Healthy Food Swaps | but we're still eating the good stuff...

[@Anj3251]

Yes to Kerrygold! Cheers from Ireland 😉

[@homemaker0506]

Love this! As someone who has been on a strict autoimmune “diet” it’s more of a lifestyle. These are the best swaps.

[@margaretmatheny]

Ah wow, so sorry to hear you've had to battle that your whole life. :(

[@christinathorsen4274]

Very simple and very practical! Well done Margaret 🙌💗🌈👍and thank you!!!! 🙏

[@margaretmatheny]

Ah, I'm so glad!! So welcome!

[@mf3610]

Helpful hint: sourdough bread ingredients should only be flour salt water! If yeast is added it’s not tru sourdough (wasn’t fermented)

[@margaretmatheny]

Ah yes! I'm starting my journey of just making it at home!! So excited!

[@heidifris4880]

Thank you. I can overwhelm myself with trying to find stuff to help with my inflammation, but this is much more attainable.

[@margaretmatheny]

[@heidifris4880]

@@margaretmatheny ❤

[@lindsaystrawsburg9169]

so blessed i have stumbled upon ur channel. with three kids under 4, severe adhd and overweight ur channel is amazing. it’s calm and simple enough where i can absorb some of the info ❤️🙏

[@Mrssupermumm]

You're a very encouraging person Margaret x

[@margaretmatheny]

Thank you ♥️ Those words are so kind!

[@karakile2548]

Love this! Would love to see more of these!

[@crystalballard3513]

LOVE all your videos! They are so encouraging and helpful. 😊

[@margaretmatheny]

Thanks Crystal, that's such a kind thing to say!

[@corinneseay671]

Love the tips!! I’m all about reading the ingredients on the labels, especially with sneaky stuff like “natural flavors!”

[@margaretmatheny]

Oh yes, such a sneaky ingredient!

[@RJ-bj8ic]

💛💛💛💛💛 This is so very helpful thank you for sharing!

[@lizpetruzzi7700]

Great video! Always looking for new ways to support a healthy lifestyle...I’ll be looking for those Boulder Canyon chips!!

[@lauramurphy5104]

Irish watcher cheering for kerry gold! My SIL has a dairy farm. The cows are numbered but they still have their favourites😂

[@cornjuiceproductions2887]

Absolutely love this! Need more of these videos in my life!

[@margaretmatheny]

Ah so so happy to hear, thanks for sharing these kind words!

[@sarahf8521]

Just a heads up - sourdough having gluten or not is fully dependent on the type of flour used to feed the starter and bake the bread. You can use gluten free or various regular/gluten flours. Supposedly, because it’s fermented and simple ingredients, it’s gut friendly and not as harsh even when it is made with a gluten flour. I make my own sourdough and starter - highly recommend! Especially when you put kerrygold on it 😋

[@MultiLadybug72]

Thank you!!! Great swap out items that am going to try.

[@margaretmatheny]

Wonderful, so happy to hear it was helpful to you!

[@melaniehenry9460]

Just found you and am bi ge watching. We have an autoimmune family member, our son. Absolutely LOVE you and I thank you

[@katybaker2402]

Great video! Thanks so much!

[@gurlfriendslol7335]

As a nurse, you sometimes need iodized salt. (Like Morton's salt). A deficiency in iodine can cause thyroid issues. I agree w the sea salt. But important to not totally disregard iodized salt. 😁

[@margaretmatheny]

Yes, iodine is so important! We drink raw milk and eat seaweed, capsulated beef liver in our home for our natural sources of iodine

[@doublea6252]

I eat seaweed too for a wonderful source of iodine!! The kids love it too!!😍

[@gurlfriendslol7335]

Of course! I just wanted to let those who can't afford seaweed and other expensive swaps, so that they don't have essential deficiencies. Unfortunately, most people can't afford those swaps! Morton's salt is cheap cheap for those who still need iodine

[@CRG_]

Everyone remember to check the haagen dazs. Once you start getting into fancy flavours they add a bunch of ingredients. But strawberry is good to go😍 Love boulder canyon, but I just get the plain ones

[@margaretmatheny]

Oh great tip! Strawberry is my fav!

