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  • “Real Food? I Can’t Even Cook!” Tips To Get You Cooking

    It wasn't too long ago that I made the decision ...

  • 10 (or so) Non-Candy Easter Basket Gifts………….Your Kids Will Love!

    Candy. Candy. Candy.  It's everywhere. ...

  • 10 Benefits of Cooking With Your Kids This Summer

    I'm a full-time working mom, but I still ...

  • 10 Easy Ways to Include Fruits and Veggies In Your Breakfast – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    "Eat your fruits and vegetables."  I bet ...

  • 10 Farmers Market Shopping Tips

    Everyone knows that eating locally and seasonally ...

  • 10 Great Real Food Snacks – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    It's back-to-school for us next week and ...

  • 10 Healthy Eating Tips and Tricks For Busy Women

    Today, I have a special treat for you! My ...

  • 10 Healthy Smoothies Your Family Will Love!

    A key component to healthy eating is to ...

  • 10 Inexpensive Real Foods – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    If you have decided to switch your family ...

  • 10 Ingredients to Avoid in Processed Food Part 1 – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    This fall has been an especially busy time ...

  • 10 Ingredients to Avoid in Processed Foods Part 2 – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    This is Part 2 of my top 10 Ingredients ...

  • 10 Kid-Approved No Recipe Dinner Ideas

    You are late getting home from work and ...

  • 10 Reasons Why I Love The Farmer’s Market – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    I don't keep it a secret.  I LOVE my farmer's ...

  • 10 Simple Ways to Eat Healthier This Year

    Many of us want to break unhealthy habits ...

  • 10 Snacks That Are Perfect for Toting

    Hello all!  It's so good to see you again. ...

  • 10 Tips For Buying Real Food at Your Regular Grocery Store

    Shopping for real food is super easy when ...

  • 10 Tips For Making the Most of Your Farmer’s Market

    It's that time again................outdoor ...

  • 10 Tips for Saving Money at the Grocery Store

    Whenever I bring up the subject of real ...

  • 10 Tips to Reduce Sugar for the Whole Family – And Why You Should!

    Let’s start with the WHY? Why do I need ...

  • 10 Ways to Organize Your Kitchen in 10 Minutes or Less!

    Your kitchen gets more use than most of ...

  • 12 Real Foods I Can’t Live Without

    We've all got our list of must-haves.  ...

  • 20 Signs You May Need to Change Your Family’s Diet

    Life is busy! I often greet my customers ...

  • 2013 Juggling Real Food and Real Life Weekly Challenge

    I've been getting lots of wonderful feedback ...

  • 2013 Year in Review (My Top 10 List) – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Well we did it!  We made it through another ...

  • 2014 Juggling Real Food and Real Life Smoothie Competition Winner Is Announced!

    It's been an exciting time here at Juggling ...

  • 2015 Juggling Real Food and Real Life Smoothie Competition Announcement

    The Juggling Real Food and Real Life Smoothie ...

  • 2nd Annual Juggling Real Food and Real Life Smoothie Competition Announcement

    We love smoothies in our house. They are ...

  • 3 Favorite Burger Recipes

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  • 35 Stocking Stuffer Ideas Perfect For The Foodie On Your List

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  • 5 Easy Tips To Spring Clean Your Diet

    My college friend Janelle invited me to ...

  • 5 Favorite Fall Recipes + 1 Bonus Recipe

    Fall always feels like a fresh start.  ...

  • 5 Healthy Drinks You Will Love

    This week the Real Food Experience is discussing ...

  • 5 Healthy Snacks that Travel Well

    Now that you’ve spent all this time decluttering ...

  • 5 Kitchen Tricks for Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Do you think you are too busy to commit ...

  • 5 More Juggling Real Food and Real Life Tips and Tricks

    Are you still thinking that you are too ...

  • 5 Quick Dinners For Back To School

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  • 5 Reasons You Might Want To Change Your Diet

    Like many, my real food journey started ...

  • 5 Simple Tips to Teach Your Kids to Cook – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    I am a big advocate for teaching children ...

  • 5 Smoothie Competition Finalists – They Need Your Vote!

    I would like to thank all of the great ladies ...

  • 5 Things I Learned About Cooking With Kids From Food Revolution Day

    If you have been following along recently, ...

  • 5 Things to Include on Your Fall To-Do List

    We have flipped our calendar to another ...

  • 5 Things You Can Do To Make Thanksgiving Dinner Prep A Little Less Stressful + 2 Bonus Tips

    It's that time of year again.  The ...

