In our smartphone-dominant world today, utilizing apps to help us distinguish and locate real food is an easy way to keep healthy foods in our body – whether we’re traveling, out to breakfast, lunch or dinner, or grocery shopping. No I’m not talking the Angry Birds app, although that would double great for an app … Read More...
Day 4 of our Real Food Remix healthy dessert ideas for the holidays. So far we’ve looked at a raw pistachio cream pie, homemade paleo eggnog, and a paleo eggnog cream pie. Today, a fun an easy one that is a great idea for the kiddos to make if you have children: Snowballs! These little … Read More...
Day 4 of real food remixed recipes – Thanksgiving Edition. So far we’ve done recipes for a couple appetizer ideas – pumpkin hummus party platter and a caramelized leek & bacon dip, as well as the first main course side dish, mashed faux-tatoes & gravy recipe. Today, one of my favorite traditional Thanksgiving dishes: Sweet … Read More...
Day 2 of Thanksgiving real food recipe remix week. Yesterday we looked at a homemade 100% real food pumpkin hummus appetizer platter that was gluten free, dairy free and vegan-friendly. Today, another pre-main Thanksgiving course appetizer idea before we jump into remixed main course side dishes tomorrow. This particular appetizer I actually grew up eating … Read More...
Thanksgiving real food remix week is here! Over the next 6-7 days, we’re going to look at traditional Thanksgiving recipes and remix them all using real food ingredients compared to using processed, dead food ingredients and food-like products that many recipes call for. For example, traditional sweet potato casserole made with processed sugar, marshmallows etc., … Read More...
If you’re looking for a burger idea that is grain-free and paleo-friendly, look no further. This pastured grass-fed, grass-finished burger is made with a portobello bun, pastured bacon, avocado, goat cheese (optional) and a homemade bacon aioli sauce. Yes bacon fans, bacon aioli! …and I included the recipe for making your own as well. Let’s … Read More...
Day 4 of healthy Halloween candy recipe week. So far we’ve look at alternative real food recipes for a Crunch Bar, Almond Joy and a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. Today, we’re going to tackle the Butterfinger! Let me tell you, this was hands down my favorite. It tastes EXACTLY like the real thing. Like with … Read More...
I’ve been on a pumpkin recipe bender lately and adapting the ingredient in some of our favorite real food recipes for the fall season. This recipe is an adaptation to vanilla chai nut milk, adding pumpkin and other pumpkin spice-like ingredients to make a very seasonal and relevant recipe for this time of year – … Read More...
Here’s a tasty coconut vanilla chai nut milk recipe alternative for your homemade nut milks. This version uses chai tea bags and spices it up really well! Read More...
Sweet potato vegetable chips are a great healthy alternative to regular corn-based chips, especially if you’re not eating organic varieties. In the US, around 90% of the corn grown is genetically modified, or GMO, so good chance those big business food company chips are made with them, amongst other ingredients your body and liver have … Read More...
