Happy Healthy Latina

06/01/2023

🚨 Big news COMADRES❗️Wer’e so proud to announce we are !! I know my ancestors in heaven are just dancing today. The SOFRITO is my familia recipe updated passed down over generations 4+ including me. That I got to learn from in La cocina.

We’re so proud to announce our first major retail partnership! You can now find us in over 100 Wegmans locations across the east coast.

Everyday I’m so proud to be part of the Loisa familia and what this means for our comunidad. This is an opportunity for us to represent and introduce our cultura IRL across grocery shelves and give more access to our cuisine and products to more people. Done the right way without ever sacrificing tu salud or SABOR.

Let’s spread the word get shopping, and grab your favorite organic sazon, adobo y SOFRITO on Wegmans shelves today.

Scroll for the video. I just die, as a regular degular girl from the Bronx who started teaching SOFRITO workshops across the city and on urban farms/community gardens 5 years ago to this. Sky is the limit for your dreams with hard work, teamwork + alignment.

Thank YOU for all of your support over the years! Ahora que esto comienza y se pone Bueno. As soon as I am home from the motherland 🇩🇴🇩🇴, y’all know where my first stop is going to be!! 💕💕🙏🏽🙏🏽💕💕

Check the link in our bio for the closest Wegmans to you! PA’LANTE xoxo Peoples Chef 👩🏽‍🍳 💕🇩🇴

12/02/2022

Save this High Protein, Gluten-Free breakfast wrap + make it with me! This is especially great for my low cook Comadres. Who want something simple nutritious + delicious.

Head over to Happy Healthy Latina Instagram to read four of the most common mistakes we make when balancing our hormones + being prayed upon by diet culture.

Breakfast Wrap:
1. 2 teaspoons avocado oil OR 1/2 tbsp grass fed butter to a sauté pan over medium flame, add 1/4 cup each small diced red onion, sliced sh*take mushroom, mini heirloom tomato. Sauté for 3-4 minutes

2. Add 2 beaten eggs seasoned with 1 teaspoon each black pepper, sea salt + turmeric. Scramble over low-medium flame for approx 3 min or just under the desired doneness you like your eggs. Then add 1 cup of shredded spinach. Turn off heat and cover, the spinach will wilt in the eggs.

3. Sautee 1 Applegate Chicken Apple Sausage link cut in 1-2” rounds

4. Grab one gluten free wrap I used Maria and Ricardo's Quinoa Flour wrap (soy, egg, wheat + dairy free). Warm it in a pan 3-5 seconds.

5. Layer in cheese of your choice, I used New Zealand organic white cheddar (1 slice), your veggie + egg scramble + sausage. Wrap your burrito.

6. In same pan you made your eggs. Low-medium flame add 1 teaspoon avocado oil. Heat your wrap on each side approx 1 until it has a nice char.

7. Garnish with 1 tbsp chopped cilantro, 1 tbsp Labne for probiotic addition + drizzle your favorite hot sauce. Serve!

10/12/2022

Chef Yadi is competing in our Chef Showdown in honor of World Food Day. Vote for her by liking, commenting on or sharing the video below!

We’re proud to present to you Chef Yadi. You may know her as Happy Healthy Latina. Chef Yadi is part owner of Loisa, a company that creates classic Latin Seasonings and Kitchen tools! Motivated by her own personal work, along with Rise Against Hunger’s work in the Caribbean, Chef Yadi looks to get tropical with this Caribbean inspired recipe - Coconut Chickpea Curry Guisado. Don’t forget to support Chef Yadi by liking, sharing and commenting on this video!

Thank you to our Chef Showdown sponsor, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company)

04/25/2022

ATTENTION COMADRES!! Head over to for a very new + very special episode of Naturally Yadi. My heart + soul all out here in an episode. I’m making the most delicious Stuffed Chicken, stuffed with Caribbean root vegetable medley + salsita Al caldero. All on the farm! Have you ever been to this urban wonderland?