  • 5 Tips For Making Perfect Smoothies

    This post may contain affiliate links. Purchasing ...

  • 5 Tips To Develop Healthy Eating Habits In Your Kids + 1 Bonus Tip

    It's no secret.  My kids did not start ...

  • 5 Tips to Make Cooking with Your Kids More Enjoyable

    Making the change from a fast and processed ...

  • 5 Tips to Make Your Kitchen More Kid Friendly – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Have you ever thought about what your kitchen ...

  • 5 Ways Nutrition Helps Kids At School

    By now all the kids are back to school.  ...

  • 5 Ways To Switch To Real Food Today + 1 Bonus Tip

    I hear it all of the time.  "I want to ...

  • 6 Summer Hazards to Your Real Food Diet – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Now that we have reached July, we are really ...

  • 6 Tips to Help If You Find Yourself Falling off the Real Food Train

    We've all been there.  Chugging along eating ...

  • 7 Amazing (And Totally Delicious) Uses For Hummus

    Today we are talking all about delicious hummus.  ...

  • 7 Easy Real Food Breakfast Recipes

    Breakfast.......the most important meal ...

  • 7 New Spring Smoothie Recipes to Try

    Smoothies........one of the greatest inventions ...

  • 7 Smoothie Competition Finalists – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    I would like to thank all of the great ladies ...

  • 7 Tips to Help Your Teen Make Healthy Food Choices

    Hello friends!  Welcome back.  When my ...

  • 7 Tips To Reducing Sugar in Your Kid’s Diet – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Oh Sugar!  It's everywhere isn't it?  ...

  • 7 Ways to Save Money On Real Food

    Welcome back!  It's so nice to see you ...

  • 8 Expert Tips For Packing Summer Day Camp Lunches

    This post may contain affiliate links. Purchasing ...

  • 8 Tips For a (sort of) Stress – Free Thanksgiving – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    I've been seeing a lot of these tips for ...

  • 8 Tips For Shopping Real on a Budget – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    I get lots and lots of questions about how ...

  • 92% Of People Who Set Resolutions Do This

    Eight Percent. That’s the percentage of ...

  • A Closer Look At Organic Food – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Eat Organic food?  Are you kidding me?  ...

  • A Family Hits a Nutrition Rock Bottom – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Hi, my name is Christina.  I am thrilled ...

  • A Mother’s Story of Childhood Anemia

    Childhood anemia.  Something I know very ...

  • A School Lunch Favorite: Turkey and Cream Cheese Bagel Sandwich

    If you haven't noticed yet, I would be surprised.  ...

  • A School Lunch Favorite: Monkey Bites Recipe

    It's back-to-school again around here.  ...

  • After School Sports Snacks to Fuel Your Child and Drive Away the “Hangry”

    Like many families, my family is constantly ...

  • Annie’s Homegrown Microwaveable Mac and Cheese Review – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

     Disclosure of Material Connection: I received ...

  • Apple Cinnamon Steel Cut Oats – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    I had a great weekend camping with my Girl ...

  • Artificial Colors – Why They Are Enemy #1 In My House – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    When I started my family's journey to better ...

  • Ask A Nutritionist: 3 New Ways To Use Almond Butter

    This article originally appeared over at Thrive ...

  • Attention Shoppers: 5 Ingredients to Avoid In Your Food

    I recently asked the question on my Facebook ...

  • Avoiding Real Food Traps

    Have you even been in a situation and thought, ...

  • Back – To – School Food Lists………..Make Your Mornings Easier

    It has turned unseasonably cool this week ...

  • Back To School Lunch Packing Must-Haves

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  • Back To School: 3 Easy Breakfast Favorites

    It's that time of year again.  Back-to-school ...

  • Back-To-School Is a Great Time to Start Family Dinner Traditions

    When I first started my family (Umm........that ...

  • Baked Rhubarb Compote Reminds Me of Grandma’s Pies – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    My Father's Mother was a wonderful cook. ...

  • Benefits of Magnesium

    I've been hearing a lot about magnesium ...

  • Beyond The Scale………Diet vs Healthy Lifestyle

    Welcome back!  I hope you are enjoying ...

  • Blueberry Baked Oatmeal – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    If you have been following along with this ...

  • Busy Mom’s Easy Organization Guide for Easter Dinner

    Have you started your Easter holiday dinner ...

  • Buy Local and Eat Seasonally – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    This weekend my local Farmer's Market opened ...

  • Can Whole Grains Be Sexy? – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    This week with our Real Food Experience ...

