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moving on over [come join me at the blog’s new home].

Exciting news! amyheight.wordpress.com is moving on over to my website! Please come join me for food inspiration + musings over at http://www.fromthegroundupwellness.com. The RSS feed subscription button will house all of the current blog posts, and you’ll be able to subscribe to everything new and exciting coming up! In the works for the week of April 8th: … Continue reading →

hybrid or diesel: what does your body run on?

Like cars, our bodies require fuel. Like cars, the type of fuel we choose to fill up on greatly affect how we function. If you put diesel in a gas tank, the car will smoke and the engine will run roughly. If you put gas in a diesel tank, you run the risk of damaging … Continue reading →

healthy fridge feature #1 [meg].

Finally! Something I’ve been wanting to post for awhile: healthy fridge inspiration from some of the most nutritionally-minded people I know! I was inspired by the good people at Well+GoodNYC, who present a celebrity Refrigerator Lookbook every few weeks. I thought it might be fun to include something on the blog to show that regular … Continue reading →

an easter side: basil avocado quinoa.

Happy Easter, everyone!  Michael and I returned from a quick trip to PA this weekend [so relaxing!] For a decidedly non-vegan holiday (egg dyeing, butter carving, a ham…), Easter with the family is delightful! As anyone with food intolerances or specific preferences knows, food-centric holidays with folks who don’t necessarily eat like you do can … Continue reading →

gratitude for grounding.

Have you had days [or weeks or months] where things just feel like too much? You’re overwhelmed. Everything seems to come at you at once. What used to make sense no longer does. And you can’t figure out how to keep afloat in the midst of things you feel you can’t control? It’s in these … Continue reading →

why cirque du soleil makes me want to be a better person.

I am riding a wave of inspiration and unbridled joy this morning. After an evening of Cirque du Soleil, it’s hard not to want to get up and do something amazing. This is not a new realization for me. I love Cirque du Soleil. I have a pretty severe obsession with them.  Anyone who has … Continue reading →

vegan burg-adillas. [maybe the best things ever?]

“This is the most delicious thing I have ever tasted. It’s better than steak.” – my sweet husband And if those words, straight from the mouth of my omnivorous fella, aren’t enough to convince you to try these, let me try a few more: gluten-free vegan quick easy healthy fats plant-protein rich fresh produce vegan … Continue reading →

roasted tomato garlic quinoa.

I have been on a tomato bender ALL week – I’ve had the most intense craving for them. Salsa, cherry tomatoes, pasta sauce with beans… I’ve covered much of the standard tomato gamut in the last several days. [I suppose this is symptomatic of giving up sugar: my cravings for whole foods have amplified — … Continue reading →

a twist on miso soup.

It’s unusually Vancouver-like in NYC today: cold, rainy, windy… lacking in mountains, though. Oddly enough, I had a great catchup with a friend from the west coast over tea this morning — it felt like home! I was thoroughly frozen by the time I got back to the apartment and decided to whip up something … Continue reading →