Every Monday in my house we have Meaty Mondays. This means something that has ground meat in it – meatloaf, meatballs, that type of thing. This recipe the kids always ask for – one of the only ones – and the kids LOVE to help. Even the toddlers like to help by rolling the meatballs […]
November 26, 2013
by Sheri Lynn
It’s Thanksgiving this Thursday. I’m going to cook a few recipes that the kids really like. I’m not good at roasting a turkey. Last year I put the turkey in at 9 am, I was so stressed out at how long it would take to roast. I thought it would cook all day. We […]
November 21, 2013
by Sheri Lynn
Cameron is our new family-oriented blog columnist. Married with 5 young children, she attends to a busy church-centered social life that focuses on supporting community youth. As with all busy moms, she struggles with maintaining healthy eating in her household and will be sharing her original and adapted family meal recipes here on a weekly basis. Cameron […]
November 4, 2013
by Sheri Lynn
Hey Dave – What is the difference between vegetarian fed and grass fed chicken? I can’t find grass fed chicken anywhere in my area. Even whole foods only has vegetarian fed chicken. I’m not sure I’m getting the best poultry for my body. Whole foods rating system even has vegetation fed chicken at a 4, […]
November 4, 2013
by Sheri Lynn
WATCH THIS: MILK Directed by: Sebastian Howard Runtime: 59 min Released: 2012 In a word – fascinating! The narrator and investigator, Sebastian, explores the question “Is milk GOOD for us or NOT?” He speaks to advocates from all sides of this controversial issue, including dairy farmers, nutritionists, doctors, various authors, and scientists. Ultimately Sebastian […]
November 3, 2013
by Katie Surjan
One fundamental rule I’ve acquired while working with Sheri Lynn is that two things can not occupy the same space. I often use this reference in terms of food, however; it also applies to thought. If we are grateful for our body, we will dissolve judgment and negativity towards it. By filling that one […]
November 3, 2013
by Peggi Ingram, RN BSN
New research suggests that sugary, fatty treats can elicit the same reaction and activate the brain in a similar manner as cocaine and morphine in lab rats. In fact, in this study, the brain chemistry in the rats were higher in the ‘pleasure center’ after eating an Oreo versus being injected with either morphine or […]
November 3, 2013
by Peggi Ingram, RN BSN
As my focus and meditations has been on gratitude these last few months, my thoughts have centered on how grateful I am for my magnificent body. It is not that I am buffed or without some excess body fat but what is glorious about my body is how it functions, signals me and responds to […]
November 30, 2013
by Sheri Lynn
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