April 2010

REAL Food = REAL Health

April 23, 2010

This past Wednesday, I attended a wonderfully informative lecture put on by Nourishing Ways West MI. The founders of NourishMD.com, Dr. Sue McCreadie, MD and Holistic Health Counselor Angelle Batten, spoke about a number of health issues that affect children and how REAL foods (not processed, fake foods) help make kids healthy. Being a medical [...]

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Strawberry Granola Yogurt

April 18, 2010
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My latest favorite snack is cold, refreshing, and oh-so easy to make! I use my own plain homemade yogurt, but you could use plain Greek yogurt or any other kind you like (preferably organic). I start with about 1 cup yogurt and stir about 1-1.5 Tsp raw honey in well. I then add frozen strawberries [...]

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Homemade Vegetable Wash

April 15, 2010
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As we get ready for a season of fresh vegetables and fruits, it’s important to know what to clean them with to help get rid of pesticide and wax residues. While buying organic is ideal, sometimes it is not possible to due to availability and price. Using a good vegetable wash puts my mind at [...]

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Easy Raspberry Sauce

April 11, 2010
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Around this time last year I had posted on how to make homemade, delicious vanilla ice cream. I had mentioned that a great sauce to go with it would be the Nourishing Tradition‘s raspberry sauce, but I hadn’t yet made it myself (although I was lucky enough to try it at the Wise Traditions conference [...]

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Quick & Easy Banana Chai Smoothie

April 5, 2010
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So the “Sunday Chef” took the holiday off yesterday, but I’m hoping that today’s recipe will make up for it. :) I stumbled upon this banana chai smoothie last week and rounded up the ingredients at my recent trip to the grocery store. The recipe makes one serving and only takes about eight minutes. The [...]

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