Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Why I love coconut milk
(it’s probably not what you think!)
There are a lot of producers of coconut milk making it easy to pick up this delicious drink at the grocery store. Easy to swap dairy milk for coconut milk, it’s always in my blender in the mornings, making my breakfast in a glass smoothie! Coconut milk is rich in MCT (medium chain triglycerides) which […]
10 Tips to Help You Successfully
Navigate the Grocery Store
A lifestyle of poor diet and lack of exercise kills about 400,000 Americans every year—that’s as many who have died from smoking, can you imagine?? And that’s only Americans—this number does not count the rest of the world that eats poorly and neglects to exercise! YIKES! It’s a tough world out there and today’s grocery […]
4 Reasons to Love Strawberries + a Smoothie Recipe
Strawberries are one of the most popular berries on the block. Equally delicious eaten right out of hand or tossed into a salad, strawberries are quite versatile fruits. These sweet, red heart-shaped fruits are not only scrumptious, but they are also packed with nutrition (as most berries are). One cup of strawberries (roughly 8 large […]
3 Ways To Get The Kids Involved In Freezer Meal Prep
As far as I’m concerned, basic kitchen skills are every bit as important to teach our children as are basic hygiene skills. We brush our teeth and wash our hands multiple times every day of our lives, and we also have to eat multiple times a day, every day of our lives. So, why is […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: What sweetener protects against allergies?
In an earlier blog post, I talked about the importance of honeybees, so naturally, I wanted to feature honey in today’s post. After reading this article, you’ll have a great trick, a new tip, and a fabulous recipe featuring my favorite sweetener—honey! (Now, in case you didn’t read that article, I strongly recommend you do […]
How much nutrition is really in your food?
You hear all the time that you should eat your fruits and vegetables. That they contain important minerals and vitamins essential for good health. So, you probably feel that you’re doing something good when you sit down to your daily salad and whatever other vegetables you can cram into yourself and/or your family members. And […]
Why honeybees are so important
I can’t remember the last time I bought a jar of honey. I’ve had no need to since I started raising my own backyard bees! My honeybees amaze me every single day and every July, they provide me with all of the honey I could possibly need for the year (and some nice gifts for […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Check out
this rad root – Horseradish!
Horseradish is the perfect condiment for dipping roast beef, a key element in a zippy seafood sauce and a secret ingredient for an extra spicy Bloody Mary but it’s so much more! This terribly ugly root vegetable is as rich in health benefits as it is pungent in flavor. Pressed against your forehead, the raw […]
Fermented Foods: A Primer!
I think our ancestors would be pretty surprised at how fermented foods seem to have all but disappeared from our dinner plates. Since ancient times, humans around the world have been fermenting their food before eating or drinking it. Wine was being made at least eight thousand years ago. Milk fermentation has been happening since […]