I'll never forget the day when I found out my son had memorized an entire psalm. Every night, we recited Bible passage aloud with our kids—with the goal of helping us all memorize a large chunk of Scripture or an entire chapter. Our second oldest child never wanted to recite it with us. He stayed quiet and looked like he was zoning out. Not wanting to make it a battle, we just let him be. One day when he was about 3 years old, while at a relative's house, I heard him playing in the living room by himself. I rounded the corner and saw him pick up a big book—he was pretending it was a Bible. He turned to a random ...Read More
Foods Whole Food on a Budget: 5 Tips to Eating Cheaper
No matter your size of family (single or married with 10 children) you likely have a budget. From the wealthiest to the poorest person I know they all have some form of one. If you don't have a budget, you ought to. That budget should include food too. (Duh.) We all know this, but one of the questions I most often receive on my blog is "How do you feed a family real-whole food on a budget?" That is a loaded question to be sure. We really need to start with the basics of how food budgets work and how best to make one for your unique situation. One thing we tend to do too often is compare. Your family's needs, ...Read More
Loaded Keto Nacho Chips
How can you make keto chips? With cheese, of course! With these loaded keto nacho chips, you’ll never miss traditional tortilla chips again! Loaded with flavor, cheese, and bacon, these chips are a great compliment to your favorite salsa or guacamole. Great as a midday snack, or side on taco night, these loaded keto nacho chips are a simple way to bring big flavor. If you love cheese, these tasty chips are made for you! How to Eat Loaded Keto Nacho Chips One of the things that I love about this recipe is the options that it allows. Want to switch up the recipe? Try using your favorite cheese for a change in ...Read More
Copycat Keto Kit Kat Bars
Once you try these copycat keto Kit Kat bars, they will quickly become a favorite go-to treat. Perfect for a keto diet, these chocolate bars are decadent with vanilla, chocolate, and cream cheese. Get ready to indulge your sweet tooth! Even though keto options are becoming more widely available in stores, I just love that I can create this confection at home. Candy and treats are seemingly at the end of the priority list when marketing new keto foods. While this isn’t exactly an everyday food, it’s nice to have the ability to indulge a little while keeping with a keto diet. These copycat keto Kit Kats also keep ...Read More
Going Gluten-Free? How to Survive Wheat Withdrawal
I'm not gonna lie. Going gluten-free isn't fun. I'm not even going to list all of the yummy foods that I still miss because that would just be torturous for me (and probably you too, if you're gluten-free). Are you looking for more tips for going gluten free? I’ve gathered them all together in this Everything Gluten Free page. When I set my mind to ditch the wheat, it wasn't easy. I wasn't even successful the first time. I fell off the wagon and got back on. Then I leaped off the wagon onto a giant pizza. Of course, as long as I was off the wagon, I decided to indulge in all of my favorite gluten-filled foods. I ...Read More
10 Reasons to Give Up Sugar Today
Oh, Sugar…we have a sweet, sweet love affair with you. You’re in so much of our food—you taste so good, you make us feel good, and we constantly seek you out. If it makes you happy, it can't be that bad. Right? Wrong. Here's the truth: giving up sugar is one surefire way you can positively impact your health and the health of your whole family. Sugar has no nutritional value—there is nothing that your body needs found in sugar. There are no vitamins, minerals, or enzymes that can benefit your body in any way. Furthermore, sugar can wreak havoc on your body in many, many ways. The consumption of sugar has ...Read More
101 Awesome Gluten-Free Resources
Living gluten-free in a gluten-filled world can be tough. We gluten-freers need to stick together. We need help finding tasty, healthy recipes. We need encouragement when we feel tempted to indulge in an extra-large pizza. We need gluten-free resources. That's why I've put together this list of fantastic resources. Below your find cookbooks of every stripe (for breakfasts, breaks, make-ahead freezer meals, slow cooker meals, desserts), informative books on the whys and hows of gluten-free living, and some great blogs that are always coming out with gluten-free recipes and ideas. But first, I want to tell you about a ...Read More
Easy Homemade Breakfast Sausage
This homemade breakfast sausage recipe is incredibly easy to make. We make our own breakfast sausage to avoid corn additives for our family's health. And this recipe is super tasty! My family has gone through food allergy testing—and can I tell you it's caused quite a bit of change in our already-altered diet. I thought we were eating a pretty clean, healthy, whole-foods diet, but found out different when two of my kiddos and my husband all tested positive for a corn allergy. Corn allergies have got to be one of the most difficult food allergies to deal with. Why? Because corn is in everything! You can't even ...Read More