  • Can You Be Addicted to Sugar? – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Six years ago my baby boy was born the day ...

  • Cashew Chai Milk Recipe

    This article originally appeared over at Thrive ...

  • Cave Tools Inside Out Cheeseburgers

    Cave Tools recently contacted me to see ...

  • Celebrate 2012 and Start Fresh 2013 – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Today is January 2, 2013.  The year is ...

  • Celebrating Blogiversary and Anniversary – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    September 10, 2013 marks my first blogiversary. ...

  • Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo Pasta Bar – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Do you have picky kids?  Picky husband?  ...

  • Chocolate Covered Cherry Smoothie Recipe

    This post may contain affiliate links. Purchasing ...

  • Chocolate Covered Raisin Oatmeal

    Hi there!  Welcome back.  It's so good ...

  • Chocolate Energy Bites – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Holy Cow!  The end of the school year is ...

  • Christina’s Favorite Things: Small Kitchen Appliances

    When you start cooking more because you ...

  • Chunky Monkey Smoothie Recipe

    Have I got a fantastic smoothie recipe for ...

  • Cinnamon Maple Oats

    This week at the Real Food Experience we ...

  • Cinnamon Spelt Pancakes – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Time to turn back the curtain a bit and ...

  • Closing out 2014 and Getting Ready for a Healthier 2015

    I don't know about you, but I am a pretty ...

  • College Boy’s First Apartment and Cooking At College

    I can't believe it!  Summer break is over ...

  • Confessions of a Real Food Journey – There is an Evolution

    I feel like I've been misleading you about ...

  • Convenience Foods For Healthy Sports Families

    This post includes Affiliate links which ...

  • Converting Recipes to Real Food

    My real food journey has been quite a transformation ...

  • Cooking With Kids: Coconut Smoothie

    Disclosure of Material Connection: I received ...

  • Cooking With Kids: Cooking Play Date

    If you have been following Juggling Real ...

  • Cooking With Kids: Little Family Adventure Guest Post

    Guest posting is so much fun.  It is a ...

  • Cooking With Whole Grains

    OK.............you've done your research ...

  • Countdown to Thanksgiving: Order Your Flirty Apron

    The following post contains affiliate links. ...

  • Countdown to Thanksgiving: Send out the Invites

    Thanksgiving........The greatest feast of ...

  • Countdown to Thanksgiving: 1 Week to Go

    By the time you read this there is a week............or ...

  • Countdown to Thanksgiving: 2 Days to Go

     Two days till Thanksgiving!  ...

  • Countdown to Thanksgiving: 3 Days Before

    Wow!  I can hardly believe it.  ...

  • Create a No-Bummer Lunch for Back to School

    It's almost that time..........time for ...

  • Crock Pot Sloppy Joes Without All of Those Artificial Ingredients – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    My kids are finally done with school.  Hooray! ...

  • Crockpot Cinnamon Applesauce – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Have you ever been lucky enough to be given ...

  • Curious Chef Kitchen Tools Review

    This post may contain affiliate links. Purchasing ...

  • D’Artagnan Review and Holiday Giveaway

    Today, I have the opportunity to share with ...

  • Declutter Challenge: How to Dispose of Unused Medicines

    A decluttered bathroom is an efficient bathroom.  ...

  • Delicious Almond Butter Cups

    This article originally appeared over at Thrive ...

  • Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    I would love to buy everything organic, ...

  • DIY Microwave Popcorn – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    There are probably a lot of you reading ...

  • Do Food Dyes Deceive Consumers? – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    In my last post, I talked about some of ...

  • Do You Have A Healthy Relationship With Sugar? – 5 Easy Steps To Help

    Without a doubt........sugar is my weakness.  ...

  • Do You Have a Hydration Plan for Your Child Athlete?

    Kids and sports. They go together like peanut ...

  • Don’t Be Mean to Other Moms – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    It's time we lay it all out there.  Most ...

  • Drizzled Balsamic Zucchini – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Next week marks my 1 year blogiversary. That's ...

  • Easy Caprese Salad – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    It's hard to believe we've hit the end of ...

  • Easy Last Minute Appetizers for Christmas Eve

    Tis the season to be Jolly!  It’s ...

  • Easy Last Minute Appetizers for New Year’s Eve

    I don't know if you are anything like me, ...

  • Easy Oatmeal Recipes: The Bowl and Beyond

    It is often said that "breakfast is the ...

  • Easy Real Food Dinner Recipe: 15 Minute Pasta with Ham and Fresh Tomatoes

    This easy real food dinner recipe is one ...

