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Top Tips for Navigating the Bulk Bins

September 4, 2018 Lydia Buschenfeldt Leave a Comment

Bulk food options

If you're like most grocery shoppers, your experience with those towering bins of various grains and nuts and powders goes no farther than a casual glance as you make your way from the produce section over to the freezer. You see bags and scales and that just seems too difficult … [Read more...]

Food

Minimizing Food Waste is not as Hard as it Seems!

June 4, 2018 Lydia Buschenfeldt Leave a Comment

Let's discuss food waste. You may think that while you throw away some food every week, it can't be all that big of a deal, right? Not so much. Most estimates say that in the United States each year, we throw away $160 billion worth of food - that is no small amount! And while … [Read more...]

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Container Gardens

April 2, 2018 Lydia Buschenfeldt Leave a Comment

Tips and Tricks for Starting Your Own Patio Produce Patch Speaking of planting seeds, spring is the perfect time to do that not only figuratively but literally in your very own garden, too! Not everyone has the space or sunshine to grow a full garden, complete with rows of … [Read more...]

Food farmers' markets

I Want to Try These Cookies, but I have Allergies… Now What?

March 5, 2018 Lydia Buschenfeldt 1 Comment

If you have dietary restrictions or allergies of any kind, flipping through a cookbook can be a frustrating pastime as you drool over the glossy photos of food you can’t eat. The good news is, it can be easier than it looks to make some quick ingredient swaps so you can enjoy new … [Read more...]

Food Dairy free, egg free, food allergies, refined sugar free

Healthy Snacking on the Go

June 5, 2017 Lydia Buschenfeldt Leave a Comment

Despite our best intentions, sometimes it is just downright impossible to be home every time your body needs some nourishment. With the season of travel and adventure upon us, having an arsenal of go-to healthy snacks on hand can keep your body stable and happy as you head out … [Read more...]

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Let’s Talk Clean Greens…

April 10, 2017 Lydia Buschenfeldt 1 Comment

The Environmental Working Group's "Dirty Dozen"

...and reds, and yellows, and every other color of the rainbow! That's right, I'm talking about the power of produce. How and what you eat has an impact not only on your belly, but also on your entire body... but how do you know what you are really buying? … [Read more...]

Food conventional vs organic, pesticide-free

Pantry Tour

March 6, 2017 Lydia Buschenfeldt Leave a Comment

Lydia's pantry

Ladies and Gentlemen, today we are taking a field trip…into my pantry! (I know, I know…a safari would have been more fun, I’ll work on getting some giraffes). One of the questions I’m asked most frequently is which brands I use and how I stock my pantry, so I’m always ready to … [Read more...]

Food apple cider vinegar, healthy snacks

Cinnamon-Spiced Hot Cacao

January 3, 2017 Lydia Buschenfeldt Leave a Comment

Cinnamon-Spiced Hot Cacao

Free from Gluten, Dairy, Soy, and Refined Sugar With forty times the antioxidants of blueberries, cacao is a nutritional superstar! It is the highest plant-based source of iron, and packed with magnesium and calcium. To top it all off, it’s a natural mood elevator, so you’ll be … [Read more...]

Food, Recipes Dairy free, gluten free, refined sugar free, soy free

Giving Means More Than Just Gifts

December 12, 2016 Lydia Buschenfeldt

Christmas shopping frenzy

This time of year, the world seems saturated with gifts. Commercials on TV, articles in magazines, radio advertisements – even here! It seems like no matter where you look, all you can find is talk of presents, sales and what we need to buy RIGHT NOW to show our friends and … [Read more...]

Food, Health and Wellness gratitude

Spice Cake with Maple Vanilla Frosting

December 12, 2016 Lydia Buschenfeldt

Spice Cake with Maple Vanilla Frosting

Free from Grains, Gluten, Dairy, Soy, and Refined Sugar *This recipe is easily doubled to create a two-layer cake. Grain-free baked goods do best stored in the fridge, and brought to room temperature prior to eating* … [Read more...]

Food, Recipes Dairy free, gluten free, grain free, refined sugar free, soy free

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Healthy Living — Great Recipes and Ideas!

