I was lucky enough to receive a copy of the book Sweet Potato Power by Ashley Tudor. I can tell you that this review is not biased at all because I actually bought the book before I got my copy to review. Luckily I was able to cancel that order and save a few bucks. My reviews are usually short and to the point because I don't want to give much away. If I enjoy the book I want you to read it too. So here are some of my thoughts. I should let you know that I have a sweet potato problem. I think I am addicted. Hehe. I have to say right off the bat that this is going to be one of my first go to books to suggest to people who are interested in how I eat. Most of the books I have read that relate to...
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After some long, drawn out thought- yeah I know it’s been a while since my last blog post. I just have so much to say that I end up not saying anything at all…I know. It doesn’t make sense. Especially for those of you that have known me since high school. A significant part of being a mother is breastfeeding. I breastfed Nolan, our oldest son until he was 14 months. Yeah. Huge commitment. I plan on doing the same for Beckett. Nolan was 9lbs 6oz when he was born. Yep BIG BOY! He latched on perfect and as a first time mother I thought…wow! This is perfect! Everything should just kick in as nature intended it to. Yeah…no. After three days of colostrum. Nolan was starving and crying for milk. I called the lactation consultant that our doula suggested. The consultant had me pump just to see what exactly was coming...
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I made this on a whim and didn't do a good job of taking pictures. But, it is a pretty simple recipe. Zucchini Pasta with Avocado Cream Sauce Ingredients: 4 Small Zucchini 2 Tablespoons of coconut oil 1 Avocado Juice from 1/2 a Lemon Salt n Pepper Handful fresh basil 2 Tablespoons olive oil 3 Tablespoons coconut milk or just more olive oil Olives to top pasta with, chopped. Directions: Cut the zucchini into noodles. You can do this by hand or use a mandolin. Toss the Zucchini with salt and set aside. This will help it dry out a little. You can now chop your olives and start the cream sauce. Add your avocado, lemon juice,olive oil and coconut milk and blend in your food processor or blender until creamy. Add in your basil and more olive oil if needed. Heat a pan with 2 coconut oil and toss in zucchini. You will only need to cook it a few minutes and medium heat. I...
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This is like our third post in a week. Or it feels like it, but I hate sitting on recipes. So I had to post this before the weekend. I was inspired to make coconut yogurt in order to give my family some healthy probiotics. When our oldest was 1 we gave him that crap coconut yogurt from the store and of course he loved it. Then I learned how bad that stuff actually was so we stopped. So here is our coconut yogurt recipe. This makes a lot. You can easily split this recipe in half. I also got most of the ideas for the recipe here. This was not something I wanted to mess with on my own. Coconut Yogurt Ingredients: 1Liter of coconut milk - You can use the equivalent of canned full fat. (We use the Aroy-d brand that comes in liter tetra paks.) 1Liter of coconut cream - Same thing,...
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I have been wanting to write this post for awhile. I will probably spend more time on it then necessary, but I have so many thoughts on this subject. Your kids should be eating Paleo, too. A little background. Some of you might already know a little bit about our journey, but for all of our newer followers here you go. I (Kyle) started eating Paleo about 3 years ago. We found out we were pregnant with Nolan and this kicked my butt into gear to eat and live a healthier life. We had tried gluten and dairy free in the past, but we weren't dieting, we just wanted to feel better. I was thinking we should try cutting out dairy again so I was doing some research on dairy intolerance and came upon Mark's Daily Apple. From there the rest is really history. I ordered his book then read Robb's...
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This post will be super simple today. No long back story or anything. Just a straight up yummy recipe. Enjoy. Apple Pie Pancakes Ingredients: 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 Tablespoon honey (optional) 1 1/2 Cups coconut milk 1/2 Cup coconut flour Dash of salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 Tablespoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 2 apples Directions: Core your apple and slice it into rings. You can do this by hand or using your mandoline. I cut it at about 1/8 to 1/4" thicknesses. The thinner the quicker it cooks. Beat your eggs until frothy then mix in the rest of your wet ingredients. Add all your dry ingredients together and mix. I like to sift my coconut flour. Gently mix the dry ingredients into your wet ingredients. Add oil to a pan and dip your apple rings into your batter and cook like regular pancakes. Top with some almond butter or maple syrup. Enjoy!
This very practical ebook was just released by Robb Wolf. The Paleo Diet Budget Shopping Guide. I was lucky enough to get it a few days early, so I dove right in and wrote this quick review for you. Our family has been eating a Paleo diet for almost three years now, so needless to say we have figured out a few of these tips ourselves. But in no way am I saying that if you are a Paleo regular or whatever that you shouldn't purchase this ebook. Because you should. It is loaded with all kinds of goodies. There are links to audio bonuses of Robb telling us how it is. To awesome recipe links and everything in between. On Robb's site they go through an overview of the book that is very detailed. You can read it here. But I will put a few more cents in on some of...
Read More Post a comment (1)This is a couple days early and isn't the most complete links of the month I have done. But there is some cool stuff included. Check it out. In case any of you missed The Paleo Summit. Don't fret, you can purchase it and it includes a few really cool bonuses. Check it out. My pile of books is growing daily. Not sure I will ever catch up. But if you need to add to your piles of books like me then here are a few more you must check out. Diane Sanfilippo from Balanced Bites has come out with a book "Practical Paleo: A Customized Approach to Health and a Whole-Foods Lifestyle" that will probably jump to the front of the line for me. She is always so clear with her explanations and can explain things in a way that even I can understand. Dallas and Melissa Hartwig from Whole9 also have a...
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We got our first food processor the other day and I have been using it a ton. This recipe was inspired by the need to use it more and more. So without further ado. Salmon Patties 2 medium sized fillets (or one large fillet, see pic below) 3 eggs 1/2 Cup shredded coconut flakes 1/4 Cup almond meal 2 celery stalks 1 teaspoon ginger powder 2 Tablespoons yellow mustard 2 Tablespoons coconut aminos splash of fish sauce (optional) pinch of red pepper flakes lemon salt n pepper Directions: This couldn't be any easier. Well unless you bought it out of the freezer section and tossed it in the microwave, but that just sounds gross. Preheat oven to 350°. Put your salmon fillets on a pan lined with parchment paper and sprinkle with some salt n pepper. Cut the lemon in half, cut half into slices and place on salmon. Toss in the oven for around 15 mins. Let the salmon cool then toss in the food...
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Those of you that are following our blog read about my nutrition during each of my pregnancies. I should have started from the beginning. Conception. Far too many of my friends & acquaintances have had trouble conceiving a child. Conception can be an ugly & destroying word. I also experienced this pain & at times felt anger. Before becoming pregnant with Nolan my first child – Kyle and I had been “trying” for 7 months or so. During this time it felt like I would never get pregnant. I started taking pre-natal vitamins to have high volumes of folic acid in my diet and I was also taking tons of fish oil. I was charting my cycle and taking my basal temperature every morning. Ehh! What a pain that was! I was going to an acupuncturist twice a week for ovarian pain as well. I had consistently battled ovarian cysts since...
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