  • Easy Real Food Recipe: Horseradish Hummus

    This week the Real Food Experience is talking ...

  • Easy Real Food Recipe: Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins

    Saturday mornings are my favorite time ...

  • Easy Real Food Recipes for College Students ~ Cheese Quesadillas

    Hi there!  Welcome back to all of you. ...

  • Easy Real Food Recipes: Peanut Butter and Dark Chocolate Chip Muffins

    I love protein in the morning!  Sometimes ...

  • Easy Real Food Recipes: Pumpkin Spice Muffins

    The day that I found out that I was accepted ...

  • Easy Real Food Recipes: Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Breakfast (Or Anytime) Sandwich

    Confession time.  I love eggs.  I am craving ...

  • Easy Real Food Recipes: Strawberry Waffles

    Magic usually happens when I get the kids ...

  • Easy Real Food Snack Swaps

    Mambo Sprouts and Made in Nature sent product ...

  • Easy Recipe: One Pot Smoked Sausage Pasta

    Today, I want to talk a little bit about ...

  • Easy Recipe: Tropical Strawberry Natural Fruit Punch

    This week at the Real Food Experience we ...

  • Easy Recipe: Citrus Grilled Vegetables

    Whoohoo!  It's grilling season.  Fresh ...

  • Easy Tricks to Clean Pots and Pans

    I've been looking high and low for great ...

  • Easy Weeknight Dinner: Flatbread Pizza

    When it comes to weeknight dinners, most ...

  • Eat a Rainbow: 10 Red Fruit and Vegetable Recipes

    Good nutrition includes both cutting out ...

  • Eat a Rainbow: Red Fruit Treat Recipes

    Today, I've got something a little different ...

  • Eat More! – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    My two older boys are convinced they are ...

  • Eat Whole Grains – Tips to Help

    This week the Real Food Experience 2015 ...

  • Eat Your Veggies: Tips For Vegetable Haters

    Eat your veggies!  We all know that is ...

  • Epiphany – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    I read a lot of food blogs and over time ...

  • Falling In Love With Your Crock Pot – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    I started out my adult life very excited ...

  • Family Recipes – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    I've been thinking a lot about family lately.  ...

  • Favorite Father’s Day Recipes

    Father's Day is almost here and as the saying ...

  • Favorite Real Food Books

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  • Feels Like Christmas Already – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    As I am sitting here counting down the days ...

  • Food For Thought: One Side Effect of Peanut-Free Classrooms

    It's been a long time since I've written ...

  • Food Revolution Day 2014 – Update

    Food Revolution Day is almost here.  We ...

  • Food Revolution Day 2014 Success – Part 2

    Thanks for following me all along the way ...

  • Food Revolution Day 2015 – Get Involved!

    Food Revolution Day is here! Jamie Oliver ...

  • Food Revolution Day Is A Huge Success!

    I woke up super early.  I could hardly ...

  • Food Revolution Day Is Coming Soon!

    Hi there!  Welcome back friends.  Jamie ...

  • Food Revolution Takes on Energy Drinks

    Happy New Year!  I hope you and your ...

  • Foodie Christmas List Part 2 – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Have you ever thought about what actually ...

  • Foodie Christmas Wish List Part 1 – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Hummus is one of those foods that I've heard ...

  • Football Season – A Real Food Setback – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    So...........I've discovered I'm not perfect.  ...

  • Fresh and Easy Plum Sauce – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Some of the greatest reasons to eat seasonally ...

  • Fresh Foods? I’ve Got to Rant – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    I usually like to keep this blog positive.  ...

  • Fresh Thyme Farmers Market Makes Grocery Shopping Fun!

    Like most families, the weekends for our ...

  • Frozen Peanut Butter Banana Bites Recipe

    This recipe originally appeared over at Thrive ...

  • Fruit and Peanut Butter Quesadillas – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Welcome back!  It's so good to see you.  ...

  • Give Thanks – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    I love Thanksgiving week.  Thanksgiving ...

  • Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Paleo – all a Fad?

    If you have been following me for a while ...

  • Good Habits: Meal Planning

    Welcome back to week 2 of our new "Good ...

  • Grilling Favorites

    I am so excited to kick off another grilling ...

  • Guest Post – Real Food Girl:Unmodified

    I started blogging to share the good news ...

  • Halloween Is Just One Day, Right? – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Halloween comes each year at a time that ...

  • Halloween Treats Without Any Tricks

    I love all of the fun and excitement that ...

