What’s worse for your health than processed white flour, refined sugar, or high fructose corn syrup? You might be surprised. Let’s have a little look at our food supply in recent history, shall we? At the turn of the last century, corn and soybeans were fast becoming the largest crop grown in the US. When…
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Giveaway Winner: Nourished Baby, Plus 20% Off Coupon!
Time to announce the winner of the Nourished Baby giveaway! And the winner is… a Rafflecopter giveaway Congratulations, Lucine! Didn’t Win This Time? Get Nourished Baby for 20% Off! Good news — the 20% off coupon for Nourished Baby has been extended until August 31st! In Nourished Baby, you’ll learn all about: How the right…
10 Easy Steps to Turn Any Recipe Into a Real Food Recipe
I had an epiphany the other day. Ever since I started eating real food, I’ve stayed far away from where my meal inspiration used to come from (if not picked up straight from the freezer aisle) — recipes from magazines, websites, and TV shows with eye-rollingly-typical “healthy” fare. Ingredients like, “Bouillon cubes,” and “Heart-healthy canola…
GIVEAWAY: Nourished Baby e-Book, $18.99 Value!
I’m super excited to be hosting this giveaway for the book, Nourished Baby by Heather Dessinger! Earlier this week, I explained how I have a new perspective on baby nutrition thanks to this awesome resource. I feel so much more prepared to feed my future kids right when the time comes. In Nourished Baby, you’ll…
Want a Nourished Baby? You’ll Want to Read This!
No you guys, I’m not pregnant yet. But I have been reading up on baby nutrition. The new husband and I don’t plan on entering into parenthood right away, even though we feel like the only people around who aren’t popping out kids left and right. Friends’ babies, family babies, neighbor babies, random-people-you-forgot-about-after-high-school-til-they-added-you-on-Facebook-and-now-bombard-you-with-how-many-times-Junior-pooped-today’s babies. Babies…
What Do You Do When You Can’t Gain Weight?
“Ugh. I wish I had your problem!!” -Every person, ever, when I’ve mentioned anything about not being able to gain weight. Well, I wish I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard that… Yes, my “problem,” annoyingly dismissed by so many well-meaning people throughout my life, is that I’ve always been chronically underweight. Stick-thin….
Paradise Sucks for Real Foodies. We’re Outta Here!
Well, I’ve got some news for you guys. Many of you know that the once-Pre-Husband, now Full-Fledged-Awesome-Husband and I have been living in Hawaii on the island of Oahu for a while now. But we’re over it. We just got married, and have decided to move back to the beautiful Pacific Northwest, where we both…
Moving On From GAPS: Why I Changed My Course
This is hard for me. I loathe the idea of “quitting.” Anything, really. But, as some of you already know, I made the decision several weeks ago to end my journey with the GAPS diet. After I was off to a great start, I began experiencing some difficulties with GAPS that made me reconsider whether…
Matt Stone, You’re Blowing My Mind
I haven’t really delved that far into the topic of weight loss in my research on health and nutrition, because it’s really rather irrelevant to me. As you may know, the last thing I need is to lose weight. However, I realize this is obviously a subject of interest and importance to a very significant…
Sunday School Blog Carnival #26
[Hey guys! Sorry I’ve been MIA for like, forever! Got lots going on which I’ll explain soon but don’t worry, I haven’t abandoned BB and I’ll be back to normal posting soon! Hope you all have a great holiday weekend!] Welcome back to Sunday School! This is our weekly time for bloggers to come to…