Preparing traditional whole foods meals for our family can be challenging some days. I admit that I will often cut corners and we don’t eat as healthy as I would like to. It all just takes time to prepare, and sometimes I just don’t have that time, or I’m just too lazy to put in [...]
Over the past few months I’ve been discovering the benefits of being barefoot. I find that working out barefoot is so much easier on my body, and I don’t lose my balance like I do in shoes. So when I look at footwear, whether it’s for myself or my kids, I want to have something [...]
Easter is coming up, and whether you celebrate bunnies and eggs, or the resurrection of Christ, it’s a special holiday for the kids. I came across a couple of neat ideas in the past few weeks, and thought I’d share my two favourites. From previous posts, I’m sure you know that we try to eat [...]
We’ve had a wild ride of a winter here in southern Manitoba, and it’s been amazing! Instead of our months of -20 C temps, we’ve had hardly any snow, and it’s all melted within days or weeks of falling. Yesterday the temperature rose to 25 C! That’s totally unheard of for our area! We even [...]
Like Drea and Aliesha, our family has been on a bit of a food journey in the past year and a half. We’ve gone from having lots of white rice, white flour, white sugar, etc, to eating almost 100% whole grains. I do a lot of baking, including all of our bread, and these fabulous [...]
Eating healthy fats is something that I try to do daily. One of the healthiest fats out there is coconut oil, because of it’s medium chain fatty acids. I think I may have hit the jackpot as far as quality goes! Tropical Traditions offers three different kinds of coconut oil, and I got to try [...]
