The Rooted Path Blog
Fennel Butternut Soup with Feta Crisps
This creamy and nourishing soup is packed with an array of vegetables, providing a good source of fiber to feed your gut and support the immune system.
Is the Start of the New Year Getting You Down?
January and February can be challenging months for many of us. The holidays are over, money might be tighter, daylight hours are limited, and the weather can be freezing (here in the PNW, anyway). All year long we are inundated with reminders of diet culture,...
Why You Don’t Want to Ring in the New Year with a Diet
All year long we are inundated with reminders of diet culture, healthism, and fatphobia; and many companies, gyms, trendy diets, apps, and fitness influencers take advantage of New Year’s by encouraging us to buy into the “new year, new me” mindset that prioritizes...
Red Lentil Soup with Lemon
Nourishing meals play a role in reducing inflammation in the body, helping to calm autoimmune symptoms. This soup contains a blend of anti-inflammatory spices like turmeric and cumin as well as being rich in fiber to keep blood sugar levels stabilized. For a...
Farro Grain Bowls
Prep these farro grain bowls for easy lunches or weeknight dinners. The bowls are packed with fiber from the whole grain farro, kale, butternut squash and beets; which helps support blood sugar regulation and satiety. Add a source of protein like hard-boiled eggs,...
How to Rise Above Diet Culture During the Holidays and New Year
The holiday and New Year season can be overwhelming, especially if you’re trying to heal your relationship with food or your body. This time of year tends to bring a flood of diet culture messaging, like subtle hints to "fix" your body, "earn" your meals, or "detox"...
Digestive Bliss Tea
The Digestive Tea is wonderful for alleviating bloating and improving digestion. It also tastes delicious and is very soothing. Feel free to adjust it as needed and add honey or any other sweetener you prefer. Keep in mind that peppermint can cause acid reflux in...
Holiday Recipe Guide from the Nutrition Experts at Rooted Path for a Nourishing Holidays Full of Flavor
The Starkel Nutrition and Rooted Path teams love gathering over good food and lively conversation, especially during the holiday season! To inspire your seasonal feasts, we’ve curated a collection of our providers’ favorite festive recipes. These dishes bring vibrant...
The Starkel Nutrition Team’s Favorite Holiday Gift Ideas
At Starkel Nutrition, food is at the heart of what we do. As a nutrition clinic, we believe in the power of nourishing meals and the joy of cooking. This holiday season, we’re sharing our team’s favorite gift ideas for foodies and home chefs alike. These thoughtful...
How to Navigate Diet Talk Around the Holidays
While the holiday season is meant to bring comfort, joy and togetherness - the pressures and stress that can accompany this time of year can take a toll on people’s physical and mental health. This is a guide to help make more easeful food choices and feel more...
34 Ways to Satisfy Emotional Hunger with Self-Care
Emotional eating is often misunderstood and frequently labeled as bad. While food can be a source of comfort, it becomes problematic when it’s the only tool we use to cope with emotions. But there are many ways to satisfy emotional hunger, with or without food. We'll...
Golden Milk Bircher Bowls
A seedy oat breakfast bowl packed with anti-inflammatory spices like turmeric, ginger and cardamom. Flaxseeds and pumpkin seeds contain lignin phytoestrogens that have been shown to be helpful for reducing hot flashes in perimenopausal women. Chia seeds and oats add...
Weight Stigma, What’s the Big Deal?
The existence of thin privilege and stigmatization of larger bodies is not much debated in our current culture, but what continues to be debated is what to do about it. One side of the debate is to push shaming tactics to motivate weight loss through insisting on...
Frittata Bites
These egg and veggie frittata bites can be prepped ahead to make weekday breakfast a breeze! Starting the day with a balanced breakfast that includes protein, fat and fiber will help regulate blood sugar and cortisol levels; promoting stabilized energy and mood. You...
12 Daily Tips for Turning Negative Body Image into Body Respect & Self-Esteem
Many women I work with (including my past self) struggle to recognize and appreciate the unique and remarkable nature of our bodies. Diet culture has significantly contributed to this issue, promoting unrealistic standards, emphasizing weight over health, creating...
Digestive Bliss Tea
The Digestive Tea is wonderful for alleviating bloating and improving digestion. It also tastes delicious and is very soothing. Feel free to adjust it as needed and add honey or any other sweetener you prefer. Keep in mind that peppermint can cause acid reflux in...
Practicing Joyful Movement: The Antidote to Our Unhealthy Relationship with Exercise
It’s a widely known fact that exercise is great for health! Unfortunately, many people have an unhealthy relationship with exercise these days. Exercise is often used in conjunction with dieting and the idea of being sedentary is highly frowned upon. The rules that...
Triple Berry Chia Pudding
This snack is a nice alternative when you’re wanting a sweeter option that won’t spike and crash your blood sugars. This pudding is full of healthy fats and fiber to keep you satisfied while supporting gut health and healthy hormone metabolismServes 4 Ingredients: 1...
Embracing Gentle Nutrition: Nourishing Your Body with Kindness
We envision a future where a desire to learn how to nourish our bodies better outweighs the goal of simply aiming to lose weight. "Gentle nutrition" brings a new approach that honors what it truly means to nourish our whole selves. In chapter 10 of the "Intuitive...
Coconut Oat Energy Bites
Enjoy the tactile experience of preparing these energy bites with your hands - no food processor necessary! These bites are packed with healthy fats from tahini, almond butter, coconut and sunflower seeds. Savor them with your favorite tea for a mindful moment and...
