Who wants a recipe for healthy whole wheat lemon bars? I did! Problem is, I couldn’t find one. I’m guessing it’s because lemons are so sour, that they need a good deal of sugar, and lots of sugar means not healthy. So look as I might, all I found were great and yummy sounding recipes that called for highly processed flours and sugars. Drawing inspiration of off about 3 different recipes I made a batch. Meh… still to much sugar, […]
Whole Wheat Blueberry Breakfast Bars
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In trying to find different foods for breakfast, I’ve made a lot of different muffins. Lately I’ve been trying bars as well. I saw a delicious picture on Pinterest which gave me the idea, but couldn’t find a good recipe. So I made my own. Let’s have some whole wheat blueberry breakfast bars! You will actually find the recipe over at the Grain Mill Wagon, but I just HAD to show you a few of the photos first! 🙂 This […]
Why Should you, and What can You do to Detox, even When Pregnant?
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Why should you detox? How can you detox? Pregnancy safe ways to detox. Why should you Detox? I once heard that if the liver isn’t healthy, then nothing else in the body can work right. The liver’s job is to filter toxins from your blood, but when there are so many toxins being put into your body, at some point the liver itself becomes toxic. When your liver is toxic, it is no longer able to filter toxins from your […]
Epsom Salt Detox baths vs Real Salt Detox baths. Pregnancy Safe?
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I’m sure many of you have heard of Epsom salt detox baths. Yes? How about Real Salt detox baths? Both are said to be effective in drawing out toxins from your body and helping to replenish the magnesium in your body, but which one is better? I’ll leave the conclusion up to you. 🙂 Keep reading for information on pregnancy detox baths. Epsom Salt Detox Baths: Epsom salt is magnesium chloride. When taking an Epsom salt detox bath, you draw […]
Food Dehydrator Review ~Why I Chose Excalibur
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A month or two ago I bought a dehydrator and have been using it a lot. So today I thought I would share my food dehydrator review. I had been wanting a dehydrator for a long time and had been saving for one; although I had hopes of finding a nice one at a garage sale. My mom had bought a 9 tray Excalibur dehydrator and while I found it nice, I thought it was more than I could afford […]
Juice Fasting Plan (All things Juicing)
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After I did my 25-day juice fast in March, a lot of you were really interested. Even now, months later I still get questions about my juice fasting plan and what all I did. In fact, when people Google “how to juice fast” a lot of them end up here. Everyone is unique, and each person will respond differently when juicing. Below I am just sharing what I did, and where I found my resources. There will be a lot […]
Healthy Snacks for After School (or anytime!)
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I am a snacker. In fact nothing makes me happier than a snack with a good book. So today, I am sharing some healthy snacks that I have found around the web. For you moms with hungry kids bursting in after school, there are some kid friendly healthy snacks in this list as well! 🙂 Healthy Snacks for After School: Please do not pin the single images. If you want to pin them, remember to click through to the original […]
Fat Sick and Nearly Dead 2 year celebration!
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.A juicing revolution. If you remember at the start of my juicing, I referenced the Reboot with Joe website. Another blogger had mentioned that site as a great source of info and I really liked it. That site was where I went for encouragement to continue, where I went to ask questions, (there was a nutritionist forum that I asked several questions at) and where I went to celebrate. There was one aspect that I missed though. I think I […]
Salad Bar Box ~Easy way to add fresh veggies to your diet.
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Want an easy way to add fresh veggies to your diet? make a salad bar box! A Salad Bar box: I found this idea over at Simply Smiles and knew it would be perfect for our family. First step is to measure your fridge. Figure out where your salad bar box would fit the best and then go to the store (or look online) for a tub the right size. You will want to find a tub that is mostly […]
After Your Juice Fast Ends
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After your juice fast ends; you may be left with a sudden “Now What?” feeling. However, the transition can be as easy or difficult as you make it. When you begin adding whole foods back into your diet, your body will begin another stage of the cleansing process. You may notice while juicing, that you don’t need to “poo” very much. After all, the only thing that is going in, is liquid. Making sense, therefore, that the main thing to […]
Raising Children to Cherish the Earth
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Today I have one of my lovely sponsors here talking about raising children to cherish the earth. Make sure you read all the way to the end, because Jacki is also giving away a little something fun! Disclaimer: this post contains affiliate links. Raising Children to Cherish the Earth. I am slightly “green”…ok who am I kidding…every day I try to find new ways to be environmentally friendly. Sometimes it just happens to be frugal….cloth napkins, cloth diapers, mason jars […]
Quinoa Pumpkin Muffin Recipe (gluten free!)
