Fruit & Yogurt: A High Protein, Gluten Free Breakfast Option

All three of my kids have been eating more grains and sugar than I would like at breakfast, so I recently did an internet search for no-cook, high protein breakfast options.  I was QUITE disappointed. Every single blog and website in the search results had the same suggestions over and over and over.  Bleh. We [...]

Pineapple Mango Salsa

Pineapple Mango Salsa

Have you ever seen the pineapple mango salsa at Whole Foods? In the store near our house, it’s almost always out for sample in the produce aisle and we almost always make sure we stop for a bit. We never bought it, though, until I decided that I needed a treat before starting Eat to [...]

Minty Purple Peach Smoothie

Minty Purple Peach Smoothie

Today is the first day of the 6 week Eat to Live trial and I opted for a fruit smoothie for breakfast. I picked up fresh Chilton County peaches at the produce stand yesterday and decided to pair them with frozen blueberries and fresh mint for a very refreshing start to the morning.  I could [...]

Sweet Baby Banana! A Fun Fruit Topping Your Kids Will Love

Baby Banana Topping

Last week when I was cruising the aisles of Whole Foods I found a treasure in a pile of bananas. Hidden beneath the plain Jane normal bananas was a whole hand of baby bananas! I haven’t found a good picture, but each baby banana is about as long as an adult finger. There are 15 [...]