Welcome back to the Raising Healthy Families series - a fun and informative series designed to help you and your family thrive! In this final installment of the series Kelly at The Nourishing Home is sharing a healthy way to beat the heat of summer without compromising good nutrition! By Kelly from The Nourishing Home Making your own homemade ice pops and frozen treats is so easy and it’s fun too! And best of all, you’ll feel good knowing that your family is enjoying a healthy boost … [Read more...]
Getting Your Kids to Eat More Veggies {Raising Healthy Families}
Welcome back to the Raising Healthy Families series - a fun and informative series designed to help you and your family thrive! We hope you've enjoyed joining us each Friday as we've shared different ways to keep your family healthy and vibrant in a not-so-healthy world! Be sure to join us next Friday for our final post in this series from Kelly at The Nourishing Home, as she shares delicious, real food frozen treats that your family can enjoy all summer long. This Week: How to Get Your … [Read more...]
Packing Food for Road Trips & 6 Bonus Travel Tips {Green in 365: Summer}
This is Day 155 of the Green in 365 series! By Renee from Joyful Mom Our family travels! We don't go to exotic places but we are always on the move exploring/learning/growing as a group! Sometimes we are gone for a few weeks at a time and sometimes it is just a day trip . . . but I always pack my own food for traveling. This is why: 1. Less Waste Our family typically buys in bulk, it makes sense for us to package our own snacks in the correct amount for each child. My 11 … [Read more...]
Easy Ways to Teach Your Kids Where Their Food Comes From {Raising Healthy Families}
Welcome to Live Renewed for the Raising Healthy Families series! I'm so glad you're here! I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments, and if you'd like to read more about combining green and frugal living, I'd encourage you to check out my Green in 365 series - where I'm posting green living tips, ideas and inspiration for an entire year! Or browse the 31 Days to Green Clean series for tons of information on homemade and non-toxic cleaning! You can also learn more about me and my journey … [Read more...]
Resources for Finding Local, Real Food {Green in 365}
This is Day 125 of the Green in 365 series! It's the season for Farmer's Markets and CSA's and Local Food! Our Farmer's Market is open year round, but this is the time of year where it really starts to pick up with fresh and locally grown produce and other products. Finding local, real food is a great way to feed your family good, healthy food while also being kind to the Earth, because it doesn't have to travel for across the country, or world, to get to you! This saves on … [Read more...]
Fresh Spring Recipes at Babble
This month I've been over on Babble sharing some favorite healthy and fresh recipes for Spring. Two Delicious Strawberry Spinach Salad Recipes Grain Free Snacks Your Family Will Love Ironically, I then posted a recipe for Honey Whole Wheat Zucchini Muffins And finally, I shared 3 of our family's favorite juice recipes. What are your favorite recipes to make with seasonal spring produce? __________________________________________ If you'd like to learn more … [Read more...]
Natural Sources of Folic Acid {Raising Healthy Families}
Welcome back to the Raising Healthy Families series - a fun and informative series designed to help you and your family thrive! Join us each Friday as we take a look at different ways to keep your family healthy and vibrant in a not-so-healthy world! This week's post from Justyn at Creative Christian Mama is perfect for expecting mamas! This Week: Natural Sources of Folic Acid Written by Justyn Lang of Creative Christian Mama When a woman is pregnant or is trying to conceive, she is … [Read more...]
Managing Kids in the Kitchen {Raising Healthy Families}
Welcome back to the Raising Healthy Families series - a fun and informative series designed to help you and your family thrive! Join us each Friday as we take a look at different ways to keep your family healthy and vibrant in a not-so-healthy world! This week's post is one I definitely need to read, from Stephanie at The Cheapskate Cook! This Week: Peace on Purpose: Managing Kids & the Kitchen It's no surprise that when you commit to preparing healthier food for your family, … [Read more...]
Baby Led Weaning: Helpful Resources {Green in 365: Baby & Child Care}
This is Day 89 of the Green in 365 series! We've been talking all about starting solids and baby led weaning this week, and I've tried to give a general overview, but really this a huge topic with tons of information that I could never do justice in just a few short posts. So, I wanted share some other links and resources with you so you can do further reading and research for yourself and your baby. Also, I just wanted to mention that while this method is usually called … [Read more...]
Best First Foods for Baby {Green in 365: Baby & Child Care}
This is Day 88 of the Green in 365 series! So you're ready to start your baby on solid food, but you might be wondering which foods are best to feed your baby. Based on our experience of feeding two babies the Baby Led Weaning way, here are some of our babies favorite first foods. Best First Foods for Babies Bananas Avocados Carrots, cooked and soft Apples, cooked and soft Egg yolks, boiled or scrambled Ground Beef Shredded … [Read more...]
