As of this post, I’ve packed over 1200 school lunches. (Yes, I know you can teach your kids to pack their own school lunches, but I’m not ready to let this part of my job go just yet.) I’ve packed for homeschool and traditional school, and I’ve even packed lunches for summer camps, hiking excursions, and 2500 mile road trips. I’ve packed for toddlers, elementary kids and adults (and have these 18 school ... Continue Reading
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Strawberry Lemonade Donuts
Delicious and easy recipe for baked strawberry lemonade donuts with lemon glaze. Skip the unhealthy cake mix and make this from scratch, sprinkles optional! If you haven't already guessed it, I'm on a strawberry lemonade kick this summer. First, it was no-cook strawberry jam, then it was strawberry lemonade kombucha, and now it's strawberry lemonade donuts. Hey, can you blame me? Who wouldn't want the ... Continue Reading
Banana Nut Muffins with Crumb Topping
One of the very first muffin recipes I ever attempted to make "healthy" was my banana chocolate chip muffins, and the only reason those were better than a typical muffin was because they had coconut oil and oat flour. Although of all the chocolate pretty much negated any "healthy" points I may have earned. My family still loves those muffins, but when I had a bunch of bananas going brown a bit quicker than I ... Continue Reading
Molasses Breakfast Cookies
This year my family is quitting sugar, but there would be mutiny if I just cleared out the shelves and said we’re never having cookies again. That’s why I’m making desserts like cookie dough hummus. They’re full of protein (to make you crave less sugar) and use natural sweeteners like maple syrup or honey. Thankfully, we can enjoy cookies guilt free because I’ve created an amazingly delicious recipe for ... Continue Reading
Viewing Your Life in Terms of Boxes
I don’t think it's possible to really comprehend what you own until you view it in terms of boxes. We had 27. Plus 4 big storage bins, 2 smaller bins and one bin that rolls under the bed. ... Continue Reading
One Week $50 Meal Plan for a Family of Four (number 2)
Every month I write meal plans that are designed to feed the average family of four for about $350. While that number is low for many families, it's a dream budget for others. There's no doubt about it. The cost of food is steadily going up. Organic milk has gone up by one dollar per gallon in the past year and eggs have doubled in price in the past 3 months alone. It's only $4, but even this small ... Continue Reading
How to Make Loose Herbal Tea
If you're a new real food household, your family may be missing out on the drinks they previously enjoyed. Even though we've been on this journey for several years, my kids still ask for that neon orange stuff that passes for juice. Yuck! Once you ditch the sodas and colored drinks, you may not want to sip plain old water. What's a family to do? The answer for my family has been tea. We drink gallons of ... Continue Reading
20 Ways to Save Money on Real Food in the Kitchen
Today's post is a guest post from Elsie of Richly Rooted. I've known Elsie in the blog-o-sphere for awhile now, but had the opportunity to meet her at Allume and she's every bit as sweet in person as she is on her blog! She inspired me to clean out my closet, encourages me to think outside the 'normal' box and her list of things to nail down before it's too late is as if she was reading my mind. I hope ... Continue Reading
8 Real Foods You Can Make For Free + 6 More for Under $1
If you haven't noticed, I've kinda been on a "make something for nothing" kick lately. First, it was ketchup from our backyard plants that just.keep.going. Then it was apple cider vinegar from the cores and peels of apples. Most recently, it was roasted pumpkin seeds (perfectly, I might add), from the baking pumpkin I roasted and turned into homemade pumpkin puree. All this coking-for-free stuff got ... Continue Reading
Best 11 Things to Buy at Whole Foods
There are certain stores that I personally avoid for various reasons. For example, I don't shop at Cost Plus World Market because the store is BEYOND amazing. It's truly a foodie's dream. Kitchen gadgets, specialty oils, BOGO coffee... yikes. They do carry just a few things we need now and then, so if I absolutely must go, I make a bee-line to the aisle and get out ASAP. Otherwise the grocery ... Continue Reading