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Homemade Almond Milk

Since I got the no grain, no sugar, no dairy diet last fall, almond milk has been a staple in my house. I love my morning smoothies–1 cup almond milk, a frozen banana, a good handful of spinach, and a tsp-Tbl of cocoa. Yum! Recently, though, I was reading that store bought almond milk has …

Salads in a Jar!

I have been making a valiant effort to eat “clean,”. But as a busy mom, sometimes I just don’t have the energy to make the time to be healthy. I have run across a few pins about preparing salads in advance and keeping them in a jar. By all accounts, if you prepare them right, …

Kale Chips!

Our family just doesn’t eat a lot of lettuce.  I’ve gotten pretty great at adding spinach in to pretty much anything–from smoothies to quesadillas–but it takes us awhile to use up lettuce.  So when kale came with our new CSA basket, I knew I had to get creative.  (especially since we don’t have chickens to …

Update…

So, I started my nutritional counseling journey on August 6th.  The kids and I continue to feel better.  I’ve lost 7 pounds so far–without exercising.  Just changing the way I eat. The kids have cleared out almost all of the supplements they were taking.  They each have one little thing they are still working on …

Nutrition Testing Update

Well, it’s been about a month since the kids and I started our journey with Nutrition Response Testing.  I think the hardest part has been learning to cook without grains, sugar, and dairy.  That is a lot to cut out all at once!  I have to admit that many times I was just plain hungry–and …