Plant-Based School Lunch Ideas Kids Can Make
Okay, it’s that time, parents. School lunches. Love ‘em, hate ‘em, make what you want of them, but they are here, and we need a…
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HEALTHY Food Stockpile Options: The Best Produce to Stockpile
Having a healthy food stockpile list is essential to any household – but what’s a real foodie to do? What are the best fruits and…
Instant Pot Applesauce {No Sugar Needed!}
Instant Pot applesauce is so quick and easy to make – you’ll wonder why you ever bothered with store-bought applesauce! You can enjoy this yummy…
What to Do With Fresh Strawberries and How to Freeze Strawberries
Every June it sneaks up on me – strawberry season. I’ve spent the last few months working through our freezer stash and home-canned goods. The…
Healthy Homemade Snack: Fruit Gummies Made with Real Fruit
Don’t even get me started on the term “fruit snacks” when there’s not any fruit involved. You can guess what I think about those sugar-filled…
Top 10 Secrets to Maximizing Fruit and Veggie Nutrition
Have you ever walked around the produce department of your grocery store and felt overwhelmed? Wandered the Farmer’s Market and wondered how to choose from…
Supercharge Your Smoothies
It is official, everyone in our household is a smoothie drinker. Our 14 month old just recently began drinking them (with minimal help). An important…
Cardamom Ginger Peach Crumble Recipe (Gluten-Free)
. Call me un-American, but I’m not a pie person. Especially apple pie. There’s just something about the crust that lacks substance to me. Even…
Fabulous Fail-Proof Fruit Custard Recipe
I’ve struggled with how to introduce this fantastic fruit custard dish. At first, I thought I would wax eloquent about how wonderfully flexible this recipe…
Two-Ingredient Berry Cheesecake Pops Recipe (+ Homemade Cream Cheese!)
If you’ve read my blog at all you’ll know my little family is obsessed with ice cream. Whether it’s the classic mint chocolate chip with…
How to Make Homemade Fruit Rolls {VIDEO}
My 7-year-old helped me demonstrate how to make homemade strawberry fruit rolls (also called fruit leather) in our dehydrator in this simple video: If you…
A Sweet, Sweet Summer: Date Sugar, Yacon, Fruit Sweeteners and Non-Sweeteners that Taste Sweet
I’ve decided to have “fruit for dessert” at least once a week around here. Last night was “fruit night.” When I was cutting the cantaloupe…
Monday Mission: Eat Fruit for Dessert
Part of weaning ourselves down on sugar and training our sweet tooth to expect (and enjoy!) less sweetness includes appreciating the natural sweetness of things…
Healthy Food Resources in Michigan and the Midwest
I live in Michigan, where we have all four seasons, sometimes three in one day. If you’re in the Midwest as well, I hope there…
How to Dehydrate Fruits
Sick of paying a fortune for a small bag of dried fruit? Curious how to dehydrate fruit at home? It’s easier than you think! Dehydrating…
Cherry Almond Coconut Crepes Recipe
Get this recipe, updated and improved with tons of FAQs, in the eBook “Smart Sweets,” along with 29 other delicious desserts that won’t make you…