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Children learn through doing, and they learn through play. When we provide them with rich sensory experiences such as tasting, touching, and smelling, we are helping them to think creatively and constructively. When you can’t go outside to explore, or you want to provide an outlet for a curious child, sensory tubs are great for building…
Summer is finally here, and it’s almost time for family barbecues and red, white, and blue. But as summer BBQ celebrations are being planned, processed foods are readily available to fill our get-together needs. Hot dogs, packaged breads, condiments, and cold salads fill the store shelves. They are quick to grab and full of artificial…
Do you know that one treat in your family that everyone just loves? For our family, it’s ice cream. It used to be that we felt odd if we didn’t have a bucket of ice cream in the freezer. However, as we learned more about eating healthy foods, we began to notice that our favorite…
Don’t you just love using vegetables when they are in season? But, what if you want to preserve the season’s bounty for a later date? Fermentation is one method for doing that. What is Fermentation? There are many methods for preserving fresh vegetables. Fermentation is one of them. It’s a traditional form of food preservation that…
Tired of the same old smoothie recipes? Well, you’ve come to the right place, because I’ve gathered 18 of my favorite healthy smoothie recipes from around the web. The best part is that they are all “real food” recipes, so you don’t have to worry about weeding through recipes with unhealthy ingredients. What is a…
Use up the leftover rice in your fridge by making it into a quick and easy breakfast or lunch. Eggie rice cups are simple. All of the ingredients can be tossed together in minutes and cooked to perfection in the oven. Best of all, you can mix and match the ingredients to fit your tastes….
You hear these statements all the time. They sound so profound, yet so simple at the same time. They are the mantras of educational reform movements and alternative promoters alike: Our kids need the basics. Schools should be training kids to excel academically. We need a new education model that incorporates holistic learning. The three…
A lot of people fail to realize just how easy it is to make delicious dressings and dips at home. By doing so, you can avoid many nasty additives and preservatives in store-bought dressings, even the so-called “natural” ones. I created this super easy “mock” caesar dressing recipe when we were on the GAPS (Gut…
I had no idea what hummus was two years ago. I tried some at a mommy get together and fell in love with it. The first hummus I tried was from the store, so I didn’t even know it was something that I could easily make at home, and I certainly didn’t know it could…
Kombucha is a mysterious drink to the majority of people in the western hemisphere, though it is gaining in popularity because of it’s many health benefits. Dubbed the “wonder drink”, kombucha is a traditional drink that is made by fermenting sweetened tea with the help of a SCOBY (which stands for “symbiotic culture of bacteria…