Next Organics

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I just bought these today.  It was the first time I have seen them in our grocery store.  They are organic and the organic symbol is on the back.  I have missed chocolate covered anything since going Organic.  This brand has so many different chocolate covered things it was hard to choose which one to try first.  This and dark chocolate covered cashews were the two I was thinking about getting.  These won.  

So how did they taste?  They are so yummy!  

I had to put them up so I wouldn't eat all of them in one sitting!  

They also reminded me of years ago when me and my family would sit down to play cards and have 

all kinds of snacks to eat.  We had chocolate covered cherries, chocolate covered cashews, 

regular nuts, candy, the list goes on and on.  

What a neat memory just tasting these brought to me! 

This Moment

{this moment} -    

A Saturday ritual. A single photo -no words- capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

Baby Step Series #7

"We spend more money on health care than ever before.  We take more drugs than ever before, yet we are sicker than ever before."

What an opening for Chapter 5.  Did those two sentences get you thinking?  I think chapter 5 is so important to read.  It was so eye opening for me and really got me to understand how many things I was doing on a daily basis that was putting my family and I in harm.  Microwaving for an example.  I had no idea that it actually changes the structure and life energy of the food.  Knowing what I put into the microwave is not what comes out, helped us to quit using it.  Our family has not used the microwave since January 1st.  The first couple days was hard...I did not realize how much I was using it.  I steamed veggies in it, heated up my babies bottle (eeeekkk), reheated leftovers, etc.  I just had to rethink how to make and do those things safely.  My baby didn't mind a room temperature bottle...I heated left overs in a pan.....steamed veggies with water.....We adapted just fine.  haha  And as I write this I can not believe its been 7 1/2 months and we don't even think about using the microwave.  That was one of the easiest things to change in our lives.  Someday we are going to get a toaster oven.  It does everything a microwave can do but doesn't change your food into something unnatural.  You can store your leftovers in glass containers and just pop them into the toaster oven for reheating.  Simple!  

I have loved receiving all the emails about chapter 5.  I love hearing how you feel and think about this book.  I know its life changing. It sure changed mine.  Ok....on to the next baby step.  I know how exciting this next chapter sounds!!!!  Are you ready???? 

Baby Step #7:

Read all of Chapter 6 

How to never get sick again

Positive Thinking

Let's get inspired!!
Positive Thinking every Wednesday.
A simple, remarkable thought to uplift you.  

Positive thinking can improve your life and the power of it will bring you happiness.

 “You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” 

- Christopher Columbus

Tacos

We love tacos in this house. 

The kids love to eat them and I love to make them.  They are fast and super easy.  If I am behind on getting dinner started for the day, I can whip this up in no time at all.  Here is the recipe:

1 lb Organic-Grass Fed Beef Hamburger
1 Organic Onion
1 cup of Muir Glen Organic Diced Tomatoes
1 can of Westbrae Natural Vegetarian Organic Pinto Beans
1 cup of Raw Organic Valley Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1 tablespoon Simply Organic Garlic Powder
1 tablespoon Simply Organic Pepper
1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon Pacific Salt Organic Fine Sea Salt
1 teaspoon Simply Organic Cumin Seed Ground
1 box of Little Bear Yellow Taco Shells 

Cut up onion and put into Cast Iron Pan.  Turn heat to medium on stove top.  Add hamburger, garlic powder, pepper, sea salt (minus the 1 teaspoon) and cook until done.  Add in tomatoes and turn to simmer.  Simmer for 10 minutes.

While hamburger is cooking, add pinto beans, the 1 teaspoon of sea salt, and cumin to stainless steel sauce pan.  Cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally.  You can see my saucepan behind the hamburger.   

Turn oven to 350 degrees and put taco shells on stainless steel cookie sheet and bake for 5 minutes.

When everything is done assemble tacos with cheese and add beans on the side.  Enjoy!!

You can add any toppings you want like diced tomatoes, lettuce, salsa, etc.  You can also add in more spices or use less....whatever you and your family prefer.  

