Save money and live wisely! Organic food and farm-raised, quality meat and produce definitely cost more up front. Trust that you’ll reap the benefits on the other end because you’re seeking good health, but also learn the least expensive ways to source real food, plus where to save on natural living practices. No need to go broke!
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to make a price book to keep track of the best deals on real food in your area. Whether you shop at Farmer’s Markets, online in bulk, or at a variety of grocery and health food stores, chances are there are ‘best deals’ out there on most […]
This is a guest post by my friend-in-real-life, Laurie. She and I met and connected because we both had babes in slings at our sons’ Valentine’s Day Party one year, and we quickly discovered that real food, natural parenting, and Christianity were more than enough to form a strong bond. (I love it when God
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I haven’t. Being honest right up front there. I had many failures using natural DIY dishwasher soap a few years ago, and I’m afraid my husband will never set foot in the kitchen again if I even breathe a word of more homemade dishwasher detergent experimenting, and that would leave me with a LOT of
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In addition to your non-bleach disinfectants, like hydrogen peroxide, an easy homemade orange cleaner does the job! I love how I can clean with orange peels and vinegar. I love making something out of nothing. I’m still not a composter even though I know how easy it can be (*cringe* I know, I know, get on
Don’t tell anyone, but we had some potato chips around here for Thanksgiving. I wanted to make that French Onion chip dip again that is in Better Than a Box, and I’m telling you: they were good. It really is far too easy to overeat things that are crunchy, salty, and a little greasy. Even
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Want to know the first thing I do after I get all my groceries put away each week? Take a nap. (Umm, just kidding. I’d like to on some days after a long shopping trip with three little kids!) Actually, the first thing I try to do when I get done putting away groceries is
Use ANY meat with this easy DIY homemade sausage seasoning recipe. Avoid MSG, unhealthy white sugar, and chemical additives by making homemade Italian or spicy sausage seasoning with just a few simple ingredients to fit your grain-free, paleo, or keto diet. Seasoning in Sausages You’ve read the labels on sausage, right? Along with classic sausage
My post on packing healthy school lunches has always had quite an incredible response. This tells me moms are hungry for more than just good food: they want information about how to take care of their kids’ health. It’s written into our genes when the Creator makes us “Mommy”, I think, to be wildly passionate
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Got basil? I tend to make impulse buys at the Farmer’s Market, and I don’t always consider whether I’ll be able to use things quickly enough. With fresh herbs, that means I’ve had to learn how to store them for a number of days until I can get around to the meal they’re needed for.
This is a guest post from Rachel of the Thriving Home. Hi, I’m Rachel and I’m a hummus addict. (Hi, Rachel.) I can eat a whole store-bought container of hummus in one sitting if I’m not careful. That’s right, an entire $3.00 8 oz container of hummus. Go ahead. I give you permission to judge
The KS readers are just fantastic! This post is packed with reader recommendations for DIY and homemade insect and mosquito repellents – they are by and large natural, safe, and at least one person out there says they work! Why didn’t I test them all, you ask? Not enough bugs, for two summers in a
Who knew you’d need so much courage just to accomplish things in the kitchen? Forget worrying about whether you’re measuring flour correctly or cutting the cucumbers straight, we’re talking real danger here. If we real foodies were on America’s Got Talent, the judges would be saying we bring an element of danger they’ve never seen
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This is a guest post from Renee Harris of MadeOn Hard Lotion. How much does it cost to butcher a cow? Buying a cow is easy as long as you know these terms. If you want to play a really mean trick on your kids, tell ‘em you’re buying them a cow. When they head
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Even before I went on a quest to find real food high protein workout snacks last month, I’d always wanted to dehydrate yogurt to see if I could have a travel-worthy, mess-free snack option that didn’t involve nuts or grains but did include healthy fats and protein. It seems that, even though I have tons
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My 7-year-old helped me demonstrate how to make homemade strawberry fruit rolls (also called fruit leather) in our dehydrator in this simple video: [adthrive-in-post-video-player video-id=”9ozP8idX” upload-date=”2016-08-25T19:47:59.000Z” name=”Kitchen Stewardship® – How to Dehydrate Fruit RollUps (Fruit Leather)” description=”How to Dehydrate Fruit RollUps (Fruit Leather)” player-type=”default” override-embed=”default”] If you can’t view the video, click How to Make
I’m happiest at the bottom of a salad bowl. You know how when you get to the end, you’ve run out of lettuce, but there’s a bunch of little things that fell through sitting on the bottom of the bowl? The red onion, feta cheese, sunflower seeds, and lately, sprouted lentils. Mixed up with the
Zero dishes, no special equipment! Making homemade yogurt is a simple 4-step process. Photos show every step for how to make yogurt successfully! This is how we weaned off sweeteners, from white sugar to sucanat! Making homemade yogurt is like tying your shoes. If someone tried to explain the shoe-tying process in spoken word only,
I spent $469/month on food last year. Yes, I do keep track that closely. If you had asked me a few years back whether that was a decent figure, I would have caught my breath a bit. I used to try to stay under $300 a month on food…those days are no longer, for many
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You know that meme about how parents’ treatment of pacifiers changes as they have more kids, from sterilizing the thing every time it touches anything but baby lips to grabbing it from under a church pew and poking it back into baby’s mouth? That’s totally me, minus the pacifier. With my first child, I read
Eat Well, Spend Less: What Goes on this Real Food Baby’s High Chair Tray? Read More »
Food coloring is a fun way to color homemade frosting on cakes and decorate cookies, but it’s not healthy. That doesn’t mean your food can’t be fun! I’ve got some simple ways to create natural food coloring. Let’s Talk About Food Coloring Artificial colors are one topic I have just never gotten into deeply, although
