Homemade coconut milk is easy to make! All you need is unshredded coconut and water...
Read MoreMaca Mini Muffins (Grain Free, Gluten Free, Paleo Option, Keto Option)
The combination of Maca and Carob add a pleasant subtle caramel flavour to these muffins. (But if you don't have them on hand, then leave them out!) The collagen contributes a unique combination of amino acids. These muffins have a soft, chewy texture.
Read MorePaleo / Low Carb "School Safe" Granola (Nut Free, Vegan, GF, Keto)
"The world’s first superfood", tigernuts are not a nut, but a tuber - a small root vegetable from the same family as potatoes, yams and jicama. As such, they are non-allergenic.
Read MoreChocolate Gummies Recipe
You may have seen my Homemade Gummy Bear recipe. (You can make them any shape you want!) If you like, you can look back at that post and read about the fabulous health benefits of gelatin.
Here is my chocolate gummy version!
Read MoreStop Blaming and Start Living
"The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny."
-Albert Ellis, psychologist
Packing School Lunches
Here are some basic suggestions for school lunches from a health conscious, realistic and well-researched mom.
Read MoreCinnamon Pumpkin Breakfast Crepes, GF
Gluten free/grain free crepes for breakfast, or anytime...
Read MoreTHE MEDICINAL QUALITIES OF KOMBUCHA, AND HOW TO MAKE IT
Kombucha is a fermented sweet tea that has been around for centuries. It is slightly tangy and slightly sweet. It contains high levels of antioxidants, b-vitamins, probiotics and glucaric acid. Drinking Kombucha promotes better health by detoxifying and improving the efficiency of your digestive system which boosts immunity. It has been reported to have several health benefits.
Read MoreMilk Kefir: A Probiotic Beverage Traditionally Heralded As An Elixir Of Long Life And Health
I am a self-described "Probiotic Pusher". Probiotics are essential to health and help to build immunity. Milk kefir is a naturally fermented food which is full of probiotics. It originated roughly 2000 years ago in the Caucasus Mountains in Eastern Europe. There it has been traditionally heralded as an elixir of long life and health. It has many wonderful health benefits, a great flavour and is also usually tolerated well by the lactose intolerant.
Read MoreThe Paleo Diabetes Diet Solution
An enthusiastic Real Food Advocate, I am a self-described “clean (eating) freak”. Why? Because that’s the biggest factor that contributes to good health: it starts with food! Fresh, unprocessed, quality, real food, which by default is nutrient dense. And that’s what the new book, The Paleo Diabetes Diet Solution, released by holistic nutritionists Jill Hillhouse and Lisa Cantkier, is about!
Read MoreBuilding Your Child's Immunity
An enthusiastic Real Food Advocate & Educator with a propensity for nutrient dense food, I am a self-described “clean (eating) freak”. Why? Because what we eat is the biggest factor that contributes to good health: it starts with food! Fresh, unprocessed, quality, real food, which by default is nutrient dense.
Read MoreWater Kefir: A delicious effervescent probiotic drink!
Water kefir (pronounced "kay-feer") is a fermented beverage full of beneficial bacteria, and it is made by adding Water Kefir grains to sugar water. Sugar is added to the kefir recipes because that is what the kefir eats; however, there is far less sugar in the finished kefir beverage. The beneficial bacteria and yeasts present in the water kefir grains metabolize the sugar, resulting in a healthy fermented drink full of probiotics.
Read MoreHomemade Gummy Bears
The gelatin is the ingredient that makes these "gummy". Gelatin is the stuff that makes bone broth (or a good chicken soup) gel. The most cost effective and nutrient dense way to consume Gelatin is in the form of homemade bone broth. But if you're not drinking that daily, using the powder is another option.
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