Cooking on the Farm, in my open air culinary schools for the community I build + for my people is what I am most known for. I’ve taught over 300 in person community cooking classes 💕😭🙏🏽🌱.

Here we bring together everything that matters most to me. Joined by my actual Mami, Bestie + my life partner for a farm fresh feast all at Urban farm where I’ve been teaching since 2018! Learn from one of my Farmily + friends , Ciara Sidell, whom I love + learn from so much!

You can actually join me there this season in June + August for a real life version of this. Please Go like, post, share and comment directly from page. This is one of the most memorable projects of my life to date. Championing the work I believe in. Bringing CARIBBEAN food + flavors to , takin up space as A Woman of Color + Chef. Talking about Food Justice + Equity. Sharing special food stories from my family, the countless amazing farmers + purveyors that make it possible. Showing the magic that’s right here in NYC, that I hope we all take advantage of and share.

If you can imagine a better, kinder and more sustainable world then chances are you can help create the change you wish to see. Thank you to my amazing production team + for taking a chance on this Girl from the Bronx. Immense thank you to my family for joining me on set + this special journey. Forever + Always- The peoples Chef.

04/19/2022

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04/04/2022

Omg Comadres the day is here my show on Food Network is live: Naturally Yadi !!!!

Not only is it my dream food show but we talk to the bodega shop owners. The spice makers, the farmers and special souls that are a deep part of our food history + Accesiblity.

This is my dream show + I’m so thankful to my production team, food network + my family for believing in me and my dreams!!!!!

03/22/2022

Spring is about to have us sprung east coasters.Yesterday during a park walk I was reminded that many things are in bloom, soon we will have vibrancy all around us. Signs of life where everywhere! It also to remind us we all bloom at different paces.

I wanted to drop a reminder that with beautiful produce, veggies + fruits about 2 flood our markets. We don’t need to have boring or sad salads. Here are some tips to brighten your plate taste, color + nutrient wise!

1) Layers! We may be shedding clothing as the weather warms up but make layers on your salads. Chose a green base of your desire- here I have Arugula. Other faves baby kale, lacinato/Dinosaur kale massaged, endive, watercress or spring mix. Mix 1-2 of your faves!

2) Texture! Use crunchy vegetables + break them out of their original shapes. Here I put rainbow radishes through my Mandoline for thin crispy taste w/ bite, this is a great tool to break down veggies. Try celery, cut it on the bias (angle) into little C shapes. Use Nuts + Seeds! H**p, Chia, Flaxseed, pumpkin seeds, Cashews, Walnuts, Crushed Or Slivered Almonds, toasted hazelnuts all provide nutrient dense + flavorful alternatives to regular croutons

3) Use Fruit + Herbs!! - I can’t say this enough. Using herbs in a salad will brighten your plate + tastebuds by 1000. Here Chiffonade Basil + Mint! To Chiffonade- stacking leaves on top of each other , rolling them tightly, then slicing the leaves perpendicular to the roll. Check my stories! Fruits aren’t only for a bowl or smoothies. Drop some bluebs ( 🫐) , thinly sliced strawberries, mangos 🥭, or apples into your salad and watch it come alive with flavor + color.

4) Make your own dressing! - It makes me sad/mad how many dressings are laden with soybean oil, canola and or vegetable oil. These oils are heavily processed, rich in inflammation-promoting Omega-6 fatty acids, and often times contain trans fats that aren't disclosed on the label due to how processed they are. Often detracting from the health benefits of our salads.

03/17/2022

Last month I was honored to be approached by Complex + MetrobyTmobile for a feature on my life + souls work. Most importantly we talk a lot by ancestors, importance of community and where I come from. Something I will never ever forget.

It’s not about where we arrive but who we become in the process. Hope my great-grandma, grandmother are smiling in heaven as they guide me. I hope that everyday my Mami knows that the lessons she taught me, are what keep me strong + focused. I’m really proud of this one!

