Yon Appetit Health Coach

09/03/2026

🌿 The Plant-Forward Pantry: M, N & O.

Three essentials worth the shelf space: a sweetener that doesn’t spike blood sugar, a nutbutter that outperforms all the others, and the foundational oil most people are buying wrong.

M is for monkfruit, a plant-based sweetener, 150-200x sweeter than sugar, zero calories, no blood sugar spike. My go-to for baking: think sweet without the crash. Honest note: it’s a tool, not a health food. Real fruit is always the first-choice sweetener.

N is for nuts and nutbutter: most of us keep it on hand but buy it right. Avoid those loaded with palm oil, cane sugar, and stabilizers. You just need one or two ingredients: nuts, maybe salt. That’s it. Almond, cashew, peanut — all beautiful. A spoonful on toast, in a smoothie, or with an apple is real protein, healthy fat, and satiation. No nuts for you? Try sunflower butter. Yum!

O is for extra virgin olive oil. Most grocery store olive oil is old, oxidized, or blended with lower-quality oils. Real, fresh EVOO tastes like actual olives: grassy, peppery, slightly bitter. Look for a harvest date, single-country origin, cold-pressed, and dark glass. One of the most-studied foods in the world for cardiovascular health and longevity and a MUST in my kitchen.

09/01/2026

Hi, I’m Yonni 🤍

A little reintroduction, in case we haven’t met.

I’m a certified integrative and functional nutrition coach and I’ve been plant-based for 18+ years. I help women — especially in midlife — feel better in their bodies through real food, plant-forward eating, and a wellness approach that isn’t about restriction or shrinking.

Here you’ll find recipes, pantry essentials, honest reflections, and the occasional beautiful meal I couldn’t not share.

I also host Her Health Compass — a podcast where I have real conversations with experts on the topics women actually want answers to: hormones, perimenopause, nutrition, longevity, and everything in between. Available wherever you listen.

Whether you’re here for the food, the philosophy, or the podcast — welcome. I’m glad you’re here.

Tell me something about yourself in the comments 👇

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08/22/2026

Pucker up! 😘

🌿 J is for JUICE in this A-Z series — better known by chef’s as acid: the fastest fix for a dish that just needs “something.”

If a fish tastes flat, it’s sometimes missing salt. But usually it’s missing acid.

Citrus (think lemon or lime, orange or grapefruit) brightens literally anything. It’s especially good stirred in right at the end (it generally halts cooking) and is best added off heat.

Apple cider vinegar (ACV) is sharp, a little sweet, and my go-to for dressings.

Rice wine vinegar is softer and rounder than ACV, great for slaws and quick pickles.

How to use it: Taste your dish before you reach for more salt. Add a small splash of acid instead, and taste again. Nine times out of ten, that’s the missing piece.

Keep all three in rotation. They’re inexpensive, they last, and they’ll upgrade your cooking more than almost anything else in the pantry.

Next week: K. 🤍

08/19/2026

Health. Friendship. Candor. ✨

What happens when two friends sit down and talk honestly about what it really means to feel well?

That’s Her Health Compass — conversations about women’s health, wellness, relationships, life, and all the things we don’t always say out loud. We also bring in experts to ground these conversations in facts, insight, and lived experience, balancing friendship and storytelling with evidence-based perspective.

No perfect answers. No judgment. Just honest conversations, real experiences, a little laughter, and the kind of candor that makes you feel like you’re sitting with a friend at sunset. 🌅

🎙️ Find Her Health Compass on and herhealthcompass.com/episodes — and come join the conversation.

Because sometimes the best compass is a conversation with someone who gets it. 🤍

08/10/2026