Product Reviews

My Avocado Natural Wood Bed Frame

August 24, 2020 By Flora & Vino 3 Comments

I love my Avocado Mattress Natural Wood Bed Frame made from 100% reclaimed wood and finished in Rustic Raw with a zero-VOC sealant!

In March of this year I received my last big delivery before quarantine back when COVID was just a hushed whisper on the news.

I’m honestly *so* glad that I received my Natural Wood Bed Frame before we went into full quarantine here in Virginia.

The delivery guys assembled in quickly and easily in less than 10 minutes and left me with a beautiful solid piece of natural wood furniture to rest on.

When it seemed like the whole world was hunkering down, I was able to crawl into bed and sleep on a sturdy sustainable foundation!

So, I shared a bit about my decision to try a natural wood bed frame on Instagram and promised to share my thoughts in a blog post.

The Avocado Mattress Natural Wood Bed Frame features reclaimed wood, eco-conscious materials, and environmentally conscious manufacturing.

It’s the perfect planked beginning to your sleep scenario.

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My Plant Based Nutrition Certification

June 22, 2020 By Flora & Vino 1 Comment

My experience with receiving my certification in Plant Based Nutrition via eCornell’s Nutrition Studies Certificate Program.

If you’ve been following along on Instagram you might have seen that I recently became certified in Plant-Based Nutrition!

I started the coursework in the thick of quarantine and finished just as summer kicked off.

If you’ve been around here a while you know I have a *general* idea of what’s good for us.

Mostly, I know what type of foods fuel me and make me feel my best.

Then I like to photograph them and share them with you.

I usually keep my nutrition talk to a minimum because I’m a medical professional or a licensed nutritionist or a licensed anything.

I was so excited to take the Plant Based Nutrition eCornell Certificate Program to ground some of my excitement about a whole foods plant-based diet in science and fact.

The course reinforced a lot of what I already intuitively knew about plants, grounding that knowledge in scientific research.

I’ve provided some information on my experience below outlined in a Q&A fashion for anyone also interested in learning more about the course!

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Bob’s Red Mill Granola: At Walmart!

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Next time you’re cereal shopping, grab three flavors of Bob’s Red Mill Pan-Baked Granola now available in stores or online at Walmart!

Serious question.

Are you a one store one stop shop kind of a shopper or a multiple stores for all of your favorites kind of a shopper?

For me, I’m definitely the latter.

For example, this past weekend I went to three different grocery stores to stock up on produce, non-perishables, and my favorite bath and body products.

So you bet I’ll be hitting up my local Walmart to stock up on three flavors of Bob’s Red Mill Granola!

You might not have a Whole Foods or a Mom’s Organic Market or a Sprouts (all of the stores you can usually find me loitering on the granola aisle), but I bet you have a Walmart near you.

Check out the cereal aisle at Walmart to find Bob’s Red Mill Maple Sea Salt, Lemon Blueberry, and Coconut Spice granola that is vegan, gluten-free free, and refined sugar free!

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Almond Flour: My Favorite Grain-Free Flour!

February 5, 2020 By Flora & Vino Leave a Comment

Super-Fine Almond Flour is my favorite flour for vegan, gluten-free, and grain-free baking! Also perfect for anyone paleo, keto, and oil-free.

If you’ve been here a while you know that almond flour is a staple on my baking ingredients list.

When I started baking vegan and gluten-free baking, I was on the hunt for a flour replacement that wasn’t *always* oats.

That’s when I decided to try almond flour.

I was skeptical at first, because how can finely processed almonds *really* be a great substitute for regular flour?

Well, all I can say is that it’s magical.

Almond flour adds rich flavor, healthy fats, protein, and moisture to your healthified recipes.

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