It seems as though this is one of the worst winters for sickness! Maybe it’s not, statistically speaking, but everywhere I look someone else is coming down with something! Is there anything that you can do to prevent sickness? Well, yes. I think there are many measures that you can take to strengthen the immune system. This post outlines a …
Why Being Healthy Is Overrated
Maybe it’s always been this way. Maybe we’ve always been told that everything was going to kill us. Does any of this sound familiar? “Never eat any animal products! They are poison and will give you cancer. It has been proven that everyone throughout all history who ate animal products got cancer.” “Only eat meat, but not cheese or butter, …
Teriyaki Sauce Recipe
One of my all time favorite sauces/dressings! I use this on tons of things : marinade for chicken, stir fry sauce, salad dressing… I even use this as a base to create other “special” sauces. This is a great Teriyaki sauce recipe that is easy to throw together. 1 Tablespoon grated FRESH ginger- just use fresh, it’s so much …
Grain Free Pancakes With 2 Ingredients
2 ingredient grain free pancakes. It doesn’t get much easier than that. I don’t know who the first person was to come up with these, but whoever it was is a freaking genius! This is all you need: 1 ripe banana 2 eggs Blend together and then pour silver dollar size pancakes in a greased pan (use butter, cause everything …
Easy Granola Bar Recipe
This recipe was submitted by Taryn McArthur, a passionate full of life mom of 3 boys with an amazing husband! “I love love this recipe – these bars fill my boys up so much and I use organic everything to make them…. really an amazing recipe”: This is a super easy granola bar recipe that you could change out different …
5 Things To Stop Buying Today
Welcome to the second Frugal Beast Friday post! I hope to inspire you in living frugally and maybe even give you some new ideas that I’m learning along the way. We’re going to be continuing with the topic of how to eat a whole foods diet on a budget. Don’t let anyone tell you that it can’t be done! I …
5 Simple Homeschooling Tips
A few years ago I wrote this short post about home schooling. I thought I might expound a little more to help encourage you on your homeschooling journey. It’s not always an easy one, but it really is rewarding. I’ve had a few more thoughts since then, only a few Here are 5 simple homescholing tips that I hope will …
The Cod Liver Oil Fiasco
We have been very intentional with our health for the last 6 or so years. I’ve spent countless hours researching and reading on all different types of diets and supplements. I went through a pretty strict WAPF(Weston A Price Foundation/Nourishing Traditions) phase, which I have since adjusted. We have been serious about supplementing. Enter, the cod liver oil. This is …
Kickin’ Tortilla (less) Soup
I love soup. All soup. Really I’ve never met a soup I didn’t like. Except maybe fish soup. Yeah, I don’t get that one. Maybe I should visit…I don’t know…somewhere where they eat a lot of fish soup? So, anyways, tortilla soup is one of my favorites. There really isn’t a way to mess this up. You can make is …
Jicama Sticks- A Healthy Kid Snack
Here’s a simple snack for kids that’s high in Vitamin C and also healthy amounts of important minerals like magnesium, copper, iron and manganese. My kids LOVE when I make this! Jicama Sticks Take one jicama root and remove the skin. Slice into small sticks or fry-like pieces. Squeeze some fresh lime juice over them and mix it up. That’s …