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The Optimal Kitchen is a full service Nutritional Consulting firm. Services offered range from counseling , to cooking instruction, to catering services. Unlike many nutrition companies that simply provide information, The Optimal Kitchen is devoted to empowering individuals with the skills and tools they need to manage a healthy lifestyle on their own.

05/25/2026

No longer do we all have a brother, uncle or father who served in the military. What was once a right of passage for most young men in this country, a key step towards becoming a man, became extremely unpopular as the United States engaged in more and more more pointless wars few of us understand. Unfortunately the fewer servicemen and women in our lives, the more disconnected we are from the sacrifices they make for our freedoms, which these days seem a bit tenuous.
So please take time today to remember all those we have lost, those young men and women who bravely shipped out, never to return home, all in for the sake of our freedoms.

05/19/2026

Mornings are usually for work, but having a wisdom tooth pulled yesterday afternoon has me slowing down and taking some me time this morning. Kona was thrilled to run the flats, perfect tide, and I saw my first Rosa Rogusa of the season, telling me summer is here. It was a very long, cold winter around here and Spring is a bashful visitor in these parts, but today, she is shining in all her glory. I hope you have the opportunity to get outside and enjoy this beauty of a day. Soon these places will be WAY TO CROWDED for mine and Kona’s tastes.

05/15/2026

Looks like this weekend might actually feel a bit like summer. Are you ready for beach season or has this long winter left you with an extra layer that isn’t so easy to shed? Our vegetable heavy menu this week is designed to help you tackle any winter weight gain. Full of fiber, plant based protein and loads of vitamin and mineral rich veggies, our bowls give you everything you need to thrive, and nothing to weigh you down. Swing by the Barnstand this afternoon (2-5pm) or come see me tomorrow from 9-12. Looks like it will be a beauty of a day.

04/27/2026

I’m have not posted many pics of the garden this spring since it has been so cold and gray, everything is moving rather slowly. But like every spring, there are all sorts of changes and shifts in the Optimal Kitchen Garden. I am rotating all the beds to help the soils heal. New bamboo structures like the tomato arch is just one of many new structures to expand growing area. Much of the crops in the hoop are going to seed, but that’s ok since I will save them and simply plant another row, outside the hoop this time. The best part though, cleaning out last years garlic bed, I had planted a few rows of fall crops last fall, not much happened so I simply covered the bed with leaves to rest for the winter. Last week I raked up the leaves and very quickly some weeds grew my their place. Yesterday, I was weeding and stumbled on a row of cilantro, carrots and even a few perpetual spinach. That is the magic of gardening, I was simply weeding my he bed getting it ready for the season, and I find a few rows who have been brewing under the surface of the leaves waiting to emerge. Let me also just say the cilantro under the leaves is three or 4 times the size of the cilantro planted in the hoop house. Nature is amazing.

04/24/2026

The colors in this week’s bowls are amazing. Perhaps it is because beach season is just around the corner, but this weeks bowls are all loaded with everything you need and nothing to make you feel heavy or bloated. The change of season changes our nutritional needs and desires; comforting soups and stews will get replaced with vibrant salads and bright greens. Mango Cucumber Salsa is even making a return this week! Come and check out all the plant based goodies available this afternoon at the Barnstand or tomorrow .

04/18/2026

Whether you are fully plant based, looking to make the shift or simply trying to get more vegetables into your everyday diet, the Optimal Kitchen is the place for all your plant based needs. Whether you are too busy to cook, don’t know how, or simply don’t have the energy, I am here to ensure you are able to feed yourself healthy. Come see me this morning and check out all the different plant based foods I offer weekly. I do all the work, you simply have to enjoy it.

04/13/2026

Ok so it has been a long hiatus but we will try the CSA again for those of you who want me to make the choices for you. The NEW optimal CSA will be a curation of 5-6 items weekly, all designed to promote optimal health thru an anti inflammatory, high fiber, plant based protein diet. Salads, soups, specialty items and more the CSA is designed to give you the foods your body needs to thrive.
Here is how it works:
The theme this week is Mediterranean, may of the flavors featured will hail from this area
I choose the items, all designed to promote optimal health, and since we are headed into beach season, weight loss is also part of it.
$50 flat rate
Just send me a dm to sign up.
Pick up is at the Barnstand on Thursday after 3pm or on Friday at the Barnstand after 1pm.
Message me with any questions.

04/10/2026

Continuing on my quest to help my community understand the value of plant based foods. I could talk all about carbon foot prints and the amount of water our current meat heavy diets use up, but that is irrelevant as we build AI data centers which will dwarf the environmental destruction currently being wrought.
Instead I want to focus on how good you will feel when you shift your diet. Whether it is through improved digestion, reduced inflammation, or simply weight loss to reduce the pressure on joints, a WHOLE FOOD plant based diet will help you feel better.
All of the dishes in this post will be available later today at the Barnstand and tomorrow
Come check it out and see what making the shift to plant based can do for your health.

04/04/2026

There is a reason behind every dish I create. I am not just thinking about flavor and texture and taste, at the Optimal Kitchen I am also thinking: what nutrients does it bring to the table? Is it feeding my microbiome or my inflammation? What impact does it have on the your health and the health of the planet? I consider it all.
This is just some of what I come up with.
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02/26/2026

BREAKING: Thomas Massie announced he'll fight Trump's Glysophate executive order by introducing the "No Immunity for Glyphosate Act."

Under this act, manufacturers will be stripped of the immunity from liability that Trump just gave them.

Every member of Congress should get behind this.

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