One of my favorite things about being a Nutritional Therapist is getting opportunities to teach kids what it means to be healthy! Which is why I love teaching a Health & Homesteading class at our local homeschool co-op. The first half of the year is dedicated to learning all about the human body and how […]
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I looked for a dairy-free, healthy zucchini bread muffin for years. The internet is full of baked goods that you can stuff with grated zucchini, but I specifically wanted a muffin recipe that worked for my family: dairy-free, whole grain, naturally sweetened, and easy to make, with no weird ingredients. Here it is. Easy Dairy-Free
Homemade chocolate chip peanut butter cookies – they are so so good, and not too hard to make a little healthier! I love dessert, and I love chocolate and peanut butter anything (like this homemade freezer treat!). I also love real food. So we make this delicious chocolate chip peanut butter cookie with whole grains
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“I don’t like muffins!” That is a common phrase heard coming from my youngest daughter (almost eight). Of all my kids she is the only one that I would have ever labeled “picky.” I prefer the term “selective.” To be fair, she does have good reason. She had a lot of feeding challenges and trauma
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I love a good blueberry muffin. Actually, what I really like are the blueberry muffin mixes that don’t even use actual blueberries – just those…
How many servings of vegetables do your kids eat on a regular basis? Two? Three on a good day? Do you ever wish you could get your kids to eat more veggies? It seems to be a constant struggle for most parents these days. #pickyeaterclub But have you ever attempted to serve veggies for breakfast?!
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Do you love banana bread? It’s one of those desserts/breakfasts/snacks/whatever that tastes exactly like my childhood. We always made banana bread. Not only was it perfect for our tight budget (no food waste here!), but it was a tasty treat for me and my brothers and sisters. As we grew up, we learned how to
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Question: Do you like chocolate cake? What about healthy chocolate cake? I know some of us are all about making real food desserts that taste indulgent. And some of us would rather we not mess with their classic chocolate cake. But what if you need someone to mess with your dessert? When my boys were
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Christmas cookie season is here, which is great news! But for those of us with food sensitivities and allergies, cookie season gets complicated. Today I want to show you a dairy-free cookie recipe for Christmas – specifically gingerbread, but you can use these tips for many different Christmas cookies. It’s actually really easy! And they
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Need a nourishing, budget-friendly, real food breakfast for school mornings? Or do you just hate flipping pancakes? We got you covered in this recipe. First, let’s acknowledge how amazing pancakes are. When you transition from processed food to real food, you might have to say goodbye to a lot of food that was in your
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It’s easy to get overwhelmed by natural green cleaners. You see a tip about using vinegar to clean – where do I use it? you wonder. Your grandma emails you 50 ways to use baking soda in the home – how do I remember these when I need them? And Pinterest serves up “50 green cleaners” or
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to keep the green in spring cleaning. Sometimes it seems like the natural life can be a real drain on the finances. Organic food costs two to four times as much as conventional, natural health endeavors are never covered by insurance, and wooden toys are pricier than
It’s been over a year since I told you I stopped wearing deodorant, so I guess it’s about time I get fresh and honest with you again. It’s also been over a year since I washed my hair with shampoo regularly. It was June of last year when my last bottle of shampoo emitted its
What’s under your kitchen sink? When you have children and you start putting the Poison Center’s “Mr. Yuk” stickers all over your bottles, you really start to realize that there are far too many things under there that you wouldn’t want in your baby’s mouth…so then why are they in your kitchen? If you had
I never thought I would make homemade deodorant, believe me, but as I told you when we talked about the hazards of antiperspirants, I wanted to take a baby step away from antiperspirant. I had used Degree for years because many other name brands didn’t work for me. I’m not a dainty little lady who
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I’ve never used oven cleaner in my life. I’m a little afraid of it to be honest; it seems like it’s a pretty toxic substance. Since I don’t rely on chemical cleaners, I have some pretty effective natural and safe oven/stovetop cleaning strategies up my sleeve. Of course, the easiest solution is to just avoid
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