Have you ever thought that in order to have a healthy protein shake, you’d have to buy some expensive meal-replacement shake or pre-made powder mix? I know I used to think that too. Now, there’s nothing wrong with pre-made protein mixes if they contain healthy ingredients, but you can easily make your own…
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How to Make Bone Broth
I’ll just go ahead and say it. Bone broth used to scare me. Sounds silly, I know, but I had been reading Nourishing Traditions, my favorite cookbook, for a long time before I was brave enough to start incorporating it into our family kitchen. Why? I don’t know. I guess bone broth intimidated me. I…
The Ultimate Natural Dog Care Directory
After years of believing we could never own a dog (due to allergy issues), I started really getting puppy fever. It began with a little twinge, and after a few months of that, I could barely scroll down my Instagram feed without feeling intense feelings of longing for a furry canine friend. It made me…
9 Healthy Coffee Alternatives
Coffee. Hey, let me make one thing clear: I adore coffee. I’m a coffee adorer. I don’t think there’s another beverage our country has quite an obsession with like coffee. (Don’t judge my sentence structure, because I am probably in need of coffee right now.) However… Sometimes people don’t react well to coffee. Or sometimes…
13 Simple Hacks to Boost Your Hair Growth!
Looking to grow your hair longer? Here’s a collection of 13 different methods you can try to get your hair as healthy and long as you want it to be! To some degree, how fast your hair grows is determined by your own genetics. But many environmental factors can drag that rate of…
Fifteen 15-Minute (or less!) Workouts
People who are dedicated to improving their body garner much respect from me. I kind of wish I had the time and energy to devote to an hour-long or more workout… but I don’t. :-/ Most of us don’t, honestly. So here is a compilation of 15 different workouts that are designed to take 15…
How to Survive Facebook in 2017
What a year. I don’t just mean the few short weeks of 2017, but I mean the past 12 months. What a crazy, historical, earth-shattering, ground-breaking… interesting… year. On to social media. Have you noticed your anxiety level rising when you log on to Facebook? If you haven’t, I am happy for you. I have…
Dairy/Egg/Nut-Free Banana Bread
So, since my kids are not able to have dairy (except for ghee, which is awesome), eggs, or nuts, something like banana nut bread, in years past, would have been out of the question. But thank goodness for improvising! We (my hubby and I) have worked out a fantastic dairy egg nut free banana bread…
22 Grain-Free Cake Recipes
Hey, just because you’ve decided to give up grains doesn’t mean you have to stop celebrating! There are plenty of cakes out there that can be made without grains, and they taste delicious too. So, for the next birthday in your life, or graduation, or whatever you happen to be celebrating, take a look at…
23 Gluten-Free Cookie Recipes
Just in time for Christmas, here are 23 gluten-free cookies recipes for you to try! I think I heard Santa was going gluten-free this year, you know… 😉 Enjoy! And if you have some favorite gluten-free cookie recipes, please share them in the comments. Merry Christmas! (And these can be enjoyed all…
29 Creative and Healthy Hot Chocolate Recipes
‘Tis the season for hot chocolate…. isn’t that how the song goes? 🙂 ‘Tis the season for healthy hot chocolate recipes too! These hot chocolate recipes are not only creative, they are healthy and yummy. Be sure to check them out! Here’s a tip: did you know you can substitute cacao powder for cocoa powder?…
23 Healthy Butternut Squash Recipes
Looking for healthy butternut squash recipes? These real-food, unique winter squash recipes are all a great place to start. Be sure to comment with your favorite way to make butternut squash! 23 Unique & Healthy Butternut Squash Recipes Butternut Squash Porridge (Grain-Free) from It’s a Love/Love Thing Beef Chili with Butternut Squash from Everyday Maven Butternut…
Opting Out
“JINX! I JINXED YOU!! YOU CAN’T TALK AGAIN UNTIL SOMEONE SAYS YOUR NAME!” My nine-year-old son was gleeful, and reveling in the fact that he had just tricked all his siblings into saying the same thing at the same time, ensuring a JINXED status. (Jinxing is serious business, as you may remember from…
17 Real Food Pumpkin Pie Recipes… that AREN’T Pie!
I don’t think I have to be the one to tell you about how awesome pumpkin pie is. Mmm! The epitome of fall season: soft, creamy, pumpkin-y goodness, either hot or cold! With whipped cream on top… Yum. But what if pumpkin pie was only a starting point for something else… Â that was also awesome?…
14 Allergy Friendly Pancake Recipes
While we’re on the subject of allergy friendly pancake recipes (see yesterday’s post on grain free banana pancakes here), here is a nice list of allergen-free pancakes for you to try. There are really so many different ways to make a delicious, fluffy pancake, thank goodness! As we all know, allergies range far and wide…
