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7-Day Gluten Free Meal Plan

Jun 4, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Use this 7-day gluten free meal plan to provide ideas for when you want to eat healthy, nutritious, and nourishing real-food meals. Meal planning has made cooking with young kids do-able, without sacrificing the quality of our food. It's easy to cook dinner from scratch every night when you have time and energy, but what...

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Almond Flour Ranch Flavored Crackers From Scratch

May 28, 2019 · 4 Comments

Close up of a bowl of homemade ranch crackers

These crackers are so easy to make, they have the great ranch flavor (without using a processed ranch seasoning packet), and your friends and kids will be raving about them. Bring them to your next party, and put them out with some hummus or guacamole. It's a cracker everyone will love. WHY I LOVE THIS...

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Overcoming Obstacles: Eating Healthy and Cutting Out Sugar with Kids

May 24, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Eating healthy is important...and finding ways to overcome obstacles is necessary.

We all want our kids to be healthy. We want them to grow up to make healthy choices and be independent, kind, and loving people. A great way to start them off right is to ensure they're eating healthy food. That means fruit, vegetables, and protein. If you're thinking of cutting sugar with your kids...

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12 Tips to Avoid the Doughnuts And Eat Healthy at Work

May 21, 2019 · Leave a Comment

12 tips to eat healthy at work, not these donuts.

Do you want to eat healthy at work? If your workplace hasn't jumped on the "healthy eating" bandwagon, you're likely fighting temptation daily when you walk by the sugary processed snacks. I've been there and I know it's HARD! Kudos to you for reading this post and for being willing to make eating healthy at...

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What is Real Food? And Where Do You Get It?

May 17, 2019 · Leave a Comment

What is real food and how to shop for it?

If you're just starting on your journey to eating a no processed food diet (aka real food diet or whole foods diet), that's awesome. You're right where I was not too long ago. If you're ready to cut out processed food, you might be wondering...what else there is to eat? What is real food? What...

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How to Make Basil Pesto Easily In Minutes

May 16, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Overhead basil pesto

Pesto is a delicious sauce to use on your grilled chicken, in your pasta, or even on your pizza. In this post we'll walk through how to make basil pesto, as well as a few substitutions you can easily make if you don't have all the ingredients you need. Ready? Let's get started! Traditionally, pesto...

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Peanut Sauce with Chicken, Carrot Noodles and Roasted Broccoli

May 13, 2019 · Leave a Comment

overhead thai chicken bowl

This peanut sauce with chicken, broccoli, and carrot noodle bowl is gluten free, low carb, and refined sugar free. AND you're going to love it! How do I know? Because it's packed with flavor, nutrition, and it has a mouthwatering, out-of-this-world-yummy peanut sauce. I mean...what's not to love? This meal comes together in about 30...

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Fish Tacos with Avocado Mango Salsa

May 9, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Overhead view of fish tacos on plate

These healthy fish tacos are packed with flavor, great texture, and they're so simple to put together. If you like some sweetness in your fish tacos, these are for you. I think fish tacos are best when there's a little crunch, a ton of flavor, and a creamy element makes them even better. They need...

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Simple Peanut Dipping Sauce

May 6, 2019 · 1 Comment

peanut dipping sauce dripping off spoon.

Ohhh peanut sauce. Sweet and salty, creamy and delicious. Do you like peanut sauce noodles for take-out? I sure do! With this recipe you can have all the delicious flavor of peanut sauce without all the grease and who-knows-what's-in-here sauce from your take out restaurant. Here's a recipe you can make in five minutes that...

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The Best Fish Tacos with Creamy Avocado Lime Sauce

May 3, 2019 · Leave a Comment

fish-tacos-avocado-lime-sauce

Folks, these fish tacos have it all. Amazing flavor, great texture, and a delicious creamy sauce. What more could you ask for? These fish tacos taste wonderful and are super easy to get on the table. I love taco night. LOVE it. I love that even though there's often seven different items that go in...

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5 Ingredient Creamy Avocado Lime Dressing

May 1, 2019 · Leave a Comment

lime avocado creamy dressing overhead view

Packed with nutrition, this dressing is a delicious and creamy flavor-filled healthy dressing. This creamy avocado lime salad dressing is made with simple ingredients and comes together quickly in your food processor (or with an immersion blender). Related: Absolutely Essential Kitchen Tools You NEED In Your Kitchen I don't know about you, but I've got...

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Easy Grilled Zucchini

Apr 29, 2019 · Leave a Comment

This easy grilled zucchini recipe will be your new go-to vegetable dish for the summer. It's a simple and delicious way to use your extra zucchini! Slicing the Zucchini We love this method of grilling zucchini. We've tried grilling little zucchini circles, but inevitably a few of them (or half of them) fall through the...

