When we look back at every birthday party and celebration, baseball game or movie theater experience, there is usually one thing that we all use to heighten our experience, Sugar. From soda to cake, sugary foods are the epitome of indulgence and enjoyment. These experiences become markers in our memory, calling us back time andContinueContinue reading “Choosing the Right Sweetener”
Category Archives: Healthier Choices
How to French Press Coffee
Plastics. A recent study proves that BPA AND BPA free containers release synthetic estrogens, before being exposed to heat. I sure did love my Keurig, but was left to find a better way to make coffee when I kept thinking of straining my scalding water through those thin plastic K-cups. Coffee brewers had the sameContinueContinue reading “How to French Press Coffee”
Drinking Clean Coffee and Why it Matters
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Hens for Health
I’ve grown up with my fair share of strays, so I know the golden rule; don’t feed a stray or they’ll never leave. Little miss Cuckoo Cassidy is no stray, but I still don’t feed her anywhere near my porch. I know better than to allow a little poop factory to soil my weathered butContinueContinue reading “Hens for Health”
When Grocery Shopping Becomes an Adventure
I can not express how excited grocercy shopping makes me, when I spend the majority of my time at home, with a house full of kids. It becomes my mini-vacation/shopping extravaganza. On my husband’s day off, we load up the kids in the van and head off on a treasure hunt for food, making severalContinueContinue reading “When Grocery Shopping Becomes an Adventure”
Struggling to discover what to feed your kids?
When perusing the shelves of a grocery store, your brain becomes the enemy. Once you start thinking of what goes into the product, you are left with an empty cart. After we discovered my first son had allergies, I picked up on the ingredients listed on the back of food products instead of focusing onContinueContinue reading “Struggling to discover what to feed your kids?”