Foods 
No matter your size of family (single or married with 10 children) you likely have a budget. From the wealthiest to the poorest person I know they all have some form of one. If you don't have a budget, you ought to. That budget should include food too. (Duh.) We all know this, but one of the questions I most often receive on my blog is "How do you feed a family real-whole food on a budget?" That is a loaded question to be sure. We really need to start with the basics of how food budgets work and how best to make one for your unique situation. One thing we tend to do too often is compare. Your family's needs, ...Read More
Red White and Blue Fruit Tart (Dairy, Egg, Sugar and Grain-Free)
My Red White and Blue Fruit Tart was inspired—to be honest—by just a hankering. I was craving a tart. I hadn't had one in so long. I love almond-flour-based pastries and for the first one I made, I had some almond flour on hand. That one was also full of butter, dairy, and eggs. It was fabulous! Then I got to thinking, so many people need dairy-free and egg-free delights—I best make some for them. (Looking for gluten-free recipes and resources? This Everything Gluten Free page is a library of everything gluten free we’ve worked on.) I remember the days when we were egg-free and dairy-free. Just a few years ...Read More
The 5 Best Herbs for Detox (Plus Bonus Detox Foods!)
Herbs and detox fit hand in glove when considering natural, safe, and effective cleanses. These 5 herbs are the best for detox and the best to increase your overall health long term. A cleanse is just not a cleanse without some healing herbs in the program. Juice, eat, and flush all you want, but nurturing herbs give the most effective results. Know Your Detox Herbs Let me enlighten you a bit on a term that will be used frequently. The term is "actions." This speaks of the pharmacological actions of the plant in the body. Each herb, food, essential oil, prescription, etc., everything you ingest, will cause an ...Read More
Savory Salmon Frittatas
Loaded with low-carb veggies and packed with omega-3s, you're off to healthy beginnings with this savory salmon frittata. If you're not a salmon lover, hang tight and read on. Breakfast foods are often sweet, but sometimes it's nice to change it up and begin your day with something savory. This delicious egg dish fits the bill! Salmon frittata for breakfast? Salmon for breakfast is not normally my first option, but it's not at all fishy (ha). This recipe is delightfully savory. To keep it from being "fishy" be sure you don't buy a low quality brand of salmon. Make sure you buy quality ingredients. My son, who ...Read More
7 Strategies for Buying Whole Food in Bulk
Buying whole food in bulk, any food in bulk, is almost always a much better use of your time and money. I have been doing this for years. The reason I purchase in bulk is because I want to make our money stretch as far as it can while saving time. There are a plethora of options for buying real food in bulk. Below are my favorite ways and tips and tricks I learned along the way—so you don't waste your time and money. Some of this takes planning and preparation which is not difficult. Once you have the system that works best for you in place, you will rarely need to re-work your steps. Before you buy in bulk, you ...Read More
A Skeptic’s Guide to Whole Foods
I know you're thinking "Really? Do we really need a skeptic's guide to whole food?" Yes. Yes we do. Let me ask you some simple questions. Do you have chips in your cupboard? Do you have packaged lunch meat in your fridge? Do you still buy cereal? Do you believe you are saving money at the store buying processed foods? If you answered yes to any of those questions then you need to read this post. I find too often we are in a hurry to "recreate" everything in our house to fit our idea of what food is because of the programming we have received from marketers. Does this mean we can't make combinations of ...Read More
What’s Really the Difference? Nutritional Differences in Whole vs. Processed Foods
For years people have asked the question, "Is there really a difference between raw food (or real food) and processed food?" Many people believe what the packages promote and the T.V. ads imply: "No." But what is the truth? When working on my Master Herbalist course, one of the projects we were to work on was finding out the difference in certain processed foods and real or raw foods. This was right up my alley. I looked forward to this project because I really enjoy the nitty-gritty. I love seeing evidence and finding out the truth. So here are a few results that I found. I am not going to share my whole project ...Read More
Help! They won’t settle down. Signs, symptoms, and treatments for ADHD.
How can you know if your child suffers with ADHD? More importantly what are the best and most effective ways to treat it naturally? I will address these issues and more in this post. ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, is one of the four modern childhood epidemics many families will face in our period of history. Studies reveal that one in thirteen children have ADHD. One in three of all children diagnosed with ADHD will also have a secondary developmental condition such as depression, anxiety, learning disabilities, ODD, Tourette syndrome, and others. Thankfully each of these secondary conditions can be ...Read More
