Organics
Kid-Made Healthy Holiday Treats
The best part of any holiday is spending time with family and friends—it’s a lot more fun to make treats together in the kitchen than battle for parking places at the mall! If you have little ones around, they’ll want to be involved, too, so it’s great to have recipes...
Warm Spices = Cozy Holidays
Some people create festive centerpieces for the dinner table while others like to decorate their front yards with lights and reindeer, but everybody has one favorite holiday tradition in common: warm, sweet spices that make winter seem a whole lot cozier. Feeling...
Making the Most of Leftover Turkey
I can't wait to pick up my fresh pasture raised turkey from RC Organics tomorrow! Last year Thanksgiving was amazing and my organic turkey was moist and tender and delicious. However, you could argue that leftover turkey is the best part of a Thanksgiving meal—you...
Bulletproof Your Morning
For most people, morning isn’t morning unless there’s coffee involved. Twenty years ago, that often meant burnt, long-past-its-prime coffee from the office coffee pot. Happily, even office break-rooms now sport espresso machines, while coffeehouse menus list...
Happy Halloween (and Teal Pumpkins)!
Happy Halloween! Kids love Halloween. Halloween does not have to be about sugar and candy and certainly doesn't have to put any kids at risk or make them feel left out if they cannot have these items. Consider giving some non-treat items this year like stickers,...
Putting Some Pumpkin into Your Life
Fall is here, and so are pumpkin-flavored everythings: pumpkin coffee, pumpkin oatmeal, pumpkin granola bars, even pumpkin rice cakes. (And of course pumpkin beer.) Unfortunately, most of these commercially made pumpkin foods don’t contain much real pumpkin. If you do...
Brain Foods for Kids (Adults Too!)
No matter how old you are, you want your day to get off to a great start. Kids especially need good fuel for their brains from the minute they wake up all the way through to the evening—that homework won’t finish itself! Besides,...
Autumn = Apples!
Happy first day of fall! During the fall months, orchards start bursting with apples, from tart apples meant for baking to sweet apples meant for snacking. Some apples are red or pink; others are yellow or russet. Some varieties are even pink when you cut them open!...
Brain Benefits of a Gluten-Free Diet
Please enjoy this guest post... Gluten-free has been a health fad for many years now and I can see why. To start, several studies have already associated this diet to a healthier brain. Gluten is a type of protein found in wheat and is a cause of celiac disease. While...
DIY School Snack Ideas
School is just around the corner! It's time to start thinking about how you will send your kids off to school with healthy lunches and snacks so they can stay sharp in school. Its important to send healthy fat and protein options for optimal brain function and blood...
K.I.S.S.S. – Keep it Simple Summer Snacks
Summertime means traveling in the car, outdoor concerts and events, and taking kids to the park or the pool. With so many activities happening, you’re bound to get hungry along the way. If it’s a really hot day, you might want to take along a small cooler, but...
Raw Summer Grape Tomato Salsa
Looking for a fresh summer snack? We love this quick and delicious salsa as a refreshing dip to serve up on a hot day. Raw Grape Tomato Salsa Ingredients: 2 pints organic grape tomatoes 2 green onions 2 garlic cloves 1/2 cup each of parsley and cilantro 1 tbl raw...
Ripe & Juicy: Making the Most of Summer Fruit
Summer time is fruit time! Berries are bursting, peaches are perfect, and melons are mouthwatering. Whether you’re looking for a quick snack or planning a picnic, summer fruit tastes good and is good for you. Bonus point: compared to tropical fruits like bananas and...
Easy Swaps & Ideas for Going Gluten-Free
If you’re thinking about trying out a gluten-free lifestyle, summer is a great time to give it a go—with seasonal produce filling market tables and farm animals producing their best eggs, butter, and cheese, it’s a snap to switch your main ingredients from processed...
Homemade Hummus Recipe
Looking for a delicious and healthy snack or summer party dish? Homemade hummus is a fantastic choice and is made with chickpeas or Garbanzo beans, which are one of the most nutritious of all the legumes, high in calcium, phosphorus and potassium. They have...
Spring Cleaning Your Produce
Warmer weather is finally here! You can spring clean not only your house but also your produce by looking for organic, which is produced without synthetic pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or fertilizers. Organic produce isn’t irradiated or treated with industrial...
My Favorite Way to Save on Healthy Foods
I LOVE Thrive Market! Why? It offers something for anyone and everyone who want to eat healthier and live well. It has a really nice, curated mix of products to choose from that are the best-in-class of organic, nonGMO, vegan, raw, paleo and gluten free. However you...
Fun Toppers for Spring Salads
It’s spring and lettuce is in full bloom! Whether you’re a fan of open-head lettuce like red or green leaf, crisp lettuce like Romaine, or buttery lettuce like Bibb or mâche, the toppings make the salad. In the mood for bitter arugula or hearty baby spinach? The...
Quick & Healthy Snack Ideas To Go
Sometimes you’re on your way out the door and don’t have time to make a meal, and other times you’re just getting home from a long day and can’t wait to eat. Good thing it’s easy to grab something quick and satisfying! Whether you make your own grab-and-go bites or...
Simple DIY Gourmet Broth
Even though it’s almost spring (finally!), there’s still a slight chill in the air, so why not make soup? It’s surprisingly easy to use leftover veggies, bones, shrimp shells, and even cheese rinds to make your own broth for soups, plus it’s free. Wait—better-quality...
Avoid These 4 Things and Be Healthier
#1 - Avoid Aluminum Aluminum is a highly toxic metal. Large numbers of aluminum molecules enter food that is cooked, covered by, or stored in aluminum pots, pans, cans, and foil. Teflon coatings (also toxic) do not prevent aluminum from leaching into foods. Aluminum...
Homemade Chocolate Valentine’s Day Treats
Want to make your loved ones a homemade chocolate treat? Time to let your own imagination fly! Start with a bar of good-quality chocolate, like Valrhona 70% or 85%. Think about what other flavors you want to include. Dried fruit? Spices? Toasted coconut? Cocoa nibs?...
Healthy Fats for a Healthy New Year!
Happy New Year! Wouldn't you love it if I told you fats are good for you and you need to eat more fat this year? Well, its your lucky year, because that is what I am here to tell you! Many people think they need to avoid fats like butter or coconut oil thinking...
Bone Broth for Health
Want to improve your skin? Want to improve your digestion? Want to improve your overall health and vitality? The amazing nutrients and healing capabilities of bone broth can help you with all of the above. Want to eat bone broth but don't have time to make it? I am...
Creating a Healthy Holidays
Many people get nervous around the holidays because they think they need to avoid everything and won't have any fun if they are trying to eat healthy. The good new is, healthy eating around the holidays can also be delicious eating! It’s also less expensive than...