Trail Mix

Bulk Bin Trail Mix

September 4, 2018 Leave a Comment

Sure, it’s tempt­ing­ly easy to grab a bag of pre-made trail mix –col­or­ful, effort­less, and with such fun names to boot! But have you ever stopped to glance at the nutri­tion facts of that bag of seem­ing­ly healthy options? More specif­i­cal­ly, check out the sug­ar con­tent. Some com­mer­cial brands of trail mix have as much sug­ar as a 16 oz bot­tle of soda! The main cul­prit is sweet­ened dried fruit, and some brands add can­dy as well. If that deli­cious mouth­ful of sweet and salty is your taste­buds’ desire, don’t despair. There are plen­ty of ways to make a deli­cious AND nutri­tious trail mix, all with ingre­di­ents from your gro­cery store bulk bin! [Read More…]

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Purely Elizabeth Superfood Oat Cups with Granola Topping — Cranberry Pumpkin Seed

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Meal Planning

Meal Planning

July 31, 2018 Leave a Comment

One of the trick­i­est parts of most people’s healthy rou­tines is the meal plan­ning com­po­nent. Luck­i­ly for you, we have that cov­ered with the lat­est install­ment in our Hatch Video series! More…

Bloat Buster Smoothie

Bloat Buster Smoothie

June 4, 2018 Leave a Comment

Now that we are head­ing into the warmer months of the year, you may find your­self want­i­ng to spend less time in front of the hot stove top or oven. For­tu­nate­ly, smooth­ies are a great way to pack a lot of nutri­tion in one place. Check out the video below for one of my favorite smooth­ies — the bloat buster!

Pan roasted plantains

Pan-Roasted Plantains

May 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

Pan roasted plantains with mashed avocadoDespite the fact that plan­tains close­ly resem­ble a banana, they have a com­plete­ly dif­fer­ent fla­vor and are def­i­nite­ly not to be con­sumed raw (you’ll only make that mis­take once!). Plan­tains are actu­al­ly a veg­etable, chock full of fiber, cal­ci­um and vit­a­min C. Pan-roast­ing the plan­tains allows them to caramelize, keep­ing the out­side a lit­tle bit crispy and the inside nice and soft. Cin­na­mon, gin­ger and turmer­ic add a tri­fec­ta of anti-inflam­ma­to­ry good­ness and a lit­tle sprin­kle of sea salt makes these plan­tains absolute­ly irre­sistible. Enjoy as is, or my favorite way –- with mashed avo­ca­do! More…

Energy bites

Energy Balls

April 2, 2018 Leave a Comment

Gluten, Grain, Dairy, Soy-Free and Vegan

Seeds need ener­gy in order to grow, and cul­ti­vat­ing your own healthy habits can take a lot of ener­gy too! Ener­gy bars and ener­gy balls are every­where we look these days. They are super easy to whip up your­self, but many peo­ple are intim­i­dat­ed by the thought. More…

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About Lydia and Hatch Health

Lydia Buschenfeldt

I was a happy, healthy, newlywed 4th grade teacher when a random virus paralyzed my GI system, along with parts of my … More...

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I’d say Lydia Buschen­feldt has changed my life, but that would­n’t be exact­ly true. What she does is even more pow­er­ful. Any­one can tell some­one else what changes they ‘need’ to make to live a health­i­er life. It takes some­one spe­cial to enable and empow­er you to change your own life. Lydia is that some­one spe­cial. Dur­ing every ses­sion, at every twist and turn and bump in the road, Lydia meets me where I am with an incred­i­ble amount of knowl­edge and patience, and helps me iden­ti­fy one or two steps for­ward to accom­plish the goals I have for myself. She knows that each jour­ney is dif­fer­ent, and cus­tomizes our ses­sions so our dis­cus­sions are tai­lored toward what I need in that moment to help me build the health, future and hap­pi­ness that I deserve.
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Based in Fair­fax, Vir­ginia, Hatch Health and Hap­pi­ness offers full-ser­vice face-to-face health coach­ing in North­ern Vir­ginia and vir­tu­al­ly around the globe!
lydia@hatchhealthhappiness.com
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