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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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
28 Kitchen Hacks to Make Cooking Easy
Do you struggle with not having enough time? These tried and true time-saving kitchen hacks from a real mom will help to make your day run smoother and save you precious minutes off each hour and make things easier on the kitchen as a whole! Also, see my 14 Easy Baking Hacks for Home Bakers. Can you identify with any of the following? Real food is hard work! When you embrace real food, you'll find ... Continue Reading
DIY Homemade Lunch Meat
I quit eating lunch meat when I learned about nitrates, but when I learned how to cook paper-thin slices of turkey at home, homemade lunch meat was on! You will also save money! Make the best homemade white sandwich bread and a side salad and you have a tasty meal! Turkey on whole wheat. No cheese, a little bit of lettuce, lots of pickles, lots of olives, just a few jalapenos. Mayonnaise and mustard. Back ... Continue Reading
Cinnamon Cocoa Hemp Heart Butter
This smooth cinnamon cocoa hemp heart butter that folks with or without nut allergies will love. Featuring hemp seeds, this nut-free butter is a pantry essential! Don't forget to try my nut butter recipe too! My heart breaks when I hear of a child that is allergic to peanut butter, or that peanut butter is banned from a classroom because a student has peanut allergies. As a former peanut butter addict, I ... Continue Reading
Creamy Cauliflower Sauce
This delicious recipe for Creamy Cauliflower Sauce is so easy, versatile, naturally gluten-free, and vegan-friendly. Use it in rice recipes, dairy-free mac and cheese, or pasta dishes like my recipe for pasta primavera. Cauliflower seems to be all the rage nowadays... Apparently, you can make just about anything with cauliflower. And I happily ignore them all because I. Hate. Cauliflower. Then one ... Continue Reading
Homemade Gingerbread Latte
Seasonal lattes shouldn’t be only for the holidays! Learn how to make a warm mug of gingerbread latte all year round in your own kitchen. Try my other ginger recipes like chewy gingersnap cookies and high-protein gingerbread smoothies. Labor Day officially releases fun seasonal flavors of your favorite latte. Feel free to order pumpkin spiced lattes or salted caramel mochas until your pants don’t fit ... Continue Reading
Giant Italian Easy Meatballs
Giant Italian easy meatball recipe for healthy, large baked meatballs. No breadcrumbs and my kids think anything jumbo is the best - I tend to agree! Serve with your favorite spaghetti sauce over pasta, or make delicious meatball sandwiches with super easy homemade buns. My kids love homemade meatballs… and ground beef taco meat (which is PACKED with veggies) and homemade breakfast sausage and the easiest ... Continue Reading
Easy Airbnb Meal Plan (Healthy + Budget-Friendly)
These easy AirBnB meals include easy-to-find ingredients to help you stay on track and hit your protein goals! Perfect for the whole family, you’ll stay on budget and eat well, even on vacation! I’ve been making meal plans for over a decade now, so I feel like I have a pretty good grip on how the process works. In fact, you can get EVERY meal plan I’ve ever published inside 30 Minute Dinners! (250+ so ... Continue Reading
