Sparlik: The Ultimate Condiment

Sparlik: The Ultimate Condiment

Sparlik is the ultimate condiment. You can spread it on a sandwich, add it to soup, or just spread it on crusty bread or a cracker. It originated as a challah dip–a delicious spread added to the Shabbat table to ensure even more en-JOY-ment at the meal. While I...
The Healthiest Food in the World

The Healthiest Food in the World

  In a recent interview, I was asked, “What is your favorite healthy food?” I laughed and responded, “Wedding cake!” Silence on the other end of the call. It’s not expected that a registered dietitian will list cake among the healthiest foods, but that is because...
Eating Your Emotions? But is it really a problem?

Eating Your Emotions? But is it really a problem?

Written with Gila Glassberg, MS, RDN, CDN Are you feeling… Just a little burnt out? You picked up dry cleaning for a home-bound friend. You made dinner for another friend who just had a baby. You donated to the school fundraiser. You baked the cakes for the shul...
Delicious Yogurt Berry Tart

Delicious Yogurt Berry Tart

I love yogurt. I love pie. And I love breakfast. My search for a good dairy free yogurt wasn’t very fruitful- they all seemed the wrong texture, the wrong flavor, or the wrong nutritional profile. You can see below how much my little toddlers loved yogurt (this...
Honey Cake (made with zucchini!)

Honey Cake (made with zucchini!)

Honey Cake is a traditional dessert (or breakfast, nosh, snack) for the Jewish High Holidays, specifically Rosh Hashanah. Honey cake, also known as lekach, is eaten in hopes that the new year will be filled with sweetness. Most traditional honey cake recipes contain...

Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal!

‘Tis the time of year when everything has pumpkin. Well at Baby Bloom Nutrition, it’s no different. Pumpkin is delicious and reminds us of warm holidays in front of a fireplace- or in sunny Arizona, maybe warm holidays in front of an electrical fireplace...