Are you looking to satisfy your sweet tooth while maintaining a healthy diet? Look no further than fruit. Fruit is nature’s candy, offering a burst…
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Learn how to save money and find the best options for your family, when you learn the differences between co-ops and CSAs (community-supported agriculture). Do you want to invest in your health by getting local meat, dairy, and produce? How do you find the best deal? We all want to provide our families with nourishing
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Okay, it’s that time, parents. School lunches. Love ‘em, hate ‘em, make what you want of them, but they are here, and we need a plan. If you’re like me, one of your big goals for your kids is that they eat plenty of plants. While our family still eats meat for other meals (we
Having a healthy food stockpile list is essential to any household – but what’s a real foodie to do? What are the best fruits and vegetables to stockpile when you don’t want preservatives or processed foods? Here is the best food to store up from the produce section: The best food to stockpile is what
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Instant Pot applesauce is so quick and easy to make – you’ll wonder why you ever bothered with store-bought applesauce! You can enjoy this yummy taste of fall any time of the year in less than 30 minutes from start to finish. People who visit my house in the fall tend to enter through the
Every June it sneaks up on me – strawberry season. I’ve spent the last few months working through our freezer stash and home-canned goods. The weather is getting warmer, and we all want to live outside and forget about complicated meals. Then it hits me – it’s time to start preserving again! The first item
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Don’t even get me started on the term “fruit snacks” when there’s not any fruit involved. You can guess what I think about those sugar-filled candies being served as snacks. On the other hand, these homemade fruit gummies have two healthy ingredients: real fruit and gelatin (use the coupon KS10 for 10% off!). You’ve probably
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I’ve struggled with how to introduce this fantastic fruit custard dish. At first, I thought I would wax eloquent about how wonderfully flexible this recipe is, allowing you to butcher experiment with the ingredients, sub out virtually EVERYTHING based on dietary needs or what’s left in the fridge, and still have a delicious creation. Then
If you’ve read my blog at all you’ll know my little family is obsessed with ice cream. Whether it’s the classic mint chocolate chip with homemade chocolate chips, or vanilla drizzled with honey sweetened caramel and raw hot fudge sauce, we can’t get enough. And even though I’ll admit to succumbing to the occasional store
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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’ve decided to have “fruit for dessert” at least once a week around here. Last night was “fruit night.” When I was cutting the cantaloupe and pineapple, Leah had a few pieces, and then I told her not to ask for any more until it was served at the table. Ever observant, she asked with
Part of weaning ourselves down on sugar and training our sweet tooth to expect (and enjoy!) less sweetness includes appreciating the natural sweetness of things like fruit. Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to serve a dessert without a sweetener this week. So offer a bowl of sliced pineapple as a dessert, or
I live in Michigan, where we have all four seasons, sometimes three in one day. If you’re in the Midwest as well, I hope there are some tips here to inspire you to find healthy, organic food sources; if not, do take away some ideas for poking around your own community to find the secret deals
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Sick of paying a fortune for a small bag of dried fruit? Curious how to dehydrate fruit at home? It’s easier than you think! Dehydrating fruit is such a great option for long-term storage without filling your freezer. Most make great snack foods and can stay in your diaper bag or desk drawer for a
Get this recipe, updated and improved with tons of FAQs, in the eBook “Smart Sweets,” along with 29 other delicious desserts that won’t make you feel guilty! Click HERE for a table of contents. Maple syrup. Organic cherries. Coconut oil. Christmas coloring books. Celtic Sea Salt. Easter sticker calendar devotions. When I start to think
