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Much Ado About Butter
In trying to be healthy, one of the first things we thought to cut out of our diet was butter. However, many recipes for “healthy” versions of our favorite foods, like pancakes, waffles, dinner rolls,...
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Debating Vegan (again) Meet Artificial Colors.
The worries seem to abound when it comes to raising vegan/vegetarian kids. My parents are awesome and supportive of our choice to eliminate meat (and working on moving out animal products all together)...
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GMOs Defined, and How to Avoid Them.
GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organism. They are an effort by biotechnology to make growing crops more beneficial. The GMOs can help crops grow faster, resist pests, and other “beneficial”...
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Vanilla Cinnamon Almond Milk (homemade)
So I love the vanilla almond milk that comes in the carton from the store. But that thing is loaded with sugar. That’s not so cool. So when I found this recipe on Oh She Glows (I read that blog so...
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Homemade Apple Juice From Pink Lady Apples
How adorable are these? They are called Pink Lady apples. They are super sweet, and crunchy, and I love them! Remember we talked about barcodes? You can tell this apple is organic because it has a five...
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Simple Vegan Apple Pancakes
I used this recipe for the pancakes, and I added the pulp from the the apples I juiced to make apple juice. Just a few tablespoons per cup of batter. It turns out tasting like apple fritters. :0) I...
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Frugal Kitchen Tips: Flaxeggs in Baking
You’re probably wondering what in the world a “flaxegg” might be. I mean, there aren’t any animals named “flax” to lay such eggs…are there? No, not at all. Flaxseeds are used in vegan baking as an egg...
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FDA says aspartame in milk doesn’t have to be identified.
I completely understand where, if you felt aspartame was safe–which the FDA does–that it would seem unnecessary to include that detail in the ingredient list. However, as someone who considers...
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Burts Bees Body Oil
I know, now, to look for additives in my food and to watch out for hormones and other negative aspects of what I eat. I’m starting to become interested, though, in how many of those “hidden...
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Raw Vegan for A Week.
I went completely raw vegan for a week and I’ll have to post more later about the details of my experience, but let me tell you the short version: Day 1: was lots of complaining, but I was high on...
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Raw Vegan Challenge
I’m going to start a 42 Day Raw Vegan Challenge to challenge myself (I love me a good goal to reach), and to see if I can continue the lowered blood pressure and overall happy life I’ve found. (42 days...
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Discipline Struggles
I was watching “The Mentalist” last night and a man was being interviewed in the interrogation room. When asked about why he had committed an indiscretion, his reply was that “he couldn’t help...
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Vegan: Lifestyle or Menu Plan?
As you guys know, my husband and I are planning our second child. We’re Type-A like that, and yes, we think ahead. We have been “vegan” for about a week now (not long, I know, but we were dabbling...
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My first week as a vegan
Cover via Amazon I had vegan days, I had vegan meals, I tried juicing, I tried paleo, I tried “healthy carnivore diet” (whatever that is), you name it, I probably tried it–outside of those xylotrim and...
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Three awesome (& Easy!) vegan pasta dinners
I like eating vegan, but I must confess I’m not used to the extra work. Man, popping a meal in the microwave is just so dang easy. But I can’t get past all the processing, and can you be a germiphobe...
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Eating Healthy: Why so hard?
Between all of the Crossfit advertisements, and bikini season just around the corner, there’s ample reason to get it in gear, lose the weight, and choose to be healthy. So why is it so hard? Because we...
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My beef with tofu
Here’s the thing: I hear you (Choosing Raw, Vegan Dad, Meet the Shannons, Bonzai Aphrodite, and others) that vegan is the healthiest way to eat. I have bought in to the idea that what you eat not only...
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Updating the blog format. Like the new look?
I decided to make this blog a little more “Me” and a put up the things I actually like instead of what I think you’ll read. I have 27 followers right now, so hopefully you’ll all come along for the new...
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Potty Training without processed treats
When I was little, my sister and I were potty trained using the bribe method. If we “went” as we were supposed to , there was a jar of m&ms waiting on us to take one (or two) as was appropriate....
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