Fennel Butternut Soup with Feta Crisps
This creamy and nourishing soup is packed with an array of vegetables, providing a good source of fiber to feed your gut and support the immune system.
Is the Start of the New Year Getting You Down?
January and February can be challenging months for many of us. The holidays are over, money might be tighter, daylight hours are limited, and the weather can be freezing (here in the PNW, anyway). All year long we are inundated with reminders of diet culture,...
Why You Don’t Want to Ring in the New Year with a Diet
All year long we are inundated with reminders of diet culture, healthism, and fatphobia; and many companies, gyms, trendy diets, apps, and fitness influencers take advantage of New Year’s by encouraging us to buy into the “new year, new me” mindset that prioritizes...
Red Lentil Soup with Lemon
Nourishing meals play a role in reducing inflammation in the body, helping to calm autoimmune symptoms. This soup contains a blend of anti-inflammatory spices like turmeric and cumin as well as being rich in fiber to keep blood sugar levels stabilized. For a...
Farro Grain Bowls
Prep these farro grain bowls for easy lunches or weeknight dinners. The bowls are packed with fiber from the whole grain farro, kale, butternut squash and beets; which helps support blood sugar regulation and satiety. Add a source of protein like hard-boiled eggs,...
How to Rise Above Diet Culture During the Holidays and New Year
The holiday and New Year season can be overwhelming, especially if you’re trying to heal your relationship with food or your body. This time of year tends to bring a flood of diet culture messaging, like subtle hints to "fix" your body, "earn" your meals, or "detox"...
Digestive Bliss Tea
The Digestive Tea is wonderful for alleviating bloating and improving digestion. It also tastes delicious and is very soothing. Feel free to adjust it as needed and add honey or any other sweetener you prefer. Keep in mind that peppermint can cause acid reflux in...
Holiday Recipe Guide from the Nutrition Experts at Rooted Path for a Nourishing Holidays Full of Flavor
The Starkel Nutrition and Rooted Path teams love gathering over good food and lively conversation, especially during the holiday season! To inspire your seasonal feasts, we’ve curated a collection of our providers’ favorite festive recipes. These dishes bring vibrant...
The Starkel Nutrition Team’s Favorite Holiday Gift Ideas
At Starkel Nutrition, food is at the heart of what we do. As a nutrition clinic, we believe in the power of nourishing meals and the joy of cooking. This holiday season, we’re sharing our team’s favorite gift ideas for foodies and home chefs alike. These thoughtful...
How to Navigate Diet Talk Around the Holidays
While the holiday season is meant to bring comfort, joy and togetherness - the pressures and stress that can accompany this time of year can take a toll on people’s physical and mental health. This is a guide to help make more easeful food choices and feel more...
34 Ways to Satisfy Emotional Hunger with Self-Care
Emotional eating is often misunderstood and frequently labeled as bad. While food can be a source of comfort, it becomes problematic when it’s the only tool we use to cope with emotions. But there are many ways to satisfy emotional hunger, with or without food. We'll...
Golden Milk Bircher Bowls
A seedy oat breakfast bowl packed with anti-inflammatory spices like turmeric, ginger and cardamom. Flaxseeds and pumpkin seeds contain lignin phytoestrogens that have been shown to be helpful for reducing hot flashes in perimenopausal women. Chia seeds and oats add...
Weight Stigma, What’s the Big Deal?
The existence of thin privilege and stigmatization of larger bodies is not much debated in our current culture, but what continues to be debated is what to do about it. One side of the debate is to push shaming tactics to motivate weight loss through insisting on...
Frittata Bites
These egg and veggie frittata bites can be prepped ahead to make weekday breakfast a breeze! Starting the day with a balanced breakfast that includes protein, fat and fiber will help regulate blood sugar and cortisol levels; promoting stabilized energy and mood. You...
12 Daily Tips for Turning Negative Body Image into Body Respect & Self-Esteem
Many women I work with (including my past self) struggle to recognize and appreciate the unique and remarkable nature of our bodies. Diet culture has significantly contributed to this issue, promoting unrealistic standards, emphasizing weight over health, creating...
Digestive Bliss Tea
The Digestive Tea is wonderful for alleviating bloating and improving digestion. It also tastes delicious and is very soothing. Feel free to adjust it as needed and add honey or any other sweetener you prefer. Keep in mind that peppermint can cause acid reflux in...
Practicing Joyful Movement: The Antidote to Our Unhealthy Relationship with Exercise
It’s a widely known fact that exercise is great for health! Unfortunately, many people have an unhealthy relationship with exercise these days. Exercise is often used in conjunction with dieting and the idea of being sedentary is highly frowned upon. The rules that...
Triple Berry Chia Pudding
This snack is a nice alternative when you’re wanting a sweeter option that won’t spike and crash your blood sugars. This pudding is full of healthy fats and fiber to keep you satisfied while supporting gut health and healthy hormone metabolismServes 4 Ingredients: 1...
Embracing Gentle Nutrition: Nourishing Your Body with Kindness
We envision a future where a desire to learn how to nourish our bodies better outweighs the goal of simply aiming to lose weight. "Gentle nutrition" brings a new approach that honors what it truly means to nourish our whole selves. In chapter 10 of the "Intuitive...
Coconut Oat Energy Bites
Enjoy the tactile experience of preparing these energy bites with your hands - no food processor necessary! These bites are packed with healthy fats from tahini, almond butter, coconut and sunflower seeds. Savor them with your favorite tea for a mindful moment and...