Meet Chef Yadira Garcia Who Used Holistic Eating to Heal Herself and Hear How She’s Bringing That Knowledge to Her Community to Help People Learn to Eater Well

02/07/2022

You are a BADASS, yes you! You are a Mujeron, Chingona, Comadre that deserves to take up space! How much & how many do you constantly give and show up for? How do you show up for yourself daily?

You can be the creator or generational health wealth in your family line.
Are you taking up the space for yourself you deserve to claim & hold. As the bad ass you are we don’t have time or room for Debilitating PMS/periods month in and out, constant sickness or fatigue/gut issues because we aren’t freeing up our digestive energy. One of the processes that takes up the most energy in YOUR body.

We have got to nourish the good bacteria in our body, suppress the bad & promote an optimal environment for great digestive health.Did you know bacteria outnumbers the human cells in your body by about 10-1!

Here’s a hormone & gut friendly breakfast or snack you can put together in less than 5 minutes! Make several and store It for the week ahead. This taste like a blueberry, cheesecake, lemony dream.

The quality of the ingredients is highly important. Not all yogurts were made equal! I’ve spend a lot of time researching so you don’t have to. This bowl has prebiotic & probiotic. Fiber. High quality fat, seed cycling, vitamin c & antioxidants.

Happy Healthy Balancing Bowl:
1 cup organic grass fed yogurt unsweetened. Here we use
1 teaspoon raw organic honey
1 teaspoon organic pure vanilla bean or vanilla extra. I snag mine
2 tbsp organic Chia seed
2 tbsp ground pumpkin & flax seed blend ( if you in day 1-14 of your cycle use Sesame & Sunflower seed instead)
1/2 cup blueberries 🫐
Zest of 1 organic lemon.

Mix it up and enjoy or refrigerate. I have had 2 pain free cycles after 5-6 years of and I am truly living for this.
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¡Eres un BADASS, sí tú! Eres una Mujeron, Chingona, Comadre que merece ocupar espacio! ¿Cuánto y cuánto das y te presentas constantemente? ¿Cómo te presentas a diario?

Puede ser el creador o el patrimonio generacional de salud en su línea familiar.
¿Estás ocupando el espacio que mereces reclamar y mantener? Como mala que eres, no tenemos tiempo ni espacio para el síndrome premenstrual debilitante/períodos mensuales, enfermedades constantes o fatiga/problemas intestinales porque no estamos liberando nuestra energía digestiva. Uno de los procesos que más energía consume en TU cuerpo.

Tenemos que nutrir las bacterias buenas en nuestro cuerpo, suprimir las malas y promover un entorno óptimo para una gran salud digestiva. ¿Sabía que las bacterias superan en número a las células humanas en su cuerpo en aproximadamente 10-1?

¡Aquí hay un desayuno o refrigerio amigable con las hormonas y los intestinos que puede preparar en menos de 5 minutos! Haga varios y guárdelos para la próxima semana. Este sabor es como un sueño de arándanos, tarta de queso y limón.

La calidad de los ingredientes es muy importante. ¡No todos los yogures se hicieron iguales! He pasado mucho tiempo investigando para que tú no tengas que hacerlo. Este tazón tiene prebióticos y probióticos. Fibra. Grasa de alta calidad, ciclo de semillas, vitamina C y antioxidantes.

Cuenco de equilibrio feliz y saludable:
1 taza de yogur orgánico alimentado con pasto sin azúcar. Aquí usamos
1 cucharadita de miel orgánica cruda
1 cucharadita de vainilla pura orgánica o extra de vainilla. Yo agarro el mio
2 cucharadas de semillas de chía orgánicas
2 cucharadas de mezcla de semillas de calabaza y lino molidas (si en el día 1-14 de su ciclo usa semillas de sésamo y girasol en su lugar)
1/2 taza de arándanos 🫐
Ralladura de 1 limón orgánico.

Mézclalo y disfruta o refrigera. He tenido 2 ciclos sin dolor después de 5 a 6 años de y realmente estoy viviendo para esto.

Versión en español en comentarios!!!

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