  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    It's Thanksgiving Day here in the US so ...

  • Health Benefits of Real Food – Heart Health

    Real Food has changed my life.  I went ...

  • Health Benefits-Food Is My Medicine – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Someone very close to me recently suggested ...

  • Health Hack: 13 Uses for Apple Cider Vinegar

    This article originally appeared over at Thrive ...

  • Holiday Gift Guide For Real Foodies – Our Favorite Books

    I say it every year..............This year ...

  • Holiday Gift Guide For Real Foodies – Refresh The Lunch Box and Keep It Affordable

    Christmas and the winter months are a great ...

  • Holiday Guest Post at CalmHealthySexy – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Have I got a treat for you this week.  Gaye ...

  • Homemade Maple Whipped Cream – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    I talk a lot about maximizing your nutrition ...

  • Honest Answers From Kids – Part 2 (The Picky Eater) – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Welcome back to Part 2 of Honest Answers ...

  • Honest Answers From Kids Part 1 – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    I post my kids' lunches on Facebook and ...

  • Honey: Why I Like To Use It As a Sweetener – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    I've been asked a lot lately about the sweeteners ...

  • How -To Guide For Substituting Honey and Maple Syrup For Sugar In Baking – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    This week The Real Food Experience is cutting ...

  • How to Boil Perfect Easter Eggs: Expert Tips From Our Readers

    I LOVE Easter! As a Sunday school teacher, ...

  • How To Cook Asparagus – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Last Saturday I went to my local Farmers ...

  • How To Fight Sugar Cravings – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    You guys must be thinking I am really cruel ...

  • How to Pack a Zero Waste and “Less Headache” School Lunch

    This post contains affiliate links. Purchasing ...

  • Hurricane Sandy – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Some things you just can't plan.  This ...

  • Improving Access To Healthy Foods + 2 Year Real Food Anniversary

    Although this blog is not yet two years ...

  • Is Eating The Wrong Things After Your Workouts Sabotaging Your Progress??

    This article originally appeared over at Thrive ...

  • It’s Here! Grab Your Official Real Food Experience T-shirt Before They Are Gone

    The official shirt is finally here!  I ...

  • Join Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution

    "Access to good, fresh, nutritious food ...

  • Juggling Crock Pot Cooking 101 – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    It's no secret...........I'm in love with ...

  • Juggling Real Food and Real Life Presents: 365 Days ish of Pinterest Pineapple Strawberry Island Smoothie

    I've been having a great time sharing smoothie ...

  • Juggling Real Food and Real Life Presents: Calm Healthy Sexy’s Super Orange Smoothie

    Our next entry in the Juggling Real Food ...

  • Juggling Real Food and Real Life Presents: Hills Dale Home Front’s Easy Breakfast Yogurt Smoothie Recipe

    Our first competitor in the Juggling Real ...

  • Juggling Real Food and Real Life Presents: Lil Bit of Mama Time’s Good Morning Smoothie

    Our next entry to our Juggling Real Food ...

  • Juggling Real Food and Real Life Presents: Our Little Family Adventure’s Banana Chocolate Frostie

    Our next finalist in the Juggling Real Food ...

  • Juggling Real Food and Real Life Presents: The Grass Skirt Blog

    Welcome back for our last finalist in the ...

  • Juggling Real Food and Real Life Presents: Victory’s Chocolate Almond Banana Smoothie

    Today's finalist in the Juggling Real Food ...

  • Juggling Real Food and Real Life Presents………….Sight and Sound Reading’s Fun with Fresh and Frozen Fruit Smoothie

    I've got something a bit different for you ...

  • Juggling Real Food and Real Life Presents…………i Need a Playdate’s Basil and Blueberry Green Tea Smoothie

    Our next finalist is Mary Johnson from i ...

  • Juggling Real Food and Real Life Presents………Lean Lena’s Apple Banana Watermelon Smoothie

    Our first entry in the Juggling Real Food ...

  • Juggling Real Food and Real Life Presents………Little Family Adventure’s Tropical Smoothie

    Our last finalist in this years Juggling ...

  • Juggling Real Food and Real Life Presents………Taste and See’s Creamy Chocolate-Banana Smoothie (Dairy Free)

    Our next finalist is Sara from Taste and ...

  • Juggling Real Food and Real Life Resources – Lydia’s Flexitarian Kitchen

    My real food journey has been an amazing ...

  • Juggling Systems and Kitchen Organization Resources

    This week the Real Food Experience is encouraging ...

