About the Author: Jennifer from The Sweet Plantain (I love this blog!!) is a stay-at-home, homeschooling mom of four. She is an avid cook, health enthusiast, and lover of all things homemade! At The Sweet Plantain she shares original recipes, homeschooling tips, parenting thoughts, and anything else that strikes her fancy. In her spare time…
Recent Posts
8 Reasons Why Fresh-Squeezed Orange Juice is the Best
Is orange juice healthy? According to many health gurus as of late, orange juice and other fruit juices should be relegated to the category of foods-that-normal-people-eat-but-are-clearly-going-to-kill-you. You’ve probably heard them before. “It’s that deadly fructose,” they say. “Juice is nothing more than ‘sugar water,’” they say. “Drink orange juice every day at breakfast and you’ll get…
Everyday Essential Oils: Peppermint
“All who know the pure product and use it with understanding come to respect the essential oils. One cannot but admire their ability to operate effectively not only on the cellular, physical level, but in the emotional, intellectual, spiritual, and aesthetic areas of our lives also. If anything in this world is holistic, it is…
February GIVEAWAY: $1,000 Amazon Shopping Spree Gift Card
Happy February! I’m teaming up with some of my favorite bloggers to bring you a BIG fat giveaway this month—for a $1,000 gift card to Amazon.com! I can think of LOTS of stuff that I would buy with a shopping spree like that! Liiike, maybe, one of [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”center” asin=”B008H4SLV6″ cloaking=”default” height=”160″ localization=”default” locale=”US”…
Nick’s Sticks Winner PLUS an Exclusive Coupon Code for Everyone!
It’s time to announce the winner of the 12-pack box of Nick’s Sticks! Everyone has been so excited about this—not just the giveaway, but to now know that these glorious little snacks even exist! I’ve been getting a lot of comments from people that can’t wait to order these super-wholesome grass-fed meat snacks. Alright—time for…
Is Honey Really Healthier Than Sugar?
Honey is supposed to be healthier than sugar, right? Because it’s… natural, right? I’ve been seeing a lot of borderline sensationalism when it comes to promoting honey and other natural sweeteners, so I thought I’d try to clarify the differences between the holy honey everyone is worshipping, and sugar—AKA, the Spawn of Satan* (…right?). (*Psst… Actually,…
GIVEAWAY: 12 Packs of Nick’s Sticks ($40 Value)
What’s the absolute worst thing about eating real, whole foods? Say it with me now… SNACKS! Finding healthy snacks that are convenient, portable, and tasty is darn-near impossible. Almost all packaged snack foods are pretty much made out of garbage and you don’t exactly feel awesome about yourself feeding them to your family. Well, allow me…
January eBook Sale: 50% of Proceeds to Heifer International
What if one cow… …could change the lives of a whole community? With Heifer International, one of my all-time favorite charitable organizations, it can! This month, we’re going to be donating 50% of all ebook proceeds to Heifer, so we can buy a cow for a family in need. It’s simple: you purchase an ebook…
GIVEAWAY: Macbook Pro or $1000 Amazon Gift Card!
Happy New Year! We’re starting it off right with this month’s giveaway. I’m teaming up with some of my favorite bloggers to bring you the BIGGEST giveaway I’ve ever done—for an Apple MacBook Pro! Don’t need a new computer? That’s cool—you can enter for a chance to win a $1,000 Amazon gift card instead! Dang….
New Online Virtual Conference—New Year, New You! (Sign up for FREE!)
It’s that time of year again—are you making goals for the new year? Wanting to get healthier? More organized? In better shape? Or even save money? You’re gonna LOVE this new event hosted by Village Green Network on the week of January 20th—get ready for the New Year, New You Summit! And the best…