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Once you start really reading food labels, you find all kinds of things you can’t pronounce and don’t have a clue what they really are (do you really wanna eat that?) AND sugar or sweeteners in EVERYTHING. I mean seriously why would I want sugar in my breakfast sausage?
Several years ago, my son contracted the alpha gal 3 allergy from a tick bite. The doctor instructed me to not feed him any red meat for a calendar year. Oh boy…
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“I could do this better.” That’s exactly what I thought the first time I saw this recipe at Publix (here’s the Aprons recipes link, but they no longer have this recipe online). I gave it an overhaul as it originally included 6 cups of challah bread (and bread wasn’t even in the title!)
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When you have excluded all grains from your diet, the current “go to” is cauliflower rice. But you might want something different on occasion. For the adventurous, here’s another tasty rice alternative – butternut squash!
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So many berries to choose from…and so many with special sales prices. Of course, there’s no substitute for fresh berries during their peak season, but off season, it’s good to have some frozen ones on hand. There are some tricks though to freezing yummy berries – and knowing when NOT to freeze them.
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My first Whole30 was way too stressful. No matter why you choose to change what you eat (needing to take off a few pounds, found out you are gluten or lactose intolerant, wanting to just feel better), the key is having a plan for success. Here are my 3 strategies for a successful first Whole30.
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I was desperate for a way to get rid of foot cramps at night! Horrible pain would wake me up feeling like my big toe was reaching for my heel. I could even stand up on that foot, and STILL the toe would try to reach the heel…through the floor! What could I do? I had to have relief!
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So you wanna try the Whole 30 but think you don’t have the time? It’s definitely worth doing, and I have some shortcuts that will help you succeed.
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The summer after my 2nd Whole 30 we had a potluck dinner at church. I had finished reintroducing foods and made all my notes. So, I felt confident to choose what I wanted. But the next morning, I woke up deep in the funk of depression. What in the world! I had been feeling SO good…how did THIS happen?
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Eating better corresponds with knowing WHAT you’re eating…and that leads to making as many things as you can from scratch. ‘Cause if I can’t read the ingredients list, I don’t want to eat it! For our first Whole30, I decided to go all in. I was gonna do this thing and do it big. I wanted to make compliant salad dressing. And since my husband LOVES ranch, that meant making homemade mayo.
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