It’s apple season! And don’t we all love a warm apple pie? However, if you’re like me, you don’t want all the crazy ingredients, you want to be able to eat the dough, and you don’t want to have to wait over an hour for the finished product AFTER you have slaved over it for…
I know so many people that want to do a Whole30 month or longer, but have kids and feel like it’s impossible; either because they don’t think their kdis would eat it, or because they think doing it without their kids involved would be too tempting. The reality is your kids should absolutely do Whole30…
60 days is 8 weeks. This is the perfect time to take a good hard look at your eating and spending habits and ease into a successful Whole30 meal plan. The reason I love Whole30 is because it is hard. It gets back to the basics and is a true sacrifice. So taking 8 weeks…
Homemade chili is a favorite in our home and not just in the colder months. We enjoy it regularly as a delicious meal packed with nutrients. Once I started experimenting with how to make chili something that wasn’t just meat, a packet of seasoning, and tomato sauce, I quickly found that it was easy to…
A great variation on crab cakes and a great way to spice up macaroni and cheese is to make some rich and creamy crab macaroni. My mouth is watering just thinking about making more. And it’s 9am here. It’s actually an easy recipe with sophisticated flavor and something our whole family enjoys eating, including our…
Last night my daughter and I spent some time in the kitchen together. It was a fun time to get her more involved in cooking because we decided to make some homemade crab cakes. They turned out delicious and was something that she loved eating as well as making. She enjoyed that they were more like…
In our home, we have been working to get out of a food rut (I blame it on our move). This means being a little more creative not only to eat even more of a variety, but also to make sure our toddler is eating a variety. So with just a few ingredients we had…
While the majority of the time I supply healthier alternatives and talk about healthy eating and living, I also discuss how part of life is enjoying the 80/20 rule where you can indulge 20% of the time and not be “perfect 100% of the time. These are one of those times. While the fruit is…
I don’t know many people that don’t love a good hearty chicken noodle soup. Maybe it’s because it makes us feel better, reminds us of childhood, or just because it’s so tasty. While I used to make it in a crock pot and wait all day to eat it, I found a tastier way to…
One of the scariest things to me about today’s food is when items have genetically modified ingredients. I know many people don’t care and feel like we are improving our food. However, when there are genetic parts of fish put in vegetables to help “winterize” plants and pesticides actually grown into corn, I am leery….
If you’re like us, then you are a busy family trying to eat better, be healthier, and do it with kids and hectic schedules. So whether you’re trying to “go Paleo,” attempt Whole30, or do any other form of drastically reducing your sugar and processed food intake, it’s usually most realistic to create habits to…
As a household that strives to offer healthy toddler snacks, it can still be difficult with picky tendencies and just the fact that toddlers can be so strong willed! I am so excited to share a guest post with you today from Dr. Orlena Kerek from the blog Snotty Noses. She has so awesome tips…