What are food additives, and how do you know which ingredients to avoid in food? Work your way through this list of the top 10 ingredients to avoid, with real food alternatives. I love lists. I love making them, I love looking at them and I love working with them. I ESPECIALLY love crossing things off of them. Confession: I've totally added something to my to-do list AFTER I had already done it, ... Continue Reading
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15 Minute Italian Meatballs
It’s not spaghetti night without meatballs! Use this simple meatball recipe for quick and easy meatballs to go with your favorite pasta or packed in school lunches. Make double and freeze for next time too! I don’t know about your kids, but whenever we have spaghetti night, my kids always request that we have meatballs to go with it. Same with Homemade Spaghetti-O’s, Butter Parmesan Zoodles, or even as ... Continue Reading
Easiest White Sandwich Bread Recipe
A perfect fluffy homemade white sandwich bread for toast, sandwiches, and PB&J! This white sandwich bread recipe is so quick & easy to make and doesn't require a machine. My picky eaters love it! Ever since my husband created his infamous 90 Minute Man Bread, so many readers have emailed saying that Man Bread is the only bread they make, and they use it for nearly all their bread purposes, including ... Continue Reading
45+ Ways to Use Whey and 5 Ways to Make It!
Whey is the byproduct of making cheese, yogurt, and other cultured dairy products. It’s packed with protein and nutrients and tastes delicious in bread and baked goods. This list of 45+ practical uses for whey will make you think twice before pouring it down the drain! If you’ve ever opened a container of Greek Yogurt, you would have noticed a thin liquid that rose to the top. That liquid is called whey, and ... Continue Reading
How to Make a Grocery List for a Month
On a tight budget? Learn how to make a grocery list for a month with this helpful guide! I share tips and tricks that will save you money while shopping and meal planning. Buying healthy food for a whole family makes me feel like I’m constantly in the grocery store.More bananas, more apples, more spinach, more butter… (darn those Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies!). But I also know that fewer trips to the ... Continue Reading
5 Minute Chocolate Hummus
Make this yummy chocolate hummus in less than 5 minutes with pantry staples. This easy, healthy dessert hummus tastes like brownie batter – you’ll want to eat it right off the spoon! For the longest time, I wished my family would eat beans. Then I experimented with stretching ground beef using lentils and making Black Bean Brownies and White Bean Blondies, and the results were delicious! I realized ... Continue Reading
Jalapeno Cheddar Bread
Homemade jalapeno cheddar bread is crusty on the outside, super soft on the inside, and just as spicy as you want to make it! A simple and versatile bread recipe that uses only easy-to-find ingredients. You'll love to dip it in soup or use it for the most amazing grilled cheese sandwiches! At some point on my real food journey, I realized I didn't have to buy bread at the store. What a freeing moment, ... Continue Reading
Corn Dog Muffins
This healthy and easy corn dog muffin recipe is so versatile that it can be made vegan, gluten free and without buttermilk, or you can make them with cheese! It's much tastier and healthier than boxed cornbread mix like Jiffy. A perfect idea for school lunches. In order to help make my life as mom, head chef and home manager a bit easier, I’ve been more intentional lately to cook things SPECIFICALLY for the ... Continue Reading
Which is Cheaper: Walmart or ALDI?
Walmart vs. ALDI - which is cheaper? What about quality? See the list of price comparisons at ALDI and Walmart, and see which store has the better deal all around! Try out my ultimate shopping guide to ALDI and my comparison of Costco vs. ALDI. As a frugal shopper, I'm always wondering what store will have low prices. It's one of the primary principles I teach in my course Grocery Budget Bootcamp, and it's ... Continue Reading
White Bean Blondies
This recipe for delicious white bean blondies is so easy to make, and my kids love it! Baking with beans instead of flour adds protein to this healthy, naturally sweetened dessert, just like black bean brownies and maple pecan blondies! Remember when I shared that my kids ate a whole pan of black bean brownies in two days? Um… well… they ate a pan of these white bean blondies in one. I don’t know if ... Continue Reading
