Greek Salad
What's better than bites of ripe tomatoes, cucumbers, and red onions drizzled with herbs and olive oil, and topped with salty Kalamata olives. This Greek Salad is a great break from the standard leafy greens. If you want to add…
Acorn Squash and Sausage Soup
If you haven't tried acorn squash you should because it is delicious and filled with nutrients! This Acorn Squash and Sausage Soup has the vegetables and the protein covered for a fully nutritious meal. One tip we thought was handy…
Happy, Healthy Halloween How To’s
Halloween is one of the most fun events of the year, especially for kids and kids-at-heart, but it’s also the one of the most dangerous when it comes to making healthy choices. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with…
Chicken, Sweet Potato and Kale Stew
Stew + Fall = Perfection. You can't go wrong with the ingredients for this Chicken, Sweet Potato and Kale Stew and the crock pot. Simply pop all the ingredients in your crock pot and about 4 or 5 hours later…
Crusted Butternut Squash
Fall and squash season are here! This is a fairly simple green tiered delicious Crusted Butternut Squash recipe. Butternut squash tastes amazing and is gluten free and a great alternative to some of the more unhealthy carbs. Serve this with some…
Mango Smoothie
This Mango Smoothie is really a Mango Coconut Jamu. Jamu is a traditional Indonesian turmeric tonic that has been made for centuries. With endless variations, some recipes including botanical ingredients such as flowers, fruits, seeds, bark, leaves, and roots, it’s…
Carrot Cake Cupcakes
My granddaughters ate 3 of these carrot cake cupcakes and were asking for more. They were a hit and they don't use refined and highly processed sugars. Carrot Cake Cupcakes Cupcake Ingredients1 1/2 cup 100% whole wheat flour1 1/2…
Spicy Sweet Potato Fries
The biggest problem that most people have with sweet potato fries is getting that satisfying crunch. They have a tendency to come out unpleasantly soggy and limp, a serious disappointment even for the true sweet potato lovers. The thick-cut wedge…
Banana Bread
This delicious banana bread is completely green tier and is sweetened with bananas and applesauce only. The spelt flour also makes this bread gluten free, a healthy alternative to eating grains. You can bake this either in a bundt pan…
Healthy 90/10 Popcorn
I LOVE popcorn (a green tier food), but microwave popcorn (even the ones marketed as healthy) are laden with chemicals and unhealthy fats, like hydrogenated oils! So, what does a person, like me, that wants to keep their calories in…