This Valentine’s Day say “I love you” and “I care” with YumEarth Organics sweets. YumEarth all-natural and organic candy gives families the opportunity to give the gift of delicious treats. made with real fruit juice, no artificial color or flavors, no high-fructose corn syrup and none of the common allergens, like gluten, soy and nuts. Let’s make a commitment this Valentine’s Day to write about and give out better-for-you Valentine’s Day candy, like YumEarth Organic … [Read more...]
Blender Baby Food
Our Little Man turned 5 months old this last week. It is so amazing how fast time is going with this second child. He is not eating his organic rice cereal and loving it. I recently introduced some jarred organic baby food (step 1 for 4 months and up) and he also loves this. When an opportunity arose to review the book Blender Baby Food by Nicole Young from Robert Rose Books, I was excited. Jarred organic baby food is not cheap. I want to be able to make my own organic baby food for our Little … [Read more...]
Apple Pie Filling
My mom has 2 apple trees in her backyard. Many years, these apples end up rotting on the ground. Not this year though. We picked those apples off the ground and picked even more on the trees and made 36 jars of apple pie filling as well as 14 jars of apple butter. I found an easy recipe for apple pie filling at All Recipes. Canning apple pie filling is simple it is just time consuming. Now, when people give us canned food, I know how much effort they have put into the canning. It has made me … [Read more...]
We Love YumEarth Organics Candy
Candy, Candy Candy! Who doesn't love Candy! But have you tried organic candy? What would you do if you could have some delicious all-natural candy right at your doorstep? Introducing YumEarth! YumEarth is a brand of candy produced by YummyEarth. Everything YummyEarth makes is certified organic or all natural, gluten-free, peanut-free, tree nut-free, and has no chemical colors, artificial flavors or high fructose corn syrup. This is why they are the #1 organic company in America! The company … [Read more...]
Ten Healthy Snacks For Your Pre-Schooler
source This list is actually based on my Princess' 10 favorite snacks right now that she regularly eats. These are perfect for after school as well. Here are 10 great snacks for your pre-schooler: 1. Cantaloupe - cubed if possible is how she prefers it 2. Watermelon - bust out the melon baller, my Princess loves them that way 3. Strawberries - stemmed and sprinkled with sugar, please? 4. Blueberries - a fortune but a super food so what the heck? 5. Baby Carrots - this is … [Read more...]
Wisdom Teeth Extraction
source Not a fun week. When is it fun to get 3 wisdom teeth pulled out, extracted, surgically removed? Especially after 30!!! My big highlight this week? My wonderful husband made me homemade vanilla ice cream! {Soft foods really is getting old! Praise God for Ice Cream!} We bought an Ice Cream Maker for 30% off at Target: Homemade vanilla ice cream recipe: makes 4 quarts {and yes he used organic ingredients!} 2 cups milk 1 3/4 cups sugar 1/2 … [Read more...]
What To Do With Flax Seed Meal
Have you been using Flax Seed Meal? We like to sneak in Flax Seeds into our foods. Not only is it high in omega-3 fats but it is also high in fiber. Just two tablespoons of flax seed is 4 grams of fiber! One serving of flax seed contains 2400 mgs of omega-3—a great source of this plant based healthy alpha-linolenic acid. But did you know that flax seed contains lignans? What is lignans you ask? This is a natural antioxidant and flax seeds contain 75 times more lignans than other plant foods. To … [Read more...]