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How about a quinoa pumpkin muffin recipe my friends? I’m not longer juice fasting, but the desire to eat healthy is still there. I read a post several weeks ago about making quinoa flour. I would link to the post I found, but sadly I cannot find it again. 🙁 come-on Kendra, don’t you know what Pinterest is for? Before I share my quinoa pumpkin muffin recipe, I better share how to make quinoa flour. If you want to buy […]
Homemade Tomato Basil Vinaigrette Recipe
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It’s been nearly a week now since I’ve started eating solids again. Because I’ve been eating a lot of salad, I thought I would share my homemade tomato basil vinaigrette recipe with you all. I found a homemade tomato basil vinaigrette recipe on the Reboot with Joe site but thought it rather bland. So I added a few things and now I love it! While Cesar dressing will always be my favorite, I like this homemade dressing because it is […]
Cost to Juice Fast ~A Quick Look at My Expenses
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What does it cost to juice fast? I’m nearing the end of my juice fast, and since it’s also the end of the month I was making sure all my accounts looked good. I thought I would share with you how much it cost to juice fast. As close as I can figure anyway. 🙂 Your first cost would be a juicer. My (ad) Breville Juice Fountain cost me $99. You can read my full review of it here where […]
Get the Most out of Your Juicer
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Today I thought I would share a review and how to get the most out of your juicer. When I was learning about juicing, it seemed the majority of people recommended a Breville. So I went shopping for a Breville. 🙂 I found several on Amazon but because the moo-la is tight (when isn’t it?) I went with the Breville BJE200XL Compact Juice Fountain 700-Watt Juice Extractor, it’s $99.99 with free shipping. Honestly, I love my juicer. But if I […]
Favorite Juicing Recipe. Week 3 of Juice Fast
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I’ve made it through 3 weeks of the juice fast! And I thought I would share my favorite juicing recipe with you all. My favorite juicing recipe: It’s super easy to make, you will need:(makes 2 servings) 2 pears 2 fennel bulbs 2-4 cups of spinach The original recipe called for just the pear and fennel, but because you should have a 80-20 percent ratio of veggies to fruits, I decided to “hide” some spinach in it. The taste is […]
Juicing is Not Just Another Diet!
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I’ve tried diets, I’ve tried exercise, but Juicing is not just another diet. No, it’s not. If juicing were just another diet, things would be a lot different. Not just another Diet: On diets, it’s sometimes confusing. You can have this, you cannot have that. You can have this, if it don’t have that in it. You can eat this, but if you do, then you won’t be able to eat something else later. You’re counting calories, reading labels, running […]
How to Keep Greens Fresh Longer
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Since I’ve started on this juice fast, I’ve been going through a lot of fruits and vegetables using my juicer . So today I thought I would share how I keep my greens fresh longer. How to Keep Greens Fresh Longer: I can go through a bunch of spinach in one day. A bunch of kale disappears in about 5 days. Even though we can literally walk to Meijer, I didn’t want to be running to the store every 2nd […]
Juice Fast, Week 2 ~Down 9 Pounds!
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I’ve now been on this juice fast for 14 days, two weeks! My original plan was only 15 days, but since I still have weight to lose, I’m keeping on. The gal who first inspired me to try juicing had done a juice fast for 60 days! I told myself 60 days wasn’t possible but I wanted to learn more. I’m glad I looked into it a little better. 15 days didn’t seem bad and it wasn’t. In fact, if […]
Juicing Survival Tips
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I’ve reached day 11 and at this point in the original reboot plan I should be slowly headed back to whole foods and not juice. However, I think I will keep on juicing a little bit longer. I’ve discovered a few juicing survival tips, and I still want to lose a few more pounds. So, I plan to continue juicing until I have lost at least 20 pounds. Since nearly 5 pounds will come back, once I completely start eating […]
