Essentials for Starting Whole30/Paleo

by Cara | Dec 8, 2016 | Making Room For Healthy Changes

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...

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

by Cara | Oct 11, 2016 | GAPS Info, Making Room For Healthy Changes, parenting

  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!)...

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

by Cara | Sep 22, 2016 | Do it yourself and save, keto recipes, Making Room For Healthy Changes, sides, Soup

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...

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

by Cara | May 14, 2015 | GAPS Diet, Making Room For Healthy Changes, natural health

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...

7 Dinner Time Habits to Encourage Healthy Eating

by Cara | Sep 8, 2014 | Household Chores and Upkeep, Making Room For Healthy Changes, parenting

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...

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

by Cara | Aug 10, 2014 | GAPS Diet, Making Room For Healthy Changes

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...