AND that list is not even HALF of the ingredients for some of the commercial...

We all have heard it – breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Is there any truth to this statement? The answer is YES! Here’s why: • According to the American Heart Association, people who eat breakfast tend to have lower rates of heart disease, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. • If you don’t eat breakfast, you are more prone to overeat later in the day. • Eating in the morning could lower your risk of Type 2 diabetes, by helping to avoid too many glucose spikes. • People who eat breakfast tend to be more active during the day, due to the energy they are consuming. • It m...

Between grocery stores, farmers markets, and our favorite restaurants, we have access to a lot of food. Unfortunately, so much of it goes to waste. The good news, however, is that it's super easy to reduce your food waste. Here are a few tips on how to reduce your food waste. Buy what you need- Buy loose produce so that you do not end up with more than you need. Purchase grains, nuts, and spices from bulk bins so that you can measure out what you need and don't overbuy. Buy 'odd' looking produce- Many fruits and veggies are thrown away because they do not look how that particular food is...

At GOLO, we love spices! Who doesn’t? Without them, all of our food would be bland. You may think that the spice blends on the grocery store shelves are safe but unfortunately, that’s not the case. Believe it or not, many spice blends contain very harmful ingredients. They contain MSG, anti-caking agents, artificial colors, artificial flavors, preservatives, soy and corn derivatives that are mostly likely GMO. Mostly spices are also “sterilized” with small doses of radiation. (Eeek!) It’s super easy to make the blends that you find at the store and what’s better is you’ll be saving money! T...

When you think about peanuts or peanut butter, you probably think: quick snack, good source of protein and some healthy fats. On the surface, you’re right but the thing is, these little guys have some other features that make them not so good so, keep reading… First and foremost, a peanut is actually not a nut at all. It is a legume. A legume is a plant or its fruit or seed in the family Fabaceae. So, in layman’s term, it is a seed. Now, let’s talk about what happens when you eat these “seeds”. Aflatoxin is a mold that grows on peanuts. Aflatoxin-producing fungi can contaminate crops in the...