Nutrition

What is Traditional Food?

April 4, 2011

The month of April is Traditional Foods month here at Keeper of the Home. Between myself and the amazing writers who contribute here, we will be delving deeply into a wide variety of traditional foods (raw milk, grains, fermented foods, grass-fed meats, cod liver oil, just to name a few) and we'll share some of [...]

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A Sweetheart’s Breakfast: Oatmeal Whole Wheat Pancakes and Homemade Pancake Syrup

February 8, 2011

Written by Sharon Kaufman, Contributing Writer
The heart bone's connected to the stomach bone
We don't eat pancakes too often anymore, but for Valentine's Day breakfast I'll be serving these luscious oatmeal pancakes to my hubby. After all, the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, right? Even after 34 years of marriage, this still [...]

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Healthy Pregnancy Super Foods eBook: Want to Win a Copy?

February 2, 2011

Am I the only one who has begun a pregnancy with a super-nutritious daily checklist of foods to eat posted on my fridge? 2 servings of orange fruits or veggies, 2 servings of green veggies, 4 servings of dairy, 100 grams of protein.
It was with the very best intentions that I made just such a [...]

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Simple Food {for winter} : Nourishing, Seasonal Recipes

January 12, 2011

The idea of seasonal eating is coming back into vogue, as notions of local food and "100 mile" eating spread. A small portion of the general population is beginning to realize that out-of-season foods like fresh lettuce from California, avocados and tomatoes from Mexico, or watermelons from Ecuador in January (for goodness sake, seriously people?) just [...]

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Holistic Dental Care: Looking at the Causes and Prevention of Cavities

October 29, 2010

Written by Cara, Contributing Writer
Have a baby, lose a tooth. Unfortunately so far that adage has been true for me!
After the removal of my second back molar, I knew that had better get on top of the real cause of tooth decay so that I could prevent further loss in myself, and take preventative [...]

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How to Find Local Sources of Raw Milk

May 5, 2010

Written by Anne Elliot, Contributing Writer

I first learned about the benefits of raw milk ten years ago. It was obviously God’s leading and guidance because I wasn’t looking for it. I didn’t even know you could buy milk that hadn’t been pasteurized or homogenized. I didn’t know all the benefits that would come when our [...]

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Real Food Makeover: The Anderson Family

April 13, 2010

I am just loving these makeovers! They are long and take more work than my usual posts, but to me, there is nothing like really digging in and getting practical for particular families. Are you enjoying these posts, too? I pray that they are a blessing, for both the families involved, and those that read [...]

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Real Food Makeover- The “W” Family, Part 2

April 8, 2010

Continuing on from the first installment of this week's Real Food Makeover...
What to Buy, Where to Buy It
One fantastic thing that the "W's" mentioned is that there is a an enthusiastic local foods movement in their area, including a co-op, farmer's markets and CSAs. I think that the co-op would be an excellent starting place.
Last [...]

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A Year of Herbs: Dandelions

April 1, 2010

**Have you been following A Year of Herbs? Learn more about common herbs and ways that you can use them as simple remedies in your own home.**
I joked last year about how my husband was trying to convince me to view the yearly explosion of dandelions in our yard as a "harvest season".
Ahem. Last week [...]

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Whole Chickens – Less Waste, More Mouth-Watering Goodness

March 31, 2010

By Sharon Kaufman, Contributing Writer
Without exception, I always buy whole chickens – free-range, sustainably raised, local whole chickens. You may wonder why I bother with whole chickens when I could simply buy the particular cut I want, prepackaged, and be ready to go. Here’s why:

Whole chickens require much less packaging – just one plastic bag [...]

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