How to Reduce Antinutrients in Foods
Once you’ve learned what antinutrients are, the next step is to learn how to reduce antinutrients in your food. Some of the healthiest foods have…
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Make-Ahead Breakfast: Cherry-Almond Soaked Baked Oatmeal Recipe
I’ve noticed it takes approximately once for kids to assume something is a tradition. Do anything once, especially near a holiday, and suddenly that is “the way we do it.” The kids will expect it every time. Thank goodness, I’ve been using a simple, make-ahead breakfast for every Christmas and Easter for years. So when
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Homemade Whole Wheat SOFT Tortillas and Other Healthy Tortillas
We’re going out on the town for Mexican food since we love home canned salsa, beans and rice, and smoky Mexican soup…just kidding. We’re actually sharing a recipe for the best ever homemade whole wheat tortillas with all the tips I’ve picked up over the years. Now my kids even know how to make them!
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Vegetarian Taco Quinoa Chili Recipe (for Instant Pot too!)
My husband will tell you he’s not a picky eater, but don’t believe a word of it. Even now that I’ve convinced him real food is good for us, there are foods he won’t touch. He doesn’t like cucumbers, Brussels sprouts, beets, sweet potatoes or any other mushy orange vegetable, and quinoa. Until now. Apparently
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Gluten-Free Flatbread in 7 Minutes (no flour needed!)
Can a gluten free bread really be… Crispy on the bottom. Salty on the top. Piping hot and soft in the middle. And no wheat, egg-free, dairy-free, fast, and freezable? You can’t ask for a better gluten-free bread to go with your favorite winter soup, like my warming chicken turmeric soup with cabbage, or our
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Instant Pot Italian Lentil Dinner (Gluten-Free, One-Pot Meal!)
One-pot meals are the BEST. If you battle Mt. Dishes like we do, you know the sigh of relief you feel when your meat, veggies, and starchy side can all fit in one container and done! This one has a ton of nutrition, is super frugal, and tastes a teeny bit like lasagna. For real.
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Simple Soaked Gluten Free Squash Cookies Recipe
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
Healthy Gluten-Free Granola: So Easy, Even Your Kids Can Make It
Feeding kids healthfully is probably one of the hardest jobs on the planet and I’m not exaggerating. Especially when school is back in session and we have to not only feed them a healthy breakfast, but also pack them healthy lunches. Skipping breakfast is not an option. It can lead to irritable kiddos who misbehave
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Easy Whole Grain Gluten-Free Pancakes Recipe
These whole grain pancakes are easy to make and gluten free! Simply prep the night before and wake up with the batter ready to make for a quick, delicious, gluten-free breakfast. Top your pancakes with butter and maple syrup or sorghum syrup. I’m kind of slow to try new things. Example: I refused to learn
Best Gluten-free Pumpkin Muffins Recipe (Dairy-free, Egg-free, Corn-free, Soy-free, Nut-free)
The most versatile, brain-dead easy healthy pumpkin muffin recipe ever – gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, allergen-free AND one-bowl simple. Friends will beg you for this simple and delicious recipe! And you can feel good about it since it has no white sugar. There’s a little girl with egg, nut and dairy allergies on my daughter’s soccer
That Whole Grains Question: Is It Time for “To Soak or Not to Soak?”
If I make my mom’s biscuit recipe with unbleached, unbromated wheat flour, home-rendered pastured lard, Real Salt, and organic, grassfed milk, but the flour happens to have all the bran and all the germ sifted out of it, is my resulting biscuit – which will be so fluffy and melt-in-your-mouth smeared with pastured butter that
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Healthy Breakfast for Fall: Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal Recipe
This pumpkin baked oatmeal is a family favorite! Baked oatmeal makes a great healthy breakfast for fall and the perfect holiday breakfast recipe since it’s prepped the day before and all you have to do is pop it in the oven in the morning! What do mornings look like in your house? Every now and
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Quinoa Oat Protein Bars Recipe
My husband doesn’t eat quinoa, no matter how I serve it, but when he tried this gluten-free quinoa oat protein bar recipe, his feedback was something like this: “Yeah, these are pretty good – and if you consider they’re supposed to be healthy, they’re really good!” So if you, too, are not a fan of
Healthy Breakfast Idea: Apple Baked Oatmeal Recipe
What smell will fill your house on Easter morning? Between hunting for eggs (we hide…ahem, I mean, the Easter Bunny hides…the real hard-boiled eggs), getting dressed up pretty, and going to Mass and making sure we get there an hour early to get a seat, breakfast needs to be simple. Healthy Breakfast Idea: Apple Baked
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Healthy Homemade Baked Apple Crisp Recipe {With A FREE Download!}
Apples may reign supreme in the fall, but this baked apple crisp is a winner any time of year. Simple, real food ingredients make this dessert both delicious and healthy. No white sugar involved! What’s not to love about apple crisp? Warm, baked apples. Crunchy buttery topping. Top it with ice cream and you’re in
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Soaked Grain Recipes: A Gallery from Everywhere!
I’ve done a lot of poking into the subject of soaking grains, and through it all I’ve continued soaking, sprouting, and souring my baked goods. The most common question when people first hear about the idea of “soaking grains” isn’t usually “why?” but “how?” People get this funny image in their heads – and I
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Soaking Grains vs. Sprouting: Which is Best?
In our quest for the healthiest possible grains and legumes, so far we’ve wrassled yeast into a jar and learned to feed it, coaxed things to sprout in our kitchens, and fiddled around with soaking oatmeal or flours. I hope you are convinced that sourdough preparation is proven to increase nutrients, improve digestibility and neutralize
Seeking the Perfect Homemade Whole Wheat: Nourishing Traditions Soaked Buttermilk Bread (no. 7)
I was almost certain this recipe would be a bust. I’m glad my bad attitude didn’t taint the whole process, because I have to say I was thoroughly surprised and impressed by the end result. I’d often heard of people having bad experiences with the baking recipes in particular in Nourishing Traditions, and I always
Homemade Whole Wheat “Happy Rolls” Recipe
Homemade bread can be dense, chewy and all around not so good. But that is definitely NOT the case with these 100% whole wheat “happy rolls.” They are soft and light. And they make the perfect pairing for my cream of potato soup. Sometimes the answer might be right under your nose. I’m pretty sure
Seeking the Perfect Homemade Whole Wheat: Claudia’s Bread (no. 3)
When I first announced this series last summer, one of my readers eagerly sent her two favorite recipes my way. I tried both of them for our camping trips this summer as the sandwich bread or buns in my Family Camping Handbook meal plan. That means this was the very first recipe I tested for
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