Recipes from the 4th

As promised here are the links to the food pictures I posted this weekend for our 4th of July party. The link for the recipe will be after the picture of said item. Homemade lemonade. Note I used a mixture of raw and coconut sugar for this recipe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_w80HyINAg&list=WL&index=10 Black Bean Salad http://www.forksoverknives.com/recipes/easy-black-bean-salad-recipe/ Pea-Guacamole. Note I did…

Veggie Chili

A few nights ago I made a nice batch of veggie chili. I am not a huge cooked veggie fan and I hate soup. So chili sometimes can be hit or miss. Of course when I make it for myself it is typically a hit because I can control what is in there.  I don’t…

EWG’s Food Scores just took the work out of grocery shopping for me!

EWG’s Food Scores rates more than 80,000 foods in a simple, searchable online format to empower people to shop smarter and eat healthier. Each item in the database is scored based on three factors: nutrition, ingredient concerns and degree of processing. EWG’s Food Scores just took the work out of grocery shopping for me!

It has been a bit since I have done a follow friday. And well this one is late anyways. Damndelicious.net very clean and crisp site with yummy things. I saw a post for the one pot dinner from this site. Looked so yummy and fresh. The salads on this site are awesome too. I am…

The Easiest Breakfast Smoothie

I love breakfast smoothies, they’re the best way to kick start a great day! I know lots of people think that eating healthily takes a long time but smoothies are the easiest, quickest things – it l… This is my jam The Easiest Breakfast Smoothie

onegreenplanet: Dates and Your Health: the Ideal Food or a Sugary Nightmare?

How to Eat an Artichoke: 11 Steps – wikiHow

Trying out Artichoke recipes. I have only ever eating them prepared by a chef. Of course I googled how to eat more than just the hearts. Here is a how to that I found. How to Eat an Artichoke: 11 Steps – wikiHow

It is friday. I almost forgot since I have been at a work retreat. below is my suggested follow this week. Please remember this is my personal opinion. No one contacts me and asks to be promoted.  I love love love Nutrition Stripped. McKel is my #1 go to. I mention Nutrition Stripped in a…

Are you vegan or vegetarian? What do you think of these lifestyles?

symytry: I am neither vegan nor vegetarian. I respect and believe that both of these lifestyles are wonderful for certain people in certain circumstances, as well as for the planet and out fellow earthlings.  I believe that your behavior, food choices and lifestyle should reflect YOU and what works for you. I don’t believe that…

Made strawberry fruit roll ups or fruit leathers. Great if you have a bunch of fruit about start truning. No waste here. Great for snacks in kids lunch. Simple recipes 5 cups strawberries blended Juice of one lemon Put in dehydrator. I don’t have one of those so I did oven on lowest setting. between…