Healthy Onion Rings Recipe
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Often a healthy diet and fried foods seem incompatible, but this doesn’t have to be the case. When using quality ingredients and oils that are safe to use at high…
Healthy Recipes
Delicious real food recipes for a healthier family. Many recipes are grain-free, dairy optional and kid-approved. Need help meal planning? Check out my meal planning service!
Recipes
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6 Fresh Spring Salad Recipes
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One of my favorite things about spring is the fresh lettuce at the farmer’s markets and the return of the amazing flavors of fresh vegetables and herbs. When spring finally arrives,…
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Easy Eggplant Parmesan Recipe
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Since my husband is Italian, I’m always looking for healthy versions of Italian dishes that he likes. Some favorites so far have been one-pan spaghetti over cabbage noodles, zucchini lasagna…
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Roasted Chicken Recipe (Simple and Delicious)
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If you are as busy as I am, a meal that requires little attention and only needs one pan to cook makes life a little simpler. This recipe is also…
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Grain Free One Pan Spaghetti Recipe (Over Cabbage)
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This isn’t one of the most visually appealing recipes to emerge from my kitchen, but one of the simplest! It’s a quick and easy take on spaghetti without the grains.…
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Garlic, Onion, & Chili Powder
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If you’ve ever bought spices from the store, you probably noticed that they often contain ingredients like “anti-caking agent” or “natural flavor” (aka MSG). Many often contain trace amounts of…
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How to Make Whey & Cream Cheese
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I’ve talked a lot about fermented foods and drinks lately, from my favorite water kefir, to homemade sauerkraut. Lately, I’ve been enjoying trying things like fermented condiments, salsas, and more.…
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Zucchini Lasagna Recipe
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Are you grain free now, but sometimes wish you could indulge in a pasta dish without the insulin spike and “brick in the stomach” feeling? My husband had been requesting…
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Sweet Asian Salad Dressing
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In my younger years, I absolutely loved Chinese food (especially of the PF Chang variety) and ate it often. I cringe to think how much MSG, high fructose corn syrup,…
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How to Make Water Kefir Soda (Recipe)
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It’s a probiotic… it’s a carbonated drink… it’s water kefir! I started making this as part of my mission to get more probiotics in our diet and it has worked…
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Water Kefir Variations and Recipe
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I’ve written before about water kefir, and it is definitely my husband’s favorite way to get probiotics naturally. It doesn’t have the strong taste of kombucha and is faster to…
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Balsamic Vinaigrette Recipe
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Salad dressings are a great thing to start making yourself. Not only will you save money, but the flavor is so much better with fresh ingredients, and you can avoid…
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Ground Beef Jerky Recipe
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My kids really like beef jerky, and actually I do too. For a long time, we never had it in the house because a) it’s expensive and b) unless its…
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Rice Free Sushi Recipe
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I’d been wanting sushi for a while, but hadn’t yet found a way to get it without rice. As I’ve found with many things, if you want a healthy option,…
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Irish Bangers & Mash
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I’ve written before about my Irish heritage and the foods I’ve adapted from my family’s traditional recipes. One traditional Irish favorite that I’ve adapted to my real food lifestyle is Irish…
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Jerk Seasoning Recipe
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I resisted trying Jamaican jerk seasoning for years. It seemed strange to me to add cinnamon to savory dishes. Then, I married someone from Cincinnati and was introduced to Cincinnati…
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Gluten Free Pizza (Meatza)
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Healthy eating doesn’t have to mean forgetting pizza forever. This gluten-free pizza recipe tastes like regular pizza but is much more filling and protein packed. The basic idea is that…
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Apple Pork Chops
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Apple pork chops are an easy and fast recipe that my kids love. I keep pork chops in the freezer for nights I know I will be in a rush.…
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Chocolate Coconut Clusters Recipe
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This recipe is almost too good to be healthy, and amazingly, it is one of my family’s most delicious and healthy dessert recipes! Chocolate Coconut Clusters These chocolate coconut clusters…
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Shepherd’s Pie Recipe
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Being of Irish/Scottish descent, the adjustment away from potatoes was a tough one! I used to make shepherd’s pie regularly every couple of weeks because it was easy and the…
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Breakfast Burger Recipe
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I was diagnosed with autoimmune disease almost a year ago and I’ve felt incredibly better by following a modified autoimmune protocol and making sure to eat enough protein in the…
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Grilled Citrus Chicken Salad
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A light and fruity chicken salad that can be made on the go, this salad is a reminder of summer, even when there is snow on the ground. I often…
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Sausage Stuffed Winter Squash
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Sausage-stuffed winter squash is an easy and healthy recipe that can be made and re-heated for lunch the next day. My kids loved the “bowls” made of squash, and I…
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Breakfast Egg Muffins Recipe
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I feel like breakfast is the toughest meal of the day, especially if I don’t plan ahead. Not only are the kids awake and immediately hungry, but we usually have…