With 1 in 133 in the U.S. affected with celiac disease[1], it’s not too surprising that gluten-free diets are popular these days. But people with Celiac’s disease aren’t the only ones who benefit from gluten-free fare. Did you know, it’s been estimated that 97% of Americans who have Celiac’s disease are not diagnosed?[2] Many people […]
Children learn many things in the school, don’t they? Math equations, pronouns, sports and games, but the last thing you want them to soak up is a taste for nutritionally vacant and maybe even harmful foods. Cafeteria foods are notoriously unhealthy and gross. (I remember visiting with the head cook at my son’s school and
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What do I mean by whole foods? I mean pure foods….. Those foods that are not adulterated by pasteurization, homogenization, preservatives, denaturing and manipulative processes. I mean foods as they are and as God intended. True, there are some methods that we’ve come up with, to enhance beautiful and whole foods, but it’s only to
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Tell us some of the important nutritional basics for nourishing our kids: The most important basics in the kitchen are also the most interesting to kids so they can easily get involved. Making raw cultured dairy such as raw yogurt and kefir are science and life projects at their best. So are fermented vegetables.
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If you want to be safe from mosquito bites, try making your own repellent by using some of the following tested and true essential oils: cinnamon oil, lemon eucalyptus or regular eucalyptus oil (watch out though-these could antidote your homeopathic remedies!), citronella oil, castor oil, orange oil and rose geranium. I like to mix
Essential Oils + Savvy Mom= Mosquito free and guilt-free! Read More »
(-From “Secret Spoonfuls-Confessions of a Sneaky Mom” CD booklet) I like this cookie recipe because there is no need to soak the flour. (All grains need to be soaked in lacto-fermented fashion.) Arrowroot is not a grain so there’s no problem with allergies. It is naturally white, too! From this one cookie dough many variations
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I make no apologies; I’m a food snob. I despise chain restaurants and I’m often suspicious of locally owned versions too. It’s from experience, not only from culinary disappointments but as a result of MSG illness in my family, just one too many times. Is it too much to ask that my meal be enjoyable
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When you read how simple this is, you’re going to wish you had know about it years ago. Goodness! I’ve spent a lot of unnecessary money on the store-bought version before I learned about this. The recipe: (if you could call it that) You break up about 10 vanilla beans either dried or not,
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When McDonald’s recently announced their new oatmeal breakfast, I thought it was time to pass along some information I’ve learned from the Weston A Price Foundation and have employed in my own home for years. Real oatmeal; that is oatmeal that is made the traditional way in Scotland is made with old fashioned oats. They’re
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Here’s a traditional recipe to start Lent 10 oz andouille sausage but if you can’t find a good source without nitrates and from quality pork, then Polish, Italian or any smoked sausage will do. 2 cups chicken meat raw shrimp (preferably wild) ½ cup crab meat 2T lard, tallow or duck fat 1 stick organic
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