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Pink Pancakes – A Little Veggie Trick!
Inspired by a post I saw by Super Healthy Kids, I decided to make my kids pink pancakes for breakfast this morning! The trick to the pink color is the use of beet puree! To eliminate some of the work … Continue reading
Getting added Nutrition Is as Easy as 1,2, Flaxseed!
Getting some extra nutrition and fiber into your snacks and meals is easy if you know what to put where! In this case, the WHAT is FLAXSEED, ground, whole or in its oil form, and the WHERE is just about … Continue reading
Fun and Green(er) Easter Ideas
Somehow Easter became another holiday synonymous with candy and fake food additives, like chocolate bunnies, Cadbury eggs, jellybeans, and eggs dyed with artificially derived colors. I prefer to celebrate the holiday for what it is, a celebration of the resurrection … Continue reading
Oh Honey, Honey (Bees That Is)
Our Dwindling Honey Supply: How it Affects You, What You Can Do in Your Own Backyard to Help and How to Know What’s Real The honey bee’s are in danger and thus, so is one of the four natural sweeteners … Continue reading
Getting Kids Into Veggies and Veggies Into Kids TWO
“Slip some cauliflower puree into a bowl of instant mac and cheese, and aren’t you also inadvertently cementing a kid’s belief that cauliflower does not exist in a beneficent universe?” – Dara Moskowitz Grumgahl (Experience Life Magazine) I want to … Continue reading
What’s Really in Your Food? You May Never Know!
A friend’s husband attended an OSHA workshop last week and the facilitator of the class gave the above handout to the attendees. Apparently the man teaching the class is very much into spreading the word about chemicals that people come … Continue reading
Going More Natural at the Supermarket – The Next Step: Do Your Best to Avoid GMOs!
Hopefully Going More Natural at the Supermarket – Where to Start gave you a good foundation of how to shop for foods that will keep your family healthy instead of making them sick (by sick I don’t necessarily mean symptoms … Continue reading
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Going More Natural at the Supermarket – Where to Start
Because food and drink are the two things that we intentionally put into our bodies on a regular basis, they’re the best items to start with when it comes to detoxifying your life. Some Quick and Simple Tips When at … Continue reading
My Mantra – Read Your Labels
This mantra started when I was pregnant with my first child. I was at work one day and I had that cliché craving for ice cream. The only ice cream available in the school I teach at can be found … Continue reading
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Ditch the Can This Year – Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Each Thanksgiving I make my own cranberry sauce. Sure, I could go to the store and buy a can of it, but really, it’s just as easy to make it, it’s a lot healthier, and I can add my own … Continue reading
