Well, it was only a few days after running the post asking for Reader Book Reviews and Peggy has already come through for me!  The rest of you, don’t be too freaked out, you don’t need to write a whole review (unless you want [...] Continue Reading…

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If you’d like an idea for what to do with your fresh herbs, or if you’d like a new meatless meal idea, keep reading for more on this Real Food Wednesday…  (Be sure to check out all the new posts at Ann Marie’s blog, [...] Continue Reading…

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As you may know, Ann Marie & I met when we both began blogging about traditional nutrition within a few months of each other.  (She began fall of 2007, I began January 1st, 2008.)  I’m so thankful that we’ve become good friends.  (See the [...] Continue Reading…

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Thankfully we’re not hearing much more about it lately, but I did just come across this great post from the Corganic blog on the Swine Flu: Dan says, “This is a must see video before accepting any vaccine, especially a swine flu shot.” And [...] Continue Reading…

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When choosing healthy ingredients for cooking and baking, it’s not always easy knowing what to buy.  As I come across recipes, I usually see a few ingredients that make my toes curl.  The following are some that come to mind, please add any more [...] Continue Reading…

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A reader, Jo, emailed a while back and had this to say:

“I hope you look into the book Green for Life by Victoria Boutenko, you will be adding this info to your site I am positive . I checked it out from the [...] Continue Reading…

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While at our sons’ soccer tournament not long ago in Canton, Michigan, my friend, Sonia, and I hit a Trader Joes.  (Oh pleeease TJ’s, put one in GR!  Same goes for Whole Foods Market!)  Wandering around the store I saw some Whoopie Pies, and [...] Continue Reading…

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Wonder what a blog carnival is?  What is Real Food?  Read all about Real Food Wednesdays, including how posting a link below to your blog can drive more traffic to your site!

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Today for Real Food Wednesday I’m answering another Random Reader Question about eating out at restaurants when trying to follow a more nutritious, traditional diet.  I’ll share my own thoughts, but we’ll have more fun if you all jump into the comments with your [...] Continue Reading…

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As I told you yesterday, we go to our friends’ cottage on Lake Michigan every year over the 4th.  They always have a shindig to celebrate the holiday, and a neat friend of theirs, Kathy, brought her super tasty Black Bean Mango Salsa.  It’s [...] Continue Reading…

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Did anyone do something especially fun over the 4th? (Tell us in the comments!)  We had our annual trip to Lake Michigan with our neighbors, Joe & Meg.  Meg’s parents are so neat – every year they skedaddle so Meg & Mary and their [...] Continue Reading…

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Continuing with yesterday’s theme of healthy foods for kids, today I have another video to share with you from Jane Hersey at the Feingold Association.  They help families eliminate foods with artificial additives, colors and preservatives, in hopes that kids can be healed of [...] Continue Reading…

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We live in a great school district and they do a lot with what little funds schools get these days.  But one area that really needs help is the school lunch program.  Our elementary school has one lunch lady who pretty much opens cans [...] Continue Reading…

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As the movie, “Food, Inc.” makes its way to cities around the U.S., the blogosphere is all abuzz with posts about it - and this is a good thing because it is a film you need to see!

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I have been a follower of Kelly’s blog for several months now. So when she asked me to do a guest post on the topic of how I came to embrace traditional nutrition, I was happy to oblige.

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Here are a few good links for you to look over with your coffee on this gorgeous summer morning!

Read my post about our Sweet Summer Saturday - see if you think I’m getting a little better at my food pictures?
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Kent & I have never dreamed of owning a cottage.  We can’t figure out the appeal of having TWO places that fall apart and have to be fixed and kept up all the time.  (We love visiting our friends at their cottages, though!)  And [...] Continue Reading…

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A few years ago, Kent’s Dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease.  This has been heartbreaking, as you can imagine, and he’s been in a nursing home for a couple years now.

Warning:  a little off topic for a sec…

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I got too much fish out of the freezer the other day and we were sick of eating it fried (as yummy as it is), so we decided to try making fish tacos!  Kent, who didn’t used to like fish, is really coming around!  [...] Continue Reading…

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