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A Food Blogger’s Confession

Note from Cara: This just went out to my email list, but based on the response I got I think there’s a need for me to share this publicly as well. The idea of only showing your ‘good self’ isn’t anything new, our parents did it via picture-perfect Christmas cards sent to distant friends and …

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Essentials for Starting Whole30/Paleo

Whole30 is a program that is sweeping the nation, with millions of people successfully completing the program and finding Food Freedom Forever. Whole30 touts itself as a ‘tough love’ approach that is very cut and dry- you include the foods allowed on the Whole30 program for a full 30 days, and nothing else. If you’re already …

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I Don’t Let My Kids Eat Snacks and We Are Healthier Because Of It

Loading up on fun snacks from every imaginable source and then picking at the nutritious food that your parents serve at meals is a normal passage of childhood. But should it be? Constant snacking is interfering with most children’s (and adult’s!) ability to consume appropriate balanced meals. and interfering with their ability to focus …

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DIY Soup Packs for Cheap & Instant Soups Loaded with Veggies and Protein

An afternoon spent rinsing, peeling, chopping, and roasting vegetables yields 6+ different beautiful, nourishing, and delicious soup combinations for cool fall days to come. This method is outlined with video as a bonus unit in our Freezer Cooking Class, but using the directions to follow anyone can have the rewarding experience of turning a pile …

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5 Packaged Foods I Buy Every Week {with only a little shame}

I know how to cook from scratch. I know the benefits of cooking from scratch. I know it’s better for the environment, my bank account, and my family when I cook from scratch. But there are some things I’ve settled on for convenience, sacrificing as little health as I can in the process. Be careful, …

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7 Dinner Time Habits to Encourage Healthy Eating

The family dinner isn’t important just because of the food that’s served, it’s also an important part of reconnecting with those you love, and cooperating through the preparation and cleanup process. Family meal times provide the backbone to our physical growth through good nutrition, and our emotional connections through shared experience. The work that needs …

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I’m Not a Minimalist, I Just Don’t Like Stuff

Why less stuff will give you more joy, and why you don’t need to completely subscribe to the minimalist philosophy to reap this joy They say that struggles are what make a person interesting. I’m not sure about that, but I have received clarity in my life from many of the associated struggles. Struggle has …

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Simplify: Making Room for Healthy Changes

Learning to simplify is what I feel like I did from age 23 (when my daughter was born) until age 27. I feel the effort I spent on learning how to simplify was time well spent, and I’m really enjoying the benefits now, a few years later. I’m going to talk about some ways I’ve …

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Clean Water and Air: Simple Healthy Changes

We put so much of an effort into eating clean food, we want to also make sure the air we breathe is as clean as possible and the water we drink and bathe in is as well! Today we’re going to talk about simple changes you can make to help clean the air and water …

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Homeschooling: Making Room for Healthy Changes

I love parenting :) I see home education as a continuation of parenting. I’m not rigid, we’ve tried public school for my daughter (it hasn’t worked out), and my son is in preschool two mornings a week. I don’t educate at home because I’m trying to keep my children from the world, but rather, I …

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Media Free One Day A Week Challenge!

Who else feels a little too caught up with electronics, screens, Facebook, Pinterest, online shopping, and yes, even blogs? I am, and I’m going to resume a tradition we had in our family last year. On Sundays, media is off, unplugged, and put away if possible. One day of screen free time recharges our …

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Making Room for Healthy Changes: Getting Kids to Eat

Do you want to hear a confession? The first 6 months of 2012 my kids didn’t eat balanced diets or full meals. Previously, they had always been great eaters, and I’d just shrug my shoulders and say they loved to eat and they didn’t really know anything other than Nourishing Traditions/GAPS food. But a series …

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