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My new discovery – Raw Honey!
Have you ever tried raw honey? I purchased some on impulse the other day and I am SO GLAD I did. I don’t plan to ever go back to regular honey again! The honey from the store is overly sweet to me and I’ve never been fond of it. As we’ve focused on choosing healthier food options, honey is one of the sweeteners that makes the ‘short list’. This raw honey is not super sweet – it’s the perfect amount of sweet to me! It’s easy to spread on toast or whatever you’d like and it’s much better for you than the store version. (I bet that doesn’t come…
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Digging Deeper
Changing our thought patterns can be one of the most challenging things we do. I’m always encouraged when I notice myself “Thinking Differently”, thank you Bob Hamp. This time, it was about my body. When something internally is a bit ‘off’, I wonder about the cause and what might need to be adjusted in my diet/lifestyle – rather than immediately looking for a ‘treatment’ to fix it. What an idea! Treat the source of the problem, not just the symptom. I’ll leave you with that deep thought to ponder. 🙂 What symptoms are you treating instead addressing the source?
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They fooled me…
Remember my oh-so-excited post about finding soup without MSG in it? I’m sad to say that the soup makers fooled me. Thanks to a great article by the HealthyHomeEconomist, I checked my organic soup for some “hidden” MSG and sure enough, yeast extract is included in the ingredients. Back to the drawing board!
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Popsicles I’m happy to give my kids – bye-bye summer heat!
Didn’t we have a cold snap just a month or so ago??! Hard to believe we’re already hitting the triple digits, and it’s only June! Like many of you, we enjoy eating something cold to relieve some of the heat and I love our popsicles! They are cheap and healthy – the best of both worlds! My mom picked up a little popsicle holder at Walmart. I fill this baby up with water and a smidgen of organic apple juice (about a teaspoonful), freeze it, and voila! Davy devours them. 🙂
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Delish Blueberry Muffin recipe
My muffins! I started craving blueberry muffins today and since I had organic blueberries from my co-op, I decided to make some! I had some great kitchen help, and the recipe turned out great! Blueberry Muffins 1c all-purpose flour 1c whole wheat flour 2/3c brown sugar 3t baking powder 1/2t sea salt 2 eggs 2/3c milk 8T oil [I used grapeseed] 1 t vanilla 2c fresh blueberries Yield: 12 muffins In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Combine the egg, milk, oil and vanilla; add to the dry ingredients just until moistened. Gently fold in blueberries. Fill greased or paper-line muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 375 degrees F…