  • Just One More Day – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    One thing you may not know about me is that ...

  • Kids Birthdays Can Be Fun and Healthy – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Many of you know that I have four kids. ...

  • Kids Food is Real Food – Juggling Real Food And Real Life

    One of the things that has come to annoy ...

  • Kitchen Sink Baked Oatmeal

    Saturday mornings with nothing to do............... ...

  • Let’s Talk Holiday Food Safety and Storage – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    We just finished up with Thanksgiving here ...

  • Life Is Messy! Tips For Cleaning Up Your Diet

    The daily pressure of family life can quickly take ...

  • Lisa Leake’s 100 Days of Real Food Cookbook Review – You’ve Gotta Have This Book!

    Have you ever had a friend that is just ...

  • Lunch Packing 101 – Tools of the Trade – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    If you've taken the Pack Your Lunch Challenge, ...

  • Make This Easy Swap For Better Health

    Are you tired of all of the complicated ...

  • Make Your Own Hummus – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    I just finished reading an article about ...

  • Meal Planning – You Have to Have A Plan To Juggle

    So.........I've decided to eat REAL Food ...

  • Meal Planning Surprise – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    I had quite a surprise this weekend.  It ...

  • Meal Planning the Juggling Way (Free Printable) – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Anyone who eats real food on a regular basis ...

  • Mighty Fix Special Offer For May

    This post is sponsored by MightyNest, a ...

  • Muffins With Mom

    It's almost Mother's Day and that has got ...

  • My Baby’s 7th Birthday and Avoiding Artificial Colors in Birthday Cakes

    My baby is turning 7.  I can hardly believe ...

  • My Favorite Water “Recipe” and Why This Isn’t Always Easy – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    I started the first week of the Juggling ...

  • My Kid Won’t Eat Vegetables. Now What?

    This is a sponsored post for which I’ve ...

  • No More Excuses! Let’s Eat Real Food – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    The following post contains affiliate links. ...

  • Nutrition for Kids Who Play Sports – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    My family had a fun weekend celebrating ...

  • Nutrition For Teen Athletes

    Welcome back everyone!  I'm so glad you ...

  • Nutrition For Teen Athletes Part 2 ~ The Truth About Protein

    Welcome back I hope you have been well since ...

  • Nutrition Labels 101 – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    It is so nice of you to come back for a ...

  • Oats 4 Ways Including Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal with Cranberries – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Have you ever taken a look at those instant ...

  • Ode to Tacos – Juggling Real Food and Real LIfe

    A lot of people ask me what my family eats ...

  • Oh Sugar!

    Well, it has been a week since Easter and ...

  • Pancake Day: Try a New Pancake Recipe Today

    Tuesday is one of my favorite holidays.  ...

  • Powerful Nutrition: Green Fruits and Vegetables

    Green fruits and vegetables are full of ...

  • Powerful Nutrition: Orange/Yellow Fruits and Vegetables

    This week the Real Food Experience is challenging ...

  • Powerful Nutrition: Red Fruits and Vegetables

    This week the Real Food Experience is challenging ...

  • Putting Together A Real Food Kitchen: Refrigerator Essentials

    Today we continue our discussion on setting ...

  • Putting Together A Real Food Kitchen: Real Food Pantry Essentials

    When I was growing up, I dreamed of the ...

  • Quick and Easy Homemade Alfredo Sauce – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    When changing from a processed food diet ...

  • Quick and Easy No Recipe Meal – Grilled Chicken Parmesan Sandwich

    My family loves to eat chicken patties.  ...

  • Quick and Easy No Recipe Meals – Grilled Pineapple Chicken Burgers

    I've come to realize that many of my meals ...

  • Quicker Than Takeout: A Satisfying Chicken, Cashew, and Lime Stir-Fry

    I was looking for a delicious new recipe ...

  • Ragu Homestyle: Family Dinner Simmered In Tradition

      One of the things I hear over and over ...

  • Rainbow of Fruit and Vegetables – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    What is that girl talking about when she ...

  • Raw Food – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    I've always loved cookbooks.  They are ...

  • Real Food – Where Do I Find It? – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    So...........I've made the commitment that ...

  • Real Food “The Rules” – Part 2 What We Eat

    In Part 1 of "the Rules" we talked about ...

  • Real Food Appreciation – Juggling Real Food and Real Life

    Talk about taking things for granted........I ...

  • Real Food Chocolate Syrup

    I am going to let you in on a secret today. ...

  • Real Food Defined ~ What Does It Mean For Your Family?

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