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Are peanuts good for you? (+ a delicious noodle recipe)

Dinner, Entrees, Favorites, Kid-Friendly, Recipe, SummerSeptember 6, 2019

Are peanuts good for you? The answer is yes and no. Here's what I found. I’ve spent time researching the topic and wanted to share it with you. I hope this information helps you understand what the controversy is all about so you're able to choose what works best for you and your family - enjoying…

10 Summer Salad Ideas

Dinner, Entrees, Favorites, Recipe, Seasonal Produce, SummerAugust 15, 2019

Here are 10 Summer Salad Ideas from around the web! Made with delicious summer produce like fragrant peaches, crunchy lettuce and mouth-watering watermelon, these salads will leave you feeling healthy, cool and satisfied all (or what's left of) summer. I refuse to accept that summer is almost over! So for the next couple of weeks,…

Seasonal Produce: Summer Guide

Dinner, Entrees, Favorites, Kid-Friendly, Recipe, Seasonal Produce, Snacks, SummerAugust 2, 2019

My Seasonal Produce: Summer Guide is a little late this year but better late than never, right? Similar to last season's Seasonal Produce: Spring Guide here's a list of delicious fruits and veggies available right now. Eating seasonally provides amazing health benefits and keeps costs down so make sure to take full advantage! Note: the…

Food Cravings: understanding, reducing and replacing them!

Breakfast, Favorites, Kid-Friendly, Wellness TipJune 26, 2019

Food cravings: understanding, reducing and replacing them! Cravings are important messages from the body that guide us in maintaining balance. Here’s a quick guide to understanding and deconstructing cravings and help us understand and address what are body is trying to tell us. Understanding Cravings The body is a perfect machine. It knows when…

Health Benefits Of Purple Potatoes

Dinner, Entrees, Recipe, SummerJune 7, 2019

Health Benefits Of Purple Potatoes plus the recipe for Mayo-less Purple Potato Salad. Made with cashews, Dijon mustard and fresh herbs, this dairy-free side dish is perfect for summer bbqs by the pool. Unlike white starchy potatoes which don’t offer much protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals and have a high glycemic index, their pretty cousin,…

Baked Polenta Fries!

Dinner, Kid-Friendly, Recipe, SnacksMay 30, 2019

Baked Polenta Fries! This delicious polenta recipe is made with organic, non-gmo corn. Crispy on the outside and tender in the middle, serve as a healthy snack or appetizer! What's Polenta, you ask? Polenta is a dish made of cornmeal or corn flour. It can be served as a hot porridge, or cooled and solidify…

Homemade Tater Tots (oven baked)

Dinner, Kid-Friendly, Recipe, SnacksMay 15, 2019

Homemade Tater Tots made with organic purple fingerling potatoes from our local farm share. A healthy spin on a traditional recipe made with fresh, simple ingredients. This family-friendly lunch recipe or dinner recipe is oven-baked, dairy-free and gluten-free. We’ve recreated many recipes since starting the blog - some more difficult than others and…

Healthy Sweeteners (+ Easy To Make Fudgesicles)

Dessert, Favorites, Kid-Friendly, Recipe, SnacksMay 10, 2019

Healthy Sweeteners (+ Easy To Make Fudgesicles): This fun, family-friendly recipe is a crowd pleaser that offers a delicious alternative to desserts made with refined sugar and other harmful ingredients. By now we know that refined sugar is harmful to our health. In fact, a high-sugar diet has been associated with dangerous health conditions, like…

Beet Green Recipe: Easy, Delicious Pesto! (plus eliminating food waste)

Favorites, Recipe, Seasonal Produce, Seasonal Produce: Spring, SnacksApril 17, 2019

Beet Green Recipe: Easy, Delicious Pesto! Did you know you can save time and money by using food scraps for other, healthy recipes like pesto? Homemade pesto can be made with veggie scraps like beet greens, carrot greens, and ramps. You can also save veggie scraps to make broth or chopped up leafy greens and…

Easy No Bake Cheesecake Recipe (Vegan + Gluten-Free)

Dessert, Favorites, Kid-Friendly, Recipe, Snacks, Spring, SummerApril 9, 2019

Easy No Bake Cheesecake Recipe! An authentic, raw, vegan, gluten-free cheesecake recipe made with soaked cashews plus other healthy ingredients. Hard to believe, I know. But trust me when I say it's so simple and deliciously satisfying you'll be making it over and over again. Why cashews? Let me explain. When soaked and blended, cashews create…