[@mrzmartinez6744]

I just subscribed to your channel Because of this video. You've inspired me to take charge of my health.I'm so thankful to come across this video!

[@viviangautier2160]

Love this video, thank you. Please keep doing this kind of video.❤😊

[@couchpotato5669]

Thank you!! I'm totally gonna try some of these:)

[@margaretmatheny]

Welcome!! So glad to hear this!

[@natashajayne4431]

Thanks for sharing the water filters! I didn’t know that!

[@margaretmatheny]

no problem!!

[@denal4011]

Absolutely LOVED this video. Can you share what brand of orange juice you buy? I've heard such conflicting things about orange juice.

[@doublea6252]

This was wonderful!! I FULLY expected to have nothing that I was doing that was "healthy", but was shocked that I do MANY of these already! It was encouraging on how far I have come! One of my fav drinks is: water, splash of apple cider vinegar, few drops of stevia and sea salt. I love the benefits while tasting like a version of lemonaid! Ps...I still haven't found a pasta alternative my hubby will eat!🤦🤣

[@margaretmatheny]

Oh, fantastic! So happy to hear that, and it's so affirming right?! At least you should feel that way!!

[@savannahdwyer]

My tip for the pasta is just use the healthy one and don’t tell your husband LOL or tell him after. I swear no one notices esp with lots of meat sauce, cheese, etc. My husband was super resistant for years and eventually just rolled with it bc he honestly couldn’t taste the difference.

[@doublea6252]

@@savannahdwyer After 20 years of being married I have tried it all!!🤣🤣🤣 Even mostly normal pasta a a little healthy pasta mixed in...nope...he can tell!!!! Kills me!!🤣 We just consider it his treat!😁💛

[@savannahdwyer]

@@doublea6252 hahahahaha! hilarious. He likes what he likes.

[@jIlLiAnganz]

@Margaret Matheny About sourdough, I was so bummed to realize that many brands add vinegar or processed yeasts to make a "sourdough flavor" instead of actually using a real, wild yeast culture. I LOVE Rudis sourdough, but I believe they are one of the brands that doesn't actually use wild yeast culture. Unless the bread has the time to slowly rise using yeast, it doesn't break down the phytates that are gut harming. 😕

[@margaretmatheny]

Yeah, I believe that :/ The texture is too soft to be a true sourdough! But it's what we use when we don't have our real stuff! Thought it might be helpful for people to look for "sourdough" over everything else! I bought my first sourdough starter last week, so I'm going to start making it fresh!

[@womenofgodunited]

Aldi sour dough bread has only 3 ingredients and super affordable!

[@yvettebennett6170]

Enjoyed this. I appreciate your honesty and simplicity.

[@margaretmatheny]

Thanks, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@Corrindamato]

I love this! I want to start with the adrenal cocktail. What brand of grass fed collagen do you use?

[@margaretmatheny]

It's by Perfect Supplements. I also have a discount if you end up getting some! MARGARETMATHENY10

[@richardandjasminejoll6304]

This is really helpful thank you. Do you have a swap for Soy sauce? I use this so much in dinners.

[@jIlLiAnganz]

I love coconut aminos instead of soy sauce! SO GOOD!

[@margaretmatheny]

I use coconut aminos too! It's so tasty as a substitute.

[@gabriellarezex]

Super, super helpful per usual. I loved the cookies/brownies and chips 🫶 always love seeing how you fuel yourself. Hugs!

[@margaretmatheny]

[@debchaffin]

your channel remind me of sarah terese channel and i am happy i found it since she left youtube! 💕

[@sarahholmes4570]

I’d love to see some recipe ideas too! 😊

[@amandamarkham2859]

Love this but the teas are above my price range. Yikes come out to a dollar a drink. Which may not sound that bad but when you are used to drinking constant comment tea. Haha maybe I will ask for some for my birthday.

