Be Refreshed – Spring Gardening For the Soul

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By Diana, Contributing Writer This post was intended to be all about spring gardening - spring vegetables that children love to grow, which vegetables will produce the most for your family, which types you can grow in containers, etc... However, my mind and thoughts are in other places. One of the things that I love about writing and being a part of the community at Keeper of the Home is that we're real.  We're wives, mothers, and daughters doing the best that we can to nourish [...]

Teach Your Child to Love Vegetables: Gardening with Children

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By Diana, Contributing Writer I'm always so excited to share a bit about my passions here at Keeper of the Home.  Recently, I've enjoyed sharing a couple of posts on budgeting in real food and cooking with seasonal vegetables that both nourish and taste phenomenal. Many of you have started to follow me on instagram where I frequently post pictures of my ridiculously good lunches for kids. As you can tell, I enjoy loading up my children's diets on vegetables.  A frequent question that I get is, [...]

Food Is Not Cheap: 4 Steps to Budgeting in Real Food

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By Diana, Contributing Writer Are you working to ditch processed foods and put more real food on the table? This month we're running a series called Real Food Made Simple: A Beginner's Guide to Eating Better. Our goal is to answer the questions you might have and make the transition a whole lot easier! Budget Friendly Tips! How To Save Money on Real Food! How to Eat Real Food for Cheap!  These are just some of the topics coming at us from every direction these [...]

Second Steps Towards Eating Real Foods: Switching Your Food Sources

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By Diana, Contributing Writer Are you working to ditch processed foods and put more real food on the table? This month we're running a series called Real Food Made Simple: A Beginner's Guide to Eating Better. Our goal is to answer the questions you might have and make the transition a whole lot easier! I am so excited to be a part of the Real Food Made Simple series on Keeper of the Home.  I've been on a real food journey for over six years now and [...]

50 Christmas Morning Breakfast and Brunch Recipes

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By Diana, Contributing Writer Christmas is my favorite day the year.  I'm a stickler for tradition on Christmas Day. Each year, my boys and I wake up in the darkness of the early morning.  I put on a pot of coffee while the boys take turns jumping on dad, screaming that it's time to wake up.  As a family we sit in a circle, hand-in-hand, in the living room while Dad leads us in prayer. We thank God for the gift of his Son and [...]

This Christmas, Give the Gift of Nutrition Through Fermentation {plus Free Printables!}

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By Diana, Contributing Writer I can't believe it's been a week since Thanksgiving.  I had a wonderful time planning and preparing a real food feast for my family and friends. I spent two days in preparation that included a slow roasted pastured turkey; sourdough crackers and rolls; labneh (yogurt) cheese; roasted brussels sprouts with onions and bacon; sweet potatoes with fresh cranberries in a real maple syrup; mashed potatoes drenched in butter; and for dessert, pie – oh sweet pie. As much as I love the holiday [...]

DIY: How To Use Instagram To Create Lasting Memories of Your Children

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It's Make it Yourself Month at Keeper of the Home.  Being a real foodie, I contemplated sharing a diy food project. However, I do so much of that at my blog, that I wanted to share something different here that I think you'll all enjoy. I have to be honest with you.  I'm not that crafty. Yeah, every once in awhile I pull out the big guns and head over to Hobby Lobby or Michael's. Although, I often get light headed just walking through their [...]

A Day in the Life: Diana (Real Food Mama Shopping for the Healthiest Food at the Lowest Prices)

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Written by Diana, Contributing Writer I don't know about you, but these past few years have been the most challenging, economically, for my family. When my husband and I had our first child six years ago, we made the decision to sacrifice my career in favor of raising our children at home. Three children later, it's been an up and down struggle, but through every situation God has provided for all of our needs. What's been truly amazing is witnessing how our dependance on Him strengthens my [...]