This photo was taken inside of a commercial chicken house, where chickens are not allowed to live in the light. Yum, doesn’t this make you want to eat more chicken? *photo credit In Food, Inc., there was a quote about the average chicken farmer being about $500,000 in debt (from building two chicken houses) and … Read more
Farm Boy 3 just wrote a letter to Joel Salatin, and I wanted to share it with all of you! (His spelling and punctuation need a little work, but it’s so cute!). Dear Joel Saliten. How are you doing? I liked your scene in Food inc, I hope you still have your farm when I … Read more
“Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a mis print.” –Mark Twain Do you read health books? Lots of them? Or do you watch the news and 20/20 and cling to the current health trends? Are you stuck on what you learned in your high school health class? Do you believe the … Read more
Around the holidays, I had to buy some store bought eggs so that we had enough to do some Christmas baking. I buy “cage free” eggs when I have to buy them at the store. That doesn’t mean anything, though. Neither does “free range.” So what. They have a 1 foot by 1 foot space … Read more
This is Farm Boy 1. He’s got a growing problem. He’s had it his entire life. When he was born, he was 1 lb 12 oz and had to live in the hospital for 3 long months. When he was 1, he was still pretty tiny in his high chair. He would eat baby food … Read more
Sometimes while doing GAPS, you will find yourself at a restaurant…what do you order? At first I thought this would be very overwhelming or impossible, but after eating at restaurants a few times since starting GAPS, I have found that it isn’t as bad as I first thought. Most restaurants are very willing to work with … Read more
(Auston with his cousin at the pumpkin patch this fall…we loved finding honey sticks and brussel sprouts still on the stem!) As I’ve mentioned before Auston is in love with Brussel Sprouts! He loves them with bacon…actually, he probably thinks that they just go together as we always pair them up! It is a … Read more
Since we’re on GAPS and we also have nut allergies in our home, we use a lot of coconut flour. Some of our favorite coconut flour recipes include Coconut Flour Snickerdoodles Fudgy Coconut Flour Brownies Coconut Flour “Corn Bread” Coconut Flour Pumpkin Muffins What are the benefits of using coconut flour? But where do … Read more
Don’t forget about the Super Sale that is going on until Friday! You don’t want to miss out on these amazing deals! 🙂 Have you ever had gingerbread from a boxed mix? It was a staple dessert in our home when I was growing up. Do you know what is in the boxed gingerbread mix? … Read more
Warning: if you’re on GAPS, don’t eat the candy canes. 🙂 They’re not real food, they’re just to make the picture look pretty. It’s like putting a candle on a cake–you don’t eat the candle, right? They’re just a decoration. 😉 There were 2 entries in the Healthiest Fudge on the Planet contest, both by … Read more