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Lemon Juice, Apple Cider Vinegar & Bone Broth Dressing

March 14, 2017

Three of my absolute favorite DIY products I use every day sit in my refrigerator… and I’m going to show them to you today. When I first started to become more aware of what I was putting in my body I started to change a few things. In all honesty I still had no idea where that road would lead. I started with Soy Milk substitues then learned about the hormone issues that can cause and switched to Almond. Next came the dangers of processed meat and I began buying the organic packaged meat in the chain grocery store I was shopping in. Then I learned there were hormones in the meat even though it was organic, so I started buying local, farm raised meat from a source I trusted. It’s amazing how the black hole of education swallows you up and the more you learn the more you feel like you have so much to learn! Lately I have started to take on making more of the products I use often in my kitchen instead of buying them off the shelf.

 

First on the list: Lemon Juice/Puree

I admit I was on the juicing bandwagon for a bit when it started to become popular… the only problem with juicing is that you end up with all the sugar and flavor leaving behind vital nutrients and fiber…

 

What you will need:

3 Lemons

1c Filtered Water

Apple Peeler

Knife

Cutting Board

Nutri Bullet (Or Comparable Blender)

 

1.    Peel the lemons leaving as much of the pith (White part between the peel and the pulp) as possible.

2.    Save your peels for stove top potpourri or cocktail garnish

3.    Cut the lemons in half

4.    Place in the blender

5.    Add water

6.    Blend until smooth

7.    Seal in a glass jar and store in your refidgerator

 

 

Apple Cider Vinegar

I was pretty shocked how easy this one was! We use ACV in countless ways in our home… and every Sunday our family movie night dinner menu consists of air popped popcorn, cheese cubes and APPLES!

 

What you will need:

Apple Peels and Cores

Filtered Water

2T Local Raw Honey

Mason Jar

Paper Towel

Rubber Band

Fine Strainer

TIME – about 2 months worth

 

1.    Place your apple scraps into the mason jar

2.    Add enough filtered water to cover your apple scraps

3.    Drizzle the honey over the top

4.    Cover the jar with the paper towel and secure it with the rubber band

5.    Let sit for 2 weeks

6.    Strain out the apple scraps and return the liquid to the mason jar

7.    Cover and let sit for 4-6 weeks stirring every once in a while

8.    At 4 weeks start taste testing your vinegar until it has achieved the level of acidity you prefer

9.    Store in a glass jar in your refrigerator

 

 

Bone Broth Salad Dressing

I LOVE vinaigrette dressing! This is an awesome and creative way to add your bone broth into your diet. I like to play with this recipe, and to be honest it’s a little different every time… I’m not known for using my measuring spoons often. In other words… make this concoction your own!

 

What you will need:

Bone Broth (any meat choice will do – although my preference is turkey)

Lemon Juice/Puree

Ginger (juiced or grated)

Apple Cider Vinegar

Olive Oil

Sea Salt

Black Pepper

Local Raw Honey

 

1.    Use equal parts of bone broth, ACV and Olive Oil (you can make it for one use or by the jar for easy accesss)

2.    For a mason jar sized batch I use 3T Lemon Juice Puree, 1T Ginger Puree (I pre-blend my ginger the same way I do my lemons)

3.    Salt, Pepper and Honey to taste

 

ACV

Lemon Pulp & Pith Nutrition

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The Truth About Tea

March 14, 2017

When I proclaimed I was going to give up relying on coffee to get me through the day with enough energy left over to be coherent after the kids went to bed I had a much harder time than I anticipated. I love coffee. I love the way it looks in my mug, I love the way it fills the whole lower level of my house with it’s distinct aroma, I love the pep in my step after a good cup and a half. Coffee was my bestie and we hung out all day long. Now I read enough to know how bad this was for me… but for the longest time I didn’t care. I would remind myself of how many healthy choices I had made and decide that I deserved to cheat a little. Sadly, when it came down to it, coffee wasn’t as helpful as I liked to think. So I made up my mind to go cold turkey, 30 days, no coffee. No lattes. No espresso shots. Nada. I knew it would be hard. I knew I would miss all the things I loved, but there was one thing I didn’t expect to miss so much… that hot mug I carried out the door every morning. I felt like I was forgetting something. It had become such a habit to have it in my hand. Being a coffee lover I reserved drinking tea for when I was sick, when I needed to be “extra healthy” but I was craving that warmth so I decided I would give it a go. It took about a week to really enjoy it but now I find that most mornings I prefer it. I have added a good latte or two back into my weekly routine but it’s a treat, not a necessity.

 

Once I got into it and started drinking it more often some of my tea-loving girls started to comment on how careful I needed to be about my choice of tea. What?!? I thought I was doing good! Now I have to sort through what KIND of tea I should be drinking?!?! Sigh. Being healthy is so overwhelming sometimes. After researching what my ever so helpful friends were telling me I had to admit… they were right! There is some seriously scary facts out there about what some companies allow in their tea and in the bag you steep it in! I’m talking toxic pesticides and chemicals that can be detrimental to your health! I was shocked! I mean I was pouring this stuff down my throat every morning and even giving it to my kids when they would ask for it!! How disappointing!

 

I’ve attached a few articles that I found helpful in my research but what it really comes down to is a simple choice… there are companies that can be trusted and ones that can’t. Bellow is a list of safe choices and a list of some of the companies I won’t touch again. If you don’t see your tea of preference you can begin by reading the cover on your box thoroughly and calling the company to ask a few questions. 1. Is it certified organic? 2. Are there any traces of pesticides, fluoride, artificial or added flavoring or gmo’s in the tea? 3. Are the tea bags treated with epichlorohydrin or anything comparable? (even some loose leaf teas are a no-no but make sure if you choose to go this route you are using a stainless steel or glass tea strainer!)

 

Safe Brands:

*Organic Traditional Medicinals

*Organic India

Red Rose

Numi Tea

Rishi Tea

EDEN Organic

Organic Stash

Choice Organic Teas

Two Leaves

Organic Tazo

(*these are my personal faves you can find in my store)

 

Steer Clear Brands:

Tetley

Lipton

Twinnings

Uncle Lee’s Legends of China

King Cole

Signal

Bigelow

Tazo

Tea Forte

Celestial Seasonings

Trader Joe’s

Teavanna

Allegro

Republic of Tea

Yogi

Mighty Leaf

 

Food Babe

David Wolfe

 

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