I always have an abundance of oats in our house. I use oats for oatmeal, baking, and smoothies, but I have never tried making our own granola. Last week we were at Whole Foods and they were sampling Ruby’s Gold Golden Granola. I wasn’t sure what the girl’s would think of it since we don’t [...]
Our skin takes a beating every day, from the sun, sweating, or kids putting their hands all over it. This smoothie is full of vitamin A, C, E, and Omega-3′s, all of which are perfect to help heal, and protect your skin. Time to get glowing, radiant skin! Vitamin E plays an important role in [...]
The other day I posted about how great blueberries are and how much I LOVE them! Well, here is a recipe highlighting these little beauties and it is Gluten and Dairy free to boot! I am using my Gluten Free flour blend and the results are just as good as with regular flour. My kids and [...]
I love eating seasonal – that means you get fruits and veggies at the peak of their flavor and nutrition. If you have a farmers market near you, you understand the notion of eating seasonal as that is how the farmers sell their goods. If it isn’t growing they can’t sell it. Once the fruit and [...]
There are two things you will not see me eating very often, if ever, olives and cottage cheese. So, I never thought I would be making pancakes using cottage cheese, but I decided to try since it has lots of protein and not much sugar. Surprisingly, I loved it! I blended everything together so there [...]
We all need some go-to, healthy, store bought snacks to rely on. So here is a brand for you to remember, Pure Organic bars. I’ve had almost every flavor of these, and they are all delicious! The chocolate brownie, pictured above, is my favorite. It’s like taking a bite out of a brownie with bits [...]
Guacamole is one of my favorite things to eat, especially when friends are coming over. It’s so easy to make and everyone will taste the difference when you make it fresh. In my guacamole every ingredient is fresh, including the garlic, lime juice, cilantro, and jalapeño. First I cut up the avocado into 1/2″ – [...]
New frozen yogurt shops are popping up on every corner. I can think of five that have opened within a few miles of my house, in just the past couple of years. While they advertise as being healthy, it takes one look at the ingredients to see they aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. [...]
I can remember as a child, my dad snacking on frozen fruit at night. He would buy large bags with a mixture of melons, and grapes and freeze them. I was never crazy about the frozen melons, but I did love the frozen grapes. When frozen, grapes have a texture similar to sorbet, sweet and [...]
In the South, Banana Pudding is a tradition and everyone has their favorite recipe but often they are filled with artificial colors and flavors. Very little about it is real except the bananas. This week I saw that Chick Fil A is offering their Banana Cream Pie milkshake for a limited time but with 24 [...]
