by Julie Matthews, MS | Feb 12, 2015 | Holidays, Nutrition News, Recipes - Cooking To Heal
The other day my daughter came home from school after cooking class with delicious crackers, I almost couldn’t believe they were also gluten-free. We decided to bake some of our own for Valentine’s Day. Our school has an amazing cooking program. Their...
by Julie Matthews, MS | Jan 13, 2015 | Julie's Gems, Nutrition News, Self-Care
New Year’s sleep resolution… Are you in? The best thing about this “resolution” is that you don’t have to do ANYTHING! …Just sleep. While Nourishing Hope is about healthy food and nutrition that nourishes our children (and nourishes hope for a healthy future for...
by Julie Matthews, MS | Sep 25, 2014 | Nutrition News
I work hard to educate parents and clinicians about the value of informed food and nutrition choices – because what you eat absolutely matters to our health and life long well being. That’s why I was so excited to collaborate with Weston A Price...
by Julie Matthews, MS | Sep 19, 2014 | Media Events, Nutrition News
Join Julie Matthews and the Thinking Mom’s for… GMOs, Organics and Food Allergies: How To Feed Your Family Without Losing Your Mind eConference October 7th, 2014 – 10am-5pm EST – $40 Feeding your family has become really complicated, time...
by Julie Matthews, MS | May 10, 2014 | Messages from Julie, Nutrition News, Self-Care
A free gift for you on Mother’s Day! People often ask me HOW I gained so much knowledge about food, nutrition, and specialized diets for autism (and beyond). Sure, I have analyzed hundreds of published studies, collaborated with physicians and researchers, and gained...
by Julie Matthews, MS | Feb 20, 2014 | Anxiety/Mood/Behavior, Autism Diet & Implementation, Nutrients/Biochemistry, Nutrition News, Scientific Research
The following is an article written by my friend and colleague, Certified Nutritionist, Trudy Scott. Trudy was our guest speaker on the very important topic of Anxiety for our Nourishing Hope Support Club. Anxiety is quite common in children with autism...
by Julie Matthews, MS | Jan 15, 2014 | Autism, Food & Nutrients, Nutrition News, Picky Eating, Scientific Research
Fries and crackers. Sausage and juice. Cookies, pretzels, and chicken nuggets. Believe it or not, in some cases this is all that a child with autism eats. I had one client that only eat crackers and fries. Another that ate only sausage and juice. And the third:...
by Julie Matthews, MS | Nov 26, 2013 | GFCFSF (for Gluten-free Casein-Free Soy-free), Low FODMAPS, Low Oxalate, Nut-Free, Nutrition News, Paleo, Recipes - Cooking To Heal, SCD/GAPS
GFCF/SCD/GAPS/Paleo/LOD This recipe is a dairy-free pumpkin pie filling. You can bake the filling without a crust (for SCD/GAPS, Paleo), or add any diet-compliant crust you’d like for a delicious pumpkin pie. For the low oxalate diet, avoid high oxalate spices such as...
by Julie Matthews, MS | Nov 13, 2013 | Nutrition News
Watch our fun VIDEO below… announcing our NEW Website and more! We have many new announcements, support tools, and excitement on the way over the coming months. We thought we’d have some fun along the way, and had an artist make this Claymation Video...
by Julie Matthews, MS | Nov 11, 2013 | AIP, Egg-Free, Elimination, GFCFSF (for Gluten-free Casein-Free Soy-free), Low Oxalate, Nut-Free, Paleo, Recipes - Cooking To Heal, SCD/GAPS
GFCF/SCD/GAPS/Paleo/LOD/FG For low oxalate, use all apples instead of half pears. Ingredients: 3 apples, peeled, cored and chopped 3 pears, peeled, cored and chopped 2 packages of frozen or fresh cranberries (12 oz) Splash of orange juice (1-2 oz) ½-1 Tablespoon maple...