    

This Moment

{this moment} -    

A Saturday ritual. A single photo -no words- capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

Baby Step Series #6

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How did everyone like Chapter 4?  Pretty eye opening right?  How interesting that we eat food loaded with toxins....get sick...then start taking a drug for the symptom (not the cause)...then get sick with something else...start taking another drug for that symptom (again not helping with the cause) and so on and so forth.  How much money do they make on us being sick?  Do you think they are sitting at the top just laughing at us?  Thinking how dumb we are to keep this cycle going and never try to change it? 

Ready to learn some more??? 

Onto Baby Step #6:

Read all of Chapter 5

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Positive Thinking

Let's get inspired!!
Positive Thinking every Wednesday.
A simple, remarkable thought to uplift you.  

Positive thinking can improve your life and the power of it will bring you happiness.    

“Today I can do anything I put my mind to.”  
-Louise L. Hay

Spring Lake Gardens

Last week my kids and I visited Spring Lake Gardens Farm.  It was such a beautiful farm.  Mike, Andy, and Mel are the farmers.  It was fun to see all the veggies they were growing.  Mel went around and explained how they grow each different vegetable.  She also has recipes on her site using the vegetables they grow.  How neat is that!!  Andy and Mike explained how they get the seeds ready and showed us the organic seeds they use and organic fertilizer.  It was awesome!       

This is their philosophy:

"At Spring Lake Gardens we do not use synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. We adhere to the standards set forth in The Farmer's Pledge. Our methods are designed to build the sustainability of our farm, meaning that we are working to create a farm that not only produces delicious food, but also produces the fertility to grow it!"

"We are committed to using our time to grow outstanding produce, and to do so using techniques which are balanced, produce food with high nutrient density, and which develop the sustainability of our farm. By sustainability we mean the ability of the farm to supply it's own nutrients via the practicing of well designed husbandry. We believe strongly that beautiful, healthy and delicious foods are the byproduct of a healthy agricultural system, and cannot be duplicated with artificial nutrients or in unbalanced ecosystems."

They have a little pond on the property which is so cute and refreshing.  My baby Connor loved putting his hands in the stream.  

My other two boys loved walking the board bridge across the stream.  They thought it was so cool. 

They also have a couple of pets.  Amico is the dog, along with Jenga, Attilla, and Gilligan who are the cats.  Amico and the cats are solely responsible for keeping the farm charming, affectionate, and unpredictable. Amico loved my boys and my boys loved him.  He played fetch with them for hours.  It was a total blast! 

Amico swimming after the ball

 

 What a wonderful family and what a wonderful farm.  

Thank you so much for letting us visit.  We had such a great day there! 

Here is the link to their website:

http://www.springlakegardens.com/

This Moment

{this moment} -    

A Saturday ritual. A single photo -no words- capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

Baby Step Series #5

How did everyone do on reading Natural Cures to chapter 4?  
I received a lot of texts and emails saying how much it has already opened people's eyes.  How it got them thinking about healthcare and what they put into their bodies.  I love hearing how you feel about this!

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 "Being sick is not "normal," it is abnormal." 

I think that sentence is one of my favorite things KT says in his book.  I remember thinking oh it's flu season.  Let's plan on being sick.  Or my kids are in school..of course they will get sick.  When the weather changes or holidays come or work gets stressed we believe we should get sick.  We have got to change this way of thinking.  Being sick should not just happen. We should not plan for it.  

We can change getting sick.

     
Ok....on to baby step #5:


Read all of Chapter 4

 "So let's begin the journey together, and 
when you conclude this book I promise you one thing...
you will never be the same!"  
~Kevin Trudeau

  

This Moment

{this moment} -    

A Saturday ritual. A single photo -no words- capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

I was inspired by my sister-in-law.  If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to see.

Baby Step Series #4

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Did everyone get their hands on the book Natural Cures "they" don't want you to know about?  Awesome!  I received some emails from people saying they have already started reading and could barely put it down for dinner.   That is what happened to me...I couldn't put it down once I started.  There is so much information in this book and it really gets you thinking about why you do things.  

Ok..this week we are going to jump in and start reading.  

So baby step #4 is....

  To read up to and stop at Chapter 4