Find real food, tips for how to prepare it, store it and enjoy it – including sample menus, personal stories of transitions to real food, and information on special healing diets you may encounter.
All summer long you are in control of what your kids eat and when they eat. There is an abundance of fresh fruit to serve IF they need a little snack (not when snack time is a mandatory part of their day). Breakfasts don’t have to be made AND consumed in ten minutes in order to […]
Everyone knows not to drink the water in Mexico. Same rule should apply to theme parks and other one-day excursions. Don’t drink the $5 bottled water. It’s a rip-off! But when you’re on vacation, enjoying a special day with your family, you feel trapped. Like a lion at the zoo eating a piece of meat
We Don’t Do Lunch (How to Pack Real Travel Food for Day Trips) Read More »
Beans, beans, they’re good for your… Budget. Oh, I bet you thought I was going to say “heart” like in that infamous childhood song. Well, I thought about it, but I am far too mature for it now. Especially while writing a post about about adult topics like budgets, vegetables, and being smart with your time.
Would you like a side of surgery with that? Your call. If you could choose between having surgery and healing, what would it be for you? I’m proud to say that, thus far, I’ve avoided surgery on my mouth in favor of waiting, researching, exploration, and second opinions. Asking questions allowed me to avoid surgery.
Once upon a time my husband and I flew from Missouri to Maryland to look for houses for a week, followed shortly by taking our family on road trip down to Colorado, followed almost immediately by us moving halfway cross country. Out of four weeks, we were on the road (or plane) for a total of
5 Things I Learned From Feeding My Family Real Food On The Road Read More »
Will a low FODMAP diet help IBS? What is a FODMAP? Here’s how low FODMAP for IBS helped one expert. Be sure to download the FODMAP diet pdf below! This is a guest post from Suzanne Perazzini, author of The Low FODMAP 6-Week Plan & Cookbook and Strands of My Life. I thought everyone hurt after they ate.
Why Cutting Gluten and Grains Didn’t Fix My IBS Symptoms {GUEST POST} Read More »
I was going to eat chocolate last Wednesday, either way. If I successfully healed my cavities, I’d enjoy some in celebration (and in moderation). If I failed at curing tooth decay, I was going to have a good old-fashioned American pity party – drowning my sorrows in food. As it turns out, I’ve been eating
X-ray Proof of My Cavity Healing Diet – Can You Cure Tooth Decay? Read More »
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to take one small step toward being prepared for an emergency – having water on hand. This tip is so quick, you won’t believe it’s even Kitchen Stewardship®. Although maybe I’ll think of some things to ramble on about that will make the post longer and longer…
Monday Mission: Quick Trick for Storing Water for Emergencies Read More »
I recently took my six-year-old to the pediatrician for his annual check up. The doctor was shocked to see on his chart that the last time he was in the office was his five-year-old check up–a full year ago. “You’re the healthiest kid I’ve seen all week!” she said. I started to wrack my brain
Simple Paleo Sweet Potato, Broccoli, and Egg Breakfast Hash Recipe Read More »
Food Allergies Are Isolating Whatever the cause (or causes) may be, food allergies seem to be everywhere these days. If no one in your immediate family suffers from them, you probably know someone who does. When my oldest child was diagnosed with food allergies, it wasn’t the end of the world, but it changed our family’s
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If we can regrow/heal bone, why not teeth? When I posted this question on Facebook last week along with my story, the interaction and reactions were pretty intense, so I realized I need to blog about not only the aftermath of my little experiment, but my plan from the beginning. Note: Erm…I was wrong about
Welcome to the second post in our Help Handling the Whole Chicken series! In case you missed the first post on debunking 6 objections to buying a whole bird (including the myth that it’s more expensive than buying cheap boneless skinless chicken breast from the store), you can find it HERE. The goal of today’s
I sure made you wait a long time for part 2! I would say it’s appropriate because I had to wait to meet this baby, but he was only (barely) a day overdue, so that would be quite the exaggeration. Life (and editorial calendars) march on…but now I’m back! Be sure to start with part
Surprises, Being Wrong and Discovering a Name (Birth Story, Part 2) Read More »
Ah…baby number four. Poor child has almost no chance of having a baby book – maybe a baby folder with a few things tossed haphazardly in it? – but at least, because his mom’s a writer online, he’ll have a very complete record of his own birth story. ‘Cause that’s super important when you’re a
Mac and Cheese and Having a Baby (Birth Story, Part One) Read More »
Haley’s story of discovering a gluten allergy in her child will help anyone exploring a gluten sensitivity or just hoping to gracefully host a friend who is gluten-free. With gluten sensitivity and Celiac both on the rise, figuring out how to go gluten-free, especially for families, is really important! When my oldest child was diagnosed
Crohn’s Disease, high triglycerides, heart attack risk…all healed with a real food diet and grain-free elimination meal planner. But it seems like a page out of someone else’s life when I think about my husband’s diagnosis. He was just 19 years old, a college kid experiencing worse-than-average intestinal distress after every cafeteria meal. I was
Baby Step Changes May Have Saved My Husband’s Life Without Us Even Noticing Read More »
Whenever you’re looking for healthy breakfast ideas for your meal planning, focus on vegetables – they’re the hardest to incorporate at the first meal of the day, but so important! Here are some creative ways to get veggies in right away, at breakfast. I learned a long time ago that I felt much better when I
Do you have a picky eater? Are meal times a battle? Before you get frustrated and assume your child is just strong-willed, take a closer look at what is really going on. Yes, some kids truly do like to feel in control and may assert this behavior at meal times. In that case it is
Can gluten cause behavioral symptoms? Is there a link between food and autism? When my eleven year old son was diagnosed with High Functioning Autism last year, I had no idea how much the everyday details of our life would change. He had been struggling and exhibiting signs for years, so I wasn’t surprised by
This is a guest post from a generous reader (now turned KS contributor!) who responded to my request for “reader driven” Monday Missions. I enjoyed reading her ideas on using food as a blessing, which inspired yesterday’s actual Monday Mission, and I hope you are challenged and inspired, too. -Katie It all started as a
