(Photos and text by Bianca Gomez, office manager for The Secret Ingredient) Got some time on your hands? Or maybe you need a fun and healthy activity to do with the kids? How about a pizza making party! It’s fast, easy, and open for loads of creativity. The perfect solution for small hands with short [...]
Chicken kabobs are not only delicious and easy to make, they are also highly versatile! You can use various marinades to jazz up your kabob to create new and interesting flavor profiles. The below kabob recipe can be easily customized to your taste preferences by simply adding or removing vegetables. If you are on the [...]
After reading one of our recent blog posts, several of our clients have been asking what dressing we suggest using on mason jar salads. Nobody wants to eat a naked salad. With a few simple ingredients to dress them up, raw veggies can become very appealing. If you're on a paleo or therapeutic diet you [...]
If you're like most everyone else, you might feel guilty about your lack of veggie intake. Days filled with work, kids, and chores galore can leave you reaching for some sort of quick processed food instead of vegetables. One of our clients introduced us to mason jar salads, a cute concept that we fell in [...]
One of the most common issues that our clients have is how to live without eggs and dairy. As it turns out, gluten, dairy and eggs are the most common food sensitivities, and of course, the most difficult for people to adjust to. If you think about it, wheat, eggs and dairy are ubiquitous in [...]
Hello and welcome to our blog! My name is Ella Elman and I am the owner and founder of The Secret Ingredient. It's been a goal of mine for quite a while to update the website and start a blog to share nutrition and lifestyle information. And here we are! You see, we are not [...]
