7 Meal Planning Basics

7 Easy Meal Planning Basic Tips

Meal Planning makes a big difference when it comes to sticking to a dietary change. It’s easy to cook a quick convenience food or head to a restaurant when everyone is hungry and nothing is defrosted, but a little planning can prevent this! If you have kids, you can let them be involved in the [...]

Thanksgiving Day Menu

FREE- Full Thanksgiving Menu and Shopping List- Grain free, Paleo and healthy recipes

Hosting a healthy and delicious Thanksgiving meal for your friends or family can be pretty simple and stress free, though it does require some work. To make things easier, I prepare a menu plan, print my recipes and a shopping list ahead of time so that I can make most of the dishes in the [...]

A Typical Day…

sweet potatoes

I try not to write about myself much, but I’ve gotten several requests for a post about what a typical day looks like for me and how I fit all the things I suggest into a day. In reality, there is no “typical” day at our house with four kids, but this is what I [...]

Easy Zucchini Fritters

zucchini fritters- like tater tots

I’m always looking for fun ways to prepare veggies, and this is a kid-favorite at our house. These Zucchini fritters are similar to tater tots or hash browns in taste but are more nutritious. They are also very simple to make and reheat well (and leftovers are great in omelets or with an over-easy egg [...]

Stuffed Sausage Boats

stuffed zucchini boats

Zucchini Boats are an easy meal to put together quickly and we have several variations that we make regularly. The kids actually enjoy helping make them and they can be easily customized to your tastes by changing the spices. These also re-heat well (we wrap in foil and store in the fridge until use) especially [...]

Chicken Pineapple Kebab

Chicken Pineapple Skewers

Another day, another easy dinner idea. This is a popular dinner with my kids because of the sweet pineapple and the color of the pepper. It is easy to make and if you don’t have a grill, it is easy to adapt to cook in the oven. These are actually really good cold since the [...]

Fruit Smoothie Sorbet

Delicious Homemade Real Fruit Sorbet Recipe

Need a delicious summer treat without the added sugar and chemicals? Make some real-fruit ice cream/sorbet! With some coconut milk or fresh fruit juice and pureed fruit you can easily make a delicious sorbet without the added sugar and preservatives. This is a great way to make use of seasonal produce, especially while peaches and [...]