Children seem to move through “food kicks." They'll eat a particular food for a while and then a week later they suddenly stop liking it. Or sometimes they’ll hone in on a particular food and will eat only that. My grandsons Felix and Theo both go through stages where they want only waffles for breakfast, and their parents try to find the healthiest frozen organic waffles on hand for busy
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Old-Fashioned Gingerbread Cookies
If you're like me, you haven't finished your Christmas baking yet! It's not too late to make some delicious and healthful gingerbread men with your kids or grandkids. Below is my own recipe, which I adapted from one in Real Simple. Good Stuff: Blackstrap Molasses Organic, unsulphured, blackstrap molasses is the healthiest molasses, which is why I use it in this recipe! Blackstrap is much more
Squash (or Pumpkin) Cranberry Muffins
If you're a regular reader, you know I dabble with a Paleo diet. While I am not a big meat eater, I do like Paleo baking recipes because they don’t include wheat flour or other grains, so they are good for many of my clients who are avoiding these ingredients. Paleo recipes also don’t include white sugar---something we all should avoid! If you're looking for a way to get your kids to try
Zucchini Oatmeal Chip Cookies with Sprouted Flour
My CSA delivered another boatload of zucchini this week, so I had to come up with a way to get my kids to eat them. Here’s what did the trick, and it included no white sugar and some sprouted flour to boot! This recipe will make a bunch of cookies (50ish). I took half the batter, wrapped it in non-toxic wax paper, and put it in the freezer. Then, any day we want cookies, I just slice some
Chicken Pot Pie with Sprouted Flour—and a Vegan Variation
My son and his wife just added another grandson to our family (bringing the total to 4, with nary a girl in sight!). I wanted to cook something for their little family the day they brought baby Lincoln home, so I looked for something comforting and filling that I could easily transport and that would last in the fridge a few days. I opted for the homemade chicken pot pie made with sprouted flour
Spring Baking with Children & Theo’s Classic Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
One of my favorite parts of being a grandmother is baking with my grandsons. Children love to cook, and I love to see their faces when they can share the food that they have made with others---and especially when that food is cookies! Even better is when the cookies are nutritious. (I can never cook anything without making sure that it is healthful in some way.) My grandson, Theo, loves to bake
Rediscovering Carob
-By Suzanne ("Nana") Ah, the joys of chocolate. I indulge more frequently now that chocolate (the dark kind, of course) has risen to health-food status. When I first discovered healthy eating (more than 35 years ago), chocolate was a major no-no, and carob was the chosen food for baking desserts. While carob and chocolate have very distinct flavors, I find that the former satisfies a craving
Sprouted Carrot Cake with Lemon Maple Icing
Felix turned two last week, and we opted for a small get-together with simple food. Daylon made lasagnas and salads, and his mom brought some appetizers and wine. My parents gave Fe an ice cream maker and whipped up some outrageous raw-milk maple vanilla ice cream. I was in charge of the cake, and played around with a few different recipes to come up with a sprouted carrot cake with lemon cream
Essential Eating in Action
-By Suzanne (AKA "Nana") Usually when I prepare for a vacation, I head to our local natural food store and stock up on good-for-you groceries that I know might be hard to find in an unfamiliar town. Okay…I also usually stop at a local brewery for a few six-packs of organic beer and the wine store for a couple of bottles of Sauvignon Blanc or Champagne. A Sober, Sprouted Vacation This year,
Muffins Without the Muffin Top
-By Suzanne (AKA "Nana") Yum! Fresh bread and butter, homemade blueberry muffins, pancakes with warm maple syrup, cookies fresh from the oven! These are just a few of my favorite things (sorry, I am a Vermonter and Trapp Family/Sound of Music enthusiast). Baked goods are especially hard for me to resist with the cooler fall weather coming. Two of my top core values are maintaining my health