[@evalindell2757]

It was brilliant and simple! 😘

[@margaretmatheny]

Ah thank so much, Eva!!

[@thetaxladies5615]

We love that ice-cream - we do the sugar free one - also fabulous!!! I had a herbal tea lady that I used to buy from, but she’s gone missing, and I missssssssssss it so much. Never even heard of adrenal cocktails… but am totally going to try that.

[@FeliciaMirage]

I’m a recovering high carb low fat vegan. I just found your channel (thanks to the algorithm that spies on all my pro-metabolic research 😂), and oh man I love you already. I also just found avocado oil chips (honey dijon flavour, eating them as I type this 🤤) and trying my best not to feel guilty about finishing the whole bag, LOL. I also used to restrict and I lost, like, 70 lbs, but then after a mental health crash, my body was like, YOU SHALL RESTRICT NO MORE and I gained it all back. Now I’m learning about my body and I’m just eating and nourishing myself. I’ve realized that when my body is ready to release the survival fat, it will do so on its own time. No more pressure. ❤️ You gained a new subscriber! Thank you so much for your content!

[@margaretmatheny]

Ah, I'm so glad you're here!!! Thanks for the kind words. So happy to hear you're on the pro metabolic train too. My body sent me a similar message a little bit ago. Cheers to nourishment!!!

[@FeliciaMirage]

@@margaretmatheny ❤️❤️❤️

[@-living4jesus4ever-]

Listen to the podcast Freely Rooted by kori meloy! She’s amazing!!!! She teaches on this very topic, blew my mind and helps soooo much!

[@natashajayne4431]

We eat a lot of sunflower oil, curious when you mentioned it with the chips, why is it unhealthy? We use lots of avo oil too! Thanks for this video! Thoughts on pink Himalayan salt?😊

[@jman64491]

Pink h. Salt has iron and other additives in it, and sunflower oil is a seed oil.

[@sarahpipes3930]

I wanna make the adrenal cocktail. What kinda of collagen powder to you use? My husband gets super stressed and loves his coffee. Hoping to get him on something else or at least adding something to his coffee regiment. Any suggestions other than the adrenal cocktail for a highly stressed person. He doesn't like tea.

[@margaretmatheny]

I use perfect supplements collagen! I'll add the link in my bio!

[@jennytaylor3409]

Love this!!

[@jennylhenry78]

Can you use Himalayan pink salt instead of sea salt?

[@cristin8073]

Thank you for your tips! What do you think about pink Himalayan salt? Also, you said you’re adding salt to your water sometimes. You don’t think we might be already getting too much salt in our diets? Thank you ☺️

[@malia8756]

I’d recommend a book called The Salt Fix by Dr. James (long last name with a lot of letters that I don’t remember at the moment). Great analysis of how salt isn’t as villainous as its been touted. Also when I was pregnant my midwives encouraged salt in my water as well as generous portions on all my meals - at least a 1/4 tsp more than my normal amount each day.

[@cristin8073]

@@malia8756 thank you for your recommendation! Do you have any idea why it’s more important during pregnancy?

[@malia8756]

@@cristin8073 If I remember correctly it used to be recommended to lower your intake as a way to lessen your chance of having preeclampsia but studies are starting to come out that more is actually helpful in reducing your risk thus the added emphasis in pregnancy.

[@phylissbrassey8431]

Pique tea is magnificent!

[@margaretmatheny]

Ah yes! So glad you agree! Magnificent is such a great word, I need to use that more often, ha!

[@Homesteadingcountryliving]

Please share the recipes you make using gelatin for your kids 😊

[@kathyk4901]

I've noticed a lot of sea salt doesn't contain iodine which is necessary for your thyroid. Something to look out for.

