Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to keep it simple. Find one area of your life that you can trim down, let go, or otherwise simplify. Impact Ratings: ??? Level of Commitment: Up to you! Nobody will argue if you tell them we live in a busy world. No one is surprised if [...]
Entries from October 11th, 2010
Seeking Simplicity: Child’s Play is a Job Well Done
October 11th, 2010 · 33 Comments · KS lifestyle
Before there was playdough, there was just dough. Before there was felt food, there was just dinner. Before there were hula hoops, there were just hoops to roll. Before there was a battery-powered light saber, there was just a stick. Before there were chore charts, the chores just got done. It struck me one day, [...]
Feeding a Real Food Baby: Counter-Cultural First Foods {Guest Post from Emily at Live Renewed}
October 8th, 2010 · 28 Comments · Kids in the Kitchen
Some of you have been on the edge of your seat since last week, when I first introduced you to Emily’s baby food strategies. I’m thrilled to have her back from Live Renewed today to finish up her thoughts, this time with her real food approach for baby number two. And did you notice we [...]
Call for Favorite “Before I Did Real Food” Recipes…for a Magical Transformation!
October 8th, 2010 · 33 Comments · Uncategorized
Do you have a favorite recipe that your family loves that doesn’t exactly fit into the category “real food”? Do you wish you could make the transition to whole foods cooking…but without giving up your favorite boxed mixes quite so quickly? Or maybe you are a real food family who still reminisces sometimes about a [...]
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Jordan Rubin and the Maker’s Diet
October 7th, 2010 · 26 Comments · Science of Nutrition, Special Situations
I’ve been teasing you for a few weeks about the opportunity I had to see Jordan Rubin, author of The Maker’s Diet and survivor of near-fatal Crohn’s Disease, speak in the Grand Rapids area. Today I’m going to attempt to share my notes from the talk without making this post seem like my notebook vomited [...]
Tags: Crohn's Disease·grain-free lifestyle·Inflammatory Bowel Disease·jordan rubin·The Maker's Diet
Wordless Wednesday: On Lessons Learned from a Sudden Wet Sock
October 6th, 2010 · 16 Comments · Recipes
You can’t tell what you’re looking at in this photo, can you? Believe me, I wasn’t sure what was going on when I stepped in it in the middle of the night, either. This is totally not a wordless post. I just like to title things “Wordless Wednesday” to trick people into reading this post [...]
Tags: fall·grain-free lifestyle·spaghetti squash·squash·Wordless Wednesday
FAQs on the Grain-Free Lifestyle
October 5th, 2010 · 34 Comments · Big Changes
“So…what do you eat? Just meat and vegetables?” my in-laws asked – again – at dinner the other night. They took us out to celebrate my husband’s new job, and we chose a steakhouse, where the only things we had to omit were the croutons on the salad and the bread, which was warm, soft, [...]
Tags: beef jerky·desserts·dried fruit·grain-free lifestyle·grains·kids·nuts·snacks
