Salads can get boring fast. I’m a creature of habit so this is even more so true. I find one or two things I enjoy and I stick to them. Unfortunately this isn’t healthy as we need variety. I started putting different things on top once I got serious about cutting out meat & making…
Recipes
There’s Hummus Among Us (Quick & Easy Recipe)
Did you try saying the title 5 times fast? It’s totally a Justin dad joke triggered by delirium from being stuck in a hotel room with three children under the age of five! I asked for help with a post title for my quick & easy hummus recipe and, without missing a beat, he said…
Steel Cut Oats, Two Ways
Create healthy habits, not restrictions Steel cut oats use to be my enemy. They only came into my house if they were accidentally bought. Now, they are my preferred oats and even my kids like them more. They don’t get all mushy like processed oatmeal and are better for you! One thing that makes these more…
Soy Isn’t Evil, Nor Is It A Miracle Food
“Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” -Albert Einstein Soy is not poison. I’m not gonna lie, I use to be afraid of any soy (thanks mainstream media). I’ve now realized that soy isn’t really that scary after all! Mainstream media had put out that eating soy could…
5 Tips to Make Better Food Choices
Have you ever considered the environmental impact your food choices have on the world? I went from eating a ‘healthy’ (by the USDA’s guidelines) diet, to aiming for grass fed & sustainably raised animal products, to now aiming for plant based. A meat center diet not only causes you health problems, but it causes environmentally…
Toddler Approved Green Chocolate Strawberry Smoothie
Have a hard time getting greens into your diet? Here’s a nutrient packed smoothie to start your day or have as a snack that you won’t even realize has greens in it. Picky toddlers approve of this too! Spinach is one of the most nutrient dense greens. About 1/3 of it’s calories are from protein!…
Easy and Nourishing Lip Balm Recipe
Look for something positive in each day, even if some days you have to look a little harder. Do you deal with chapped lips during the winter or after a sunburn on your face? I know I have! Some of the ingredients in conventional lip balms aren’t helping heal your lips like the claim. Avoid…
How To Protect Yourself This Winter
Black elderberry (Sambucus nigra) syrup is one of my go to remedies during winter. These berries have been shown to have antiviral effects and shorten the duration of viral illnesses, like influenza, by four days! And with less side effects than prescription antivirals. Benefits of Elderberries These nutritious berries are packed with vitamins A, B,…
Super Easy, No Knead Bread Recipe
Crunchy and Easy No Knead Dutch Oven Bread
Meme’s Snow Cream
The world changes when it snows So it’s been snowing here again (yay!) and after sledding, we decided to make snow cream (with a side of coffee and Glühwein)! I have fond memories of making this with my meme growing up. I have 2 recipes I use. The one with milk and sugar is Meme’s…