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Dangerously Dark Paleo Chocolate Cake [Dairy Free & Gluten Free]

Apr 26, 2019 · 2 Comments

This dairy free and gluten free chocolate cake is rich and full of chocolate flavor. It's Paleo approved, and continually proves to be a favorite. I've been making it for every occasion I can think of for the last year or so. When I served it at our family party for my oldest daughter, I...

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5 Minute Chunky, Sweet & creamy Avocado Mango Salsa

Apr 25, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Avocado Mango salsa in glass bowl. An easy and delicious dip.

This avocado mango salsa is packed with flavor and is a perfect addition to your fish tacos. Or you can serve it on the side of grilled chicken and veggies. Or, like me, you can eat it by the spoonful. No judgement here. This tasty salsa can be made easily in 5 minutes. I was...

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20 Awesome Kitchen Gifts for Mom [Under $25]

Apr 23, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Looking for that perfect gift for the mom in your life? Maybe it's YOUR mom, or maybe your wife or your sister? Doesn't matter who it is. If they love cooking (and food), or maybe just like kitchen tools & fun gifts, take a look at this list. I'd rather have one tool that can...

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5 Minute (No Cook) Honey Barbecue Sauce

Apr 19, 2019 · 5 Comments

Easy barbecue (BBQ) sauce with tomato paste and honey

If you want a delicious honey barbecue sauce that you can make in 5 minutes (no cooking required), this recipe is for you. This sauce is a perfectly balanced combination of tangy and sweet and it's so easy to make! This sauce is made without ketchup and is a crowd-pleaser. If you're tired of buying...

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15 Simple Ways to Celebrate Earth Day With Your Kids

Apr 12, 2019 · 2 Comments

Planting a garden is just one way to celebrate Earth Day.

Earth day is coming up (it's on April 22nd, mark your calendar!) and it's a great opportunity to teach your kids about the impact our actions have on the earth, as well as steps we can take to protect it. What is Earth Day? Earth Day is a holiday dedicated to...well..the earth! There are community...

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5 Minute Coconut Curry Sauce [Paleo | Gluten free | Dairy Free]

Apr 8, 2019 · 8 Comments

coconut curry cream sauce with turmeric

Ohh, this simple dairy free curry sauce is so good that I could (and do) eat it by the spoonful. This sauce has it all...amazing curry flavor, sweetness from coconut aminos and lime juice, and a smooth texture to round it all out. This recipe uses curry powder instead of curry paste, and has no...

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5 Ways To Become An Informed Consumer And Understand Food Labels

Apr 4, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Are you overwhelmed (and maybe slightly confused) when you read food labels at the store? You're trying to be an informed consumer, but you're frustrated by how hard it is to decode the food labels in the grocery store. You see things like organic...natural...healthy. But what does it all mean? Here are 5 simple tips...

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4 Ingredient Honey Mustard Salad Dressing

Apr 1, 2019 · 4 Comments

This honey mustard dressing recipe is awesome! It's tangy, sweet, and so easy to make. It's made with simple ingredients and only takes a few minutes of your time. Whip up a batch today and make that salad extra delicious. Why Make Your Own Salad Dressing? When you make salad dressing at home, you get...

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What is Sustainable Food?

Mar 28, 2019 · Leave a Comment

apples in orchard

You've no doubt heard about Organic food, and probably heard about GMO-Free food. But you may not have heard the term "Sustainable Food". And if you have heard of sustainable food, you're probably wondering...what does that even mean? To put it extremely simply, sustainable food is grown/raised in a way that is sustainable. Which means...

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Simple Cauliflower Rice Recipe

Mar 25, 2019 · Leave a Comment

cauliflower rice in ramekin

This simple recipe will walk you through making cauliflower rice from fresh or frozen cauliflower. I'll give you a few tasty ways to use it, along with how to store it for later. Here we go! Cauliflower rice is a tasty, mild flavored rice substitute that's low-carb and gives you an extra serving of vegetables...

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5 Ways to Teach Young Kids About Healthy Eating

Mar 21, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Buying fruit at farmer's market

One of the most important things we can do to set our kids up for success is teach them to make healthy choices about food. Healthy eating is all about making good choices around food. Food sustains us and gives us life. Without food that nourishes our bodies, we can't thrive. Soon after I became...

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5 Minute No Cook Sugar Free Ketchup Recipe

Mar 18, 2019 · Leave a Comment

This sugar free ketchup recipe is packed with flavor. You'll never miss the other stuff when you can make this in ten minutes in your own kitchen with simple ingredients. When you start paying attention to the ingredients in the food you're eating, you might wonder why the ingredient list is two inches long. Are...

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