[@margaretmatheny]

Yes, agree!! We eat beef liver, seaweed, and raw milk to get our sources of iodine!!

[@kayleepeilrn]

Do you still notice any dairy sensitivity? I used to drink a lot of raw milk until I found out I had a casein sensitivity. So I cut out dairy and substituted with dairy-free alternatives...then discovered pro-metabolic living. I’ve been eating dairy now, but trying to stick with organic/grass-fed as much as possible. I’m definitely more bloated/constipated but not sure if it worth taking out again. Any experience with this?

[@margaretmatheny]

At the beginning! But I jumped on the raw carrot salad + vitamin E train to heal up my gut and estrogen dominance and can tolerate it well! You might just have to start really small!!

[@evalindell2757]

Love what you do! This makes it easier to swich to a healthier life ❤️ I have one question: Why is avocado oil better? I read of the deforrestation and all the pestecides they use to grow them make the industy not sustainable? Or do you use a certain brand where the avocados are grown ethically and envionmentally eco friendly? I am just qurious but maby totally wrong…

[@margaretmatheny]

No that's such a good point! Chosen Foods claims to have sustainable practices, which is why I buy their brand. But there are so many on the market(including avocados themselves) that are unethical. Ya know what, this is really intriguing to me, I'm going to email the company:) Thanks for bringing this up(and in such a kind way), I want to dig deeper.

[@evalindell2757]

@@margaretmatheny That would be awsome if you did! I was afraid that you would mind me asking as English is not my real language it is easy with misunderstandings. My autspelling in Swedish for one thing! It messes things up and sometimes I don’t notice that it changes what I write🥴 But I really mean what I write! I think what you do (all your videos) are lovely! One of the thing you inspired me to do is to start my day with writing in my journal what I am grateful for, what to do and other things. I didn’t even have that kind of book before and now I just love my mornings with my journal! So all my support to you ❤️

[@jenniferh8800]

This is random but I’m pretty sure that ice cream you talked about has a song that goes with it 😂❤️ just when you thought it couldn’t get better right 😂 check the container for a link!!! Sorry if I’m wrong, but I swear I remember this to be true! 🍦✌🏼

[@womenofgodunited]

What protein can I use for adrenal cocktail instead of that powder??? Is there a food or something?

[@margaretmatheny]

just some protein!! balancing out the macros is key for a riving metabolism!

[@womenofgodunited]

@@margaretmatheny do you think maybe a hard boiled egg would work?

[@isabelafuentes2376]

This is great!

[@margaretmatheny]

Thanks, Isabela!

[@themaskefamily]

You’d be interested in Azure Standard company if you haven’t heard of it. An organic farm In Oregon

[@jjhulce722]

I can’t find the Rooibos tea on their website. Any help?

[@margaretmatheny]

www.piquelife.com/products/rooibos-tea here!!

[@johnandkitty]

Can I ask where you got your pretty sectional?

[@margaretmatheny]

Oh yes, thanks! It's from albany park!

[@johnandkitty]

@@margaretmatheny Thank you!

[@kristymiller4634]

We switched to Kerry Gold butter and my 11 year old son says it tastes so much better. He told me I can't buy anything else 🤣

[@baeslifestylewellness5449]

#Fire

[@CorinnaOnTheRun]

You are so bright and beautiful.

[@margaretmatheny]

Thank you Corinna, these words are so kind.

[@Gilbertlouise12]

Just to say...dont delete ur videos. I look back at some of mine and cringe, and think I can to it better...but if u leave it in ur list, people can see ur walk. :)

[@ingrid2134]

I want to eat more pro metabolic, so this was very helpful! I would like to do more switches, but there are certain things it's just not possible to find here.. at least I have never seen it 🥲

[@margaretmatheny]

Ah, so happy to hear this was helpful to you! I just bought my first sourdough starter, I'm going to learn how to make true sourdough, grass-fed yogurt, meats, fruit, OJ, those are all great places to start!