January 29, 2013

First Steps to Eating for Fertility

First Steps to Eating for Fertility

Note from Stephanie: Many years ago, I connected with fellow blogger Donielle Baker through the realization that we shared a common struggle of infertility due to having a diagnosis of PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome). What bonded us further was that we were both using real foods, herbal remedies and supplements, and making natural lifestyle changes to address the hormone imbalances of PCOS-- and wonder of wonders, these lifestyle changes really worked! While I continued to focus on healthy living and homemaking in general, Donielle saw [...]

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January 26, 2013

48 Hour Redmond Trading Giveaway!

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Happy Weekend, friends! (Beth of Red and Honey here, standing in for Stephanie in lieu of weekend links! Stephanie is currently in the midst of a two-week “radio silence” as they begin their year-long journey around the world. Follow along with their adventures on their travel blog here!) While Stephanie is out gallivanting across the globe with her adorable family and we’re all here at home trying to contain our envy, I am pleased to help her out by running a giveaway for y’all! Redmond [...]

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January 24, 2013

7 Foods to Avoid

7 Foods to Avoid: Real Food Made Simple from KeeperoftheHome.org

Guest Post by Kresha of Nourishing Joy 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! Up until a few years ago, I’d always been rather naive when it came to ingredients in packaged foods. “Surely,” I thought, “they wouldn’t use anything that wasn’t [...]

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January 22, 2013

5 Strategies to Help Your Husband and Kids Transition to Real Food

5 Strategies to Help Your Husband and Kids Transition to Real Food

By Mandi, 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've always wanted to feed my family well, but in recent years, my definition of healthy has changed, and I've slowly but surely been moving my family from a standard American [...]

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January 21, 2013

Simple Steps to Begin Cooking Homemade: Pantry Staples

Simple Steps to Begin Cooking Homemade :: KeeperoftheHome.org

By Brandy, 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! Across the globe exists two extremes of eating:  the fast food, junk and convenience food diet, and the all home-grown, whole foods diet.  Somewhere in the middle is probably where most [...]

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January 18, 2013

Sweeteners: How They Affect You, Which Ones are Best, and How to Use Them

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By Natalie, 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! How Sweeteners Affect Your Body Insulin is the hormone that decides where to store nutrients. It takes glucose, fats, and proteins out of your blood and into your cells so they [...]

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January 16, 2013

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 [...]

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January 14, 2013

The Grain Controversy: Should We Eat Them or Not?

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Written by Kate Tietje, 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! When Stephanie told us that we were doing a series all about "basics" in January, I jumped at the chance to talk about the grain controversy. For those of [...]

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