family meals · Freezer meals · Healthy Food · Sauces and Dips · slow Cooker · weight loss

FRESH Garden Tomato Pasta Sauce– Made in the Slow Cooker

‘Tis the season for a ton of tomatoes!! I love this season, when gardens are producing like crazy.  I sadly didn’t get to plant much of a garden this year. BUT next season my husband is going to build some raised garden beds which I am excited for.  Anyways, I had a couple neighbors share… Continue reading FRESH Garden Tomato Pasta Sauce– Made in the Slow Cooker

family meals · Garden veggies · Healthy Food · Kid Friendly · slow Cooker · Vegetables

Slow Cooker Spaghetti Squash

Food Friday Slow Cooker Spaghetti Squash I love Spaghetti Squash, but for some reason I don’t like to cook it in the oven. Maybe it is because when I decide to cook the squash, I feel like it takes forever in the oven. Also, how big of a pain is trying to cut a whole… Continue reading Slow Cooker Spaghetti Squash

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Healthy Mom = Healthy Family                                       5 ways to be a Healthy Example to our Kids           

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying “when mom’s not happy nobody is”? Typically, the mom is the one to cook meals for the family and if you are a stay at home mom, you help your kids with what activities they do and snacks they eat during the day. With that said, we as mothers, have… Continue reading Healthy Mom = Healthy Family                                       5 ways to be a Healthy Example to our Kids           

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Egg Muffins– Veggie Packed & High Protein

Egg Muffins Veggie Packed & High Protein I am doing a 6 week of healthy habit program with my husband, one if my (5) brothers and his fiancé. (This challenge/program will be up soon for you to participate in for free of course) I was looking for a high protein breakfast while packed with veggies. … Continue reading Egg Muffins– Veggie Packed & High Protein

easy prep · family meals · ham · Healthy Food · slow Cooker

Pineapple Glazed Ham– Made in the Slow Cooker

Pineapple Glazed Ham– Made in the Slow Cooker I love cooking with my slow cooker/ crockpot! I love finding new recipes that I can can cook in it! I feel like my day can be less crazy (for the most part) in the mornings than a couple hours before dinner. I can put dinner together… Continue reading Pineapple Glazed Ham– Made in the Slow Cooker

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Kids in the Kitchen– Tips on How to let Kids help you in the Kitchen

Kids in the Kitchen Tips on How to let Kids help you in the Kitchen Children love being in the kitchen.  As soon as my 3 year old hears me pulling out a pot he runs in to see what I am going to cook.  He pulls a chair over from our table up to… Continue reading Kids in the Kitchen– Tips on How to let Kids help you in the Kitchen

eggs · family meals · Healthy Food · high fiber · high protein · salad · spinach · weight loss

Baked Chicken Tender Spinach Salad

I love a good salad.  A salad is a great way to eat your veggies! I really like to use spinach as my leaf base.  Spinach is packed with vitamins and minerals.  It is high in vitamin A, Bs, C, K and in manganese, iron, folate, magnesium, calcium, potassium, zinc as well has fiber and… Continue reading Baked Chicken Tender Spinach Salad

family meals · Garden veggies · Healthy Food · high fiber · Rice · slow Cooker

Slow Cooker Fried Rice

I love cooking in the slow cooker.  I love throwing food in it in the morning and then when our house gets a little crazy around dinner time, that is one thing that I don’t have to worry about, making dinner.  This is another meal that my family loves and you can exchange the vegetables… Continue reading Slow Cooker Fried Rice

family meals · Garden veggies · Healthy Food · slow Cooker · soup

FRESH Garden– Corn Off the Cob Chowder

Another use for your FRESH Garden Veggies!! We love going to the farmers market.  We have one in our city every Saturday.  This last Saturday we purchased some corn on the cob.  Our family loves eating corn on the cob.  I wanted to share with you today a corn chowder recipe my family loves that… Continue reading FRESH Garden– Corn Off the Cob Chowder

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Delicious HIGH PROTEIN Strawberry Banana Smoothie with Flax seed & Oats

I am a smoothie lover.  I love to pack a ton of good foods into a yummy smooth drink.  My 3 year old loves to drink them too. He doesn’t care what color it is.  If I hand him a green smoothie from spinach he will drink it (I will share my green smoothie in… Continue reading Delicious HIGH PROTEIN Strawberry Banana Smoothie with Flax seed & Oats