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- I am trying to feed my family better, but I’m just so overwhelmed with all this information. I don’t know where to start. Start here.
- How do I get my husband on board with all these changes? (Right here, plus more success here and here and more on our story here)
- I want to eat better, but it’s so expensive! 3 quick tips for you…
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You are an amazing wealth of info and I’ve enjoyed following you on and off for almost a decade! Recently I’ve decided to focus on some health habits for myself which got me to thinking about kids which brought me right back to you!
What I’m looking for specifically is a product you recommended years ago. It’s supposed to boost immune health prior to immunizations. Does that product still exist? If so where can I find it? If not do you have further recommendations?
Thank you!
Hi Britta, I believe the product you’re referencing is from WellFuture: https://wellfuture.com/ So glad to hear Katie’s writing is helping you on your health journey!
Hi Katie!
I love your dedication to hunting down all the facts and providing reliable information for your readers! I’ve been seeing supplemental OAA (oxaloacetate, I think) being presented as regulating the liver and glucose processing and reducing pms/mood swings/anxiety. Are you familiar with this at all? The OAA is chemically treated to make it shelf stable, and I’m wondering if that makes it harmful to the body in any way.
God bless your ministry!
Hi Hannah – I’ve never heard of OAA, sorry about that. Not even quite sure how it’s used!
Best, Katie
Hi…I just found your blog and it looks fantastic…however, I have what might seem an odd question.
I found your article on xylitol…and since this is very poisonous to dogs, I wondered if in your research, did you find any sugar free gums without xylitol?
Thanks for any info!
Kathy
Hi, I have a quick question. I used the search bar on your site, but couldn’t find anything related to this. How do you recommend disposing, using, storing (etc.) grease from ground beef, bacon, or other fattier meats? I know not to put it down the drain (had a lesson on that early in my marriage O_O ). I have been putting it in a plastic Ziploc (I KNOW, I KNOW!) and throwing it away, but now I’m trying to take baby steps away from those plastic bags that just keep getting thrown away. What is a better way to dispose of grease when I do not use many cans? and I have bags of coffee, not the good ol’ coffee canister that a lot of people use. Thank you for your consideration and your help throughout the years. I looked at your instructions just last night for chicken broth. Super excited to make some chicken soup today!
Hi Kelly, I usually use paper towels to soak up grease from ground meat which isn’t very environmentally friendly either, but better than plastic I suppose. For fats that will harden I pour it into a container, let it harden and then scraped it out of the container and put it in the trash when it’s solid. You can sometimes also save the fat (like bacon grease) if you can get it out cleanly and use it for cooking. Hope some of those ideas help!
Hi Kelly! Great question – I personally use glass jars that I won’t reuse, like from salsa (we have too many!). Even though glass recycles well, I’m ok throwing some away here and there. You can also put the grease in a coffee mug on the counter until it solidifies at least mostly, then dump it in your trash just before you take it out — or aim for a bag or container in there that you had to throw away anyway. 🙂 Just remember that especially if you spring for well-sourced meats, you can often use the fat rendered out for cooking, especially bacon grease!! That always goes in a jar in my fridge door and it’s delightful to saute green beans, asparagus, Brussels sprouts…mmmmm… I don’t use the fat from ground beef but most others, I use for cooking! 🙂 Katie
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Regarding the health cost-sharing ministries ; I wanted to thank you for all the time and trouble you put in to creating that vast spreadsheet for comparisons. That was a great idea. I just wanted to bring a couple of possibly typos to your attention. 1)–CHM has no annual fee for its membership ; so I don’t know where the $340 for bronze, silver, and gold came from on the chart. 2)–the max. expense per year for a single person on the gold plan with CHM is not $1500 ; not sure where that came from either ( I called CHM to confirm both of these ). Finally 3)–Medishare’s set up fee is $50 for a single (just like for a family of 6), not $125. ( I called them to be sure on that too ). By the way, these are not new changes ; they’ve been this way several years. Medishare has increased their emergency room visit fee to $200 , but that has happened since your last update( early 2019). Thanks again for your research.
Jeff, thank you for pointing these things out! We’re just started working on our annual update for the spreadsheet, and will see about addressing these at the same time. I appreciate you pointing them out!
Hello, This is the first time I’ve seen your blog because I was looking at MSN’s online article (are they still called “articles” or should I say “slideshow”?) about foods to avoid and why. One slide sent me to your blog about milk and processes it goes through.
One thing I had read year or so ago was that skim milk turns blue because of the removal of fats. Then this article said an additive is put into the milk to restore the white color, and that additive is supposedly as bad for your cholesterol buildup as if you were drinking whole milk. If that is true, then there is no point to skim milk. However, I have been unable to find any research validating or contradicting that claim. Do you know anything about skim milk turning blue and what might turn it white again?
Hello. I made your Honey Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread but I overproofed it and it turned too sour. Will try again. I saw a link to ” multigrain sourdough bread ” that your husband likes, that uses white flour, but the link doesn’t work. If you know the recipe, can you please share with me? I made this once and it turned out beautifully but I forgot to write down the recipe. If anyone who knows the recipe for “Whole Wheat Oatmeal Sourdough Bread” by “heartlandrenaissance” I would really appreciate it if you can share it. Thanks a lot!!