Living on an 80-tree apple orchard, we eat a lot of apples! Thankfully my kids are on board with my love of keeping Real Food as simple as possible. They are content to eat the apples right off the tree. It really doesn’t get any easier! But a couple of years ago I thought it Read this article…
Make-Ahead Breakfast: Cherry-Almond Soaked Baked Oatmeal Recipe
I’ve noticed it takes approximately once for kids to assume something is a tradition. Do anything once, especially near a holiday, and suddenly that is “the way we do it.” The kids will expect it every time. Thank goodness, I’ve been using a simple, make-ahead breakfast for every Christmas and Easter for years. So when Read this article…
5 Face Mask Risks You Can Control and the Solutions
Knowledge is everything. The way I wear a mask and what it causes me to do with my nose, my mouth, and my fingers is a complete 180-degree reversal from what masks cause others to do habitually. I believe it’s because my brain is inundated with knowledge: I understand the harms of mouth breathing and Read this article…
Easy Homeschool Lunch Ideas for Virtual School, Distance Learning or Homeschooling
Homeschooling. Virtual school. Online learning. Whatever you call the way your kids are learning this year, if they are home all day for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, you might be running into a problem, like many moms in our community. What do we feed our kids for lunches at home? When the whole family is Read this article…
How to Make Sheet Pan Pancakes (Dairy-free Real Food Recipe)
Need a nourishing, budget-friendly, real food breakfast for school mornings? Or do you just hate flipping pancakes? We got you covered in this recipe. First, let’s acknowledge how amazing pancakes are. When you transition from processed food to real food, you might have to say goodbye to a lot of food that was in your Read this article…
Healthy Pumpkin Muffin Recipe [One Bowl]
One-Bowl Healthy Pumpkin Muffins (or Bread) Recipe
Pumpkin has got to be one of my favorite fall flavors, especially in healthy pumpkin muffins or whole wheat pumpkin bread. Add a generous dose of cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg, and I’m in love. You can’t find an easier pumpkin muffin recipe than this one. A sweet treat without loading up on white sugar. These Read this article…
How To Roast Crispy Soaked Pumpkin Seeds
How to Make Crispy (Soaked) Pumpkin Seeds
That chewy, dense texture sometimes found in roasted pumpkin seeds can really turn people off from the whole Halloween tradition – but it doesn’t have to be that way. You can make totally crispy pumpkin seeds from your jack-o-lantern (and other fall veggies) and the method might surprise you. The trick is to Read this article…
Reusable Sandwich and Snack Bags {REVIEW}
No Waste Food on the Go with Reusable Sandwich and Snack Bags {REVIEW}
Hi, I’m Katie, and I’m a reusable snack bag junkie. It’s true. Now that I’ve been using reusable sandwich and snack bags regularly for over a decade, it’s not even weird anymore…to me. Every so often, I see myself through someone else’s eyes as I unzip a cloth bag full of trail mix or perhaps Read this article…
Natural Pneumonia Remedies
Do You Know Two Crazy Symptoms of Pneumonia for Toddlers? (& Home Remedies to Kick it Without a Prescription)
Pneumonia and its symptoms can be hard to spot without a stethoscope for parents of babies and toddlers, but this respiratory infection has some unique symptoms in that age group. Our little guy fought off pneumonia naturally twice before his second birthday, and we gratefully share what we learned here about how to beat pneumonia Read this article…
Toxins Hiding In Hand Sanitizers
Natural Hand Sanitizers: Best Choices and Dangers of Conventional Sanitizer
In America, the land of excess, it’s been a surprising feeling to have anything in short supply, nonetheless completely out. When toilet paper was impossible to find, we discussed how to make homemade reusable toilet paper. When meat was absent from many store shelves, we talked about strategies to stretch your meat supply. I didn’t Read this article…
Natural Disinfectants [Without Bleach]
EPA Says Natural Disinfectant as Effective as Bleach
Wishing there was a natural disinfectant as effective as bleach without all the hazards? Whether you’ve been washing dishes with bleach or just need to sanitize surfaces, YES, there are alternatives to bleach that are EPA-approved, even for childcare facilities to disinfect naturally. From hydrogen peroxide to kill germs to essential oils, we’ll explore the Read this article…
