Real Food Family Tries Soda Pop | Kids Never Had Soda!
When you’re a real food family, it becomes clear that other households’ pantries, fridges, and freezers look very different from what your kids are used…
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Easy Refrigerator Pickles Recipe
Have you ever grown cucumbers? If so, you know that just one plant produces an insane amount of cucumbers. You pretty much need to have…
Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
Homemade chocolate chip peanut butter cookies – they are so so good, and not too hard to make a little healthier! I love dessert, and…
Dairy-Free Sugar Cookies Recipe
I love a good sugar cookie. They are a part of my childhood in a deep way because my mother and my grandmother used to
Simple, Kid-Friendly Layered Salad Recipe
Whether you’re having a cookout or just want a quick dinner, this healthy layered salad recipe is an easy crowd favorite. Learn how to make a healthy layered salad to please the whole gang here.
Dairy-Free Chocolate Cake Recipe (No Weird Ingredients!)
Question: Do you like chocolate cake? What about healthy chocolate cake? I know some of us are all about making real food desserts that taste…
Why Is White Sugar Bad for You?
Sugar makes life sweet… until it doesn’t. From ketchup, to yogurt, to bread, white sugar hides in many foods, even ones that look healthy. White…
Not Just a Sweet Treat: How Sugar Causes Disease on a Root Level
Does sugar cause inflammation? What is the link between inflammation and sugar? White sugar has plenty of reasons to be on the “bad for you”…
All This White Sugar is Harming Our Kids: Here’s What We Can Do About It!
This is a guest post from Jess Sherman, RHN of Raising Resilience. I hear a lot of worry and confusion from parents about sugar, like:…
How Long Will It Take Your Child to Get the “Recommended” Amount of Added Sugar in a Normal Day?
The other day I was walking through the yogurt section at the local grocery store checking nutrition labels for sugar amounts. I was SHOCKED! And…
Is Food Causing You to be Depressed? What You Didn’t Know About How Food Affects Your Mood
If you can’t view the video above, click Teaching Kids to Cook May Help Prevent Anxiety and Depression to see it directly on YouTube. Here’s…
Xylitol, Erythritol, Sorbitol…What’s That "ol" About?
Sweeteners that have been around for centuries like sorghum syrup and maple syrup are a delicious way to satisfy your sweet tooth with a few…
How to Cut Down on Sugar: Eat Plain Yogurt with Little or No Sweetener
You all know that I’m not a big fan of sugar, and my healthy Halloween party plan along with its cousin the healthy school Christmas…
Why Not Give Out Cigarettes at School Events?
Would there be an uproar if parents found out the school had passed around cigarettes – only one per kid, mind you – at the…
Eat the Orange, Skip the Juice
Ever heard of an orange juice tree? Dug up a potato, only to find it skinless? Seen a picture of people harvesting white rice? In…
Nourish your Sweet Tooth with Over 40 Treats, Sweetened by Nature
Sadly, I grew up with the habit of having a little something sweet after I eat a meal. It just doesn’t feel complete unless I…
Do we Really Wonder WHY We’re Obese?
I’m a people watcher, when I get an opportunity. I like to wonder about what other people are doing, their motivations, their “story” that day.…
If You’ve Ever Eaten Sugar, You Probably Have Candida Symptoms (Yes, You. You in the Chair. Read This.)
Have you ever heard of candida? If you’ve ever eaten sugar, you might have it! Check out the symptoms and treatment options. When I had…
Five Keys to Weight Loss with Real Food
We joke sometimes that we’ll launch a “Kitchen Stewardship® Diet Plan” with weird taglines like “Eat nuts, all the time!” or “Eggs, eggs, and more…
Juice makes you pee your pants (and other reasons not to drink it)
Juice is fruit, so it’s healthy, right? Not really. First, let me make clear that I’m talking about the juice you find in bottles or…