Category: Recipes

10 Paleo Recipes Your Kids Will Love

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Getting your kids to eat dinner can be tricky at the best of times.

Introducing dietary restrictions can only complicate that.

However, our list of 10 paleo recipes your kids will love helps simplify things, ensuring your kids get the paleo snacks they love.

Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes are a power food, packed with healthy carbs, minerals and vitamins. Nearly any recipe calling for white potatoes can be substituted for this healthy alternative.

Blending some maple syrup in while mashing the potatoes helps bring out the natural sweetness, making them irresistible to children.

Paleo Pancakes

These breakfast treats couldn’t be easier to make. Simply mash a banana and mix with a beaten egg. Cook it on a frying pan and you have a dairy- and gluten-free pancake that’s near identical to its non-paleo counterpart.

Delicious and simple.

Avocado Boats

Avocados are another nutritional powerhouse, loaded with healthy fats essential for proper brain development in children.

Halve an avocado, and mash the inside, mixing it with tuna and diced veggies and you have simple paleo snacks that satisfy a number of nutritional requirements.

Coconut Milk Parfait

Did you know that coconut milk can be whipped? Blending full-fat coconut milk can give you the same airy consistency as whipped cream with all the healthy fats coconuts are known for.

Crumble some pecan and dates in the bottom of dish, layer with your whipped coconut milk and top with sliced fruit and you have a dish as healthy as it is delicious.

Chicken Stir Fry

While rice itself doesn’t qualify as a paleo snack, it is easily substituted with cauliflower. Steam your cauliflower, let it cool and then run through a food processor. What you’re left with is an excellent replacement that’s gluten-free and full of nutrients.

Mix with chicken and veg and you have an easy to make dinner classic.

Paleo Smoothie

Smoothies have become a staple over the last few years thanks to their great flavors and dense nutritional value.

Blend a banana with full-fat coconut milk, some almond butter, and cinnamon and you have a satisfying paleo recipe that’s great to take on the go.

Tahini Fudge

Made of ground sesame seeds, tahini is an excellent source of protein and fat.

To turn it into dessert, simply mix it with cocoa powder, coconut oil, raw honey and some vanilla. Add some coarse salt, smooth out in a pan and freeze.

Creamy and delicious, this paleo recipe help satisfy your children’s nutritional needs.

Sweet Potato Bun Sausages

A sausage on a bun is a classic. Bring it to the next, gluten-free level by swapping out the bun for a sweet potato.

Peel the sweet potato and poke holes in it using a fork. Microwave for 5-7 minutes then slice in half.

Grill your favorite sausage, put it in the sweet potato and you have a paleo hot dog sure to satisfy even the pickiest eater.

Chocolate Pudding

By taking advantage of the fatty texture of avocados, this is a tasty dessert packed with nutrition.

Mix your avocado with coconut oil, cocoa powder, honey, vanilla extract and some almond milk and you have a paleo snack the kids will love.

Final Thoughts on Paleo Recipes

By utilizing a few basic staples, it’s easy to create paleo recipes that replicate many of your kids’ favorite snacks.

Check out our other recipes for some more great culinary ideas!

4 Natural Soap Recipes for Healthier Skin

soap recipesIt’s an unfortunate reality that many commercial soaps contain harsh dyes, fragrances, foaming agents, and other artificial chemicals that are harmful to our skin.

This is even true of soaps that are marketed as “natural.” Believe it or not, there is no regulation or quality standard for the use of that word. Beware of the marketing manipulation. The only way to truly know what goes into your soap is by making it at home.

Plus, making soap can be a fun and relaxing process. You can make soap for at home use, gifts, or even a business. All it takes is a little practice and some great natural soap recipes.

Read on to find our favorite natural soap recipes free of harmful chemicals that you can easily make at home.

4 Chemical-Free Natural Soap Recipes for Healthy Skin

Soap helps us wash away germs, bacteria, dirt, and all the products we put on our skin. Why would we want to use anything unnatural to achieve a clean slate?

Use these natural soap recipes to achieve healthy skin with soap that you can feel good about using.

1. Milk and Honey Soap

This moisturizing soap is great for your skin and smells delicious. You’ll need:

Just melt the soap base, add the remaining ingredients, pour into a mold and allow to cool until firm.

2. Kratom Soap

Kratom is a tropical tree that grows in Southeast Asia. Its leaves have been recognized for their healing properties, providing relief from chronic pain, muscle aches, anxiety, and stress.

In this soap, its healing properties are absorbed by the skin as well as through aromatherapy as it mixes with steam.

To make kratom soap, you’ll need to source the leaves in the form of a powder from a reputable kratom strains supplier. After that, just follow the instructions below:

  • 3 cups glycerin soap base
  • 1/4 cup lemongrass leaves
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon of coconut oil (or essential oil of your choice)
  • 1/2 teaspoon seaweed oil
  • 1 teaspoon kratom powder

Infuse the kratom powder and lemongrass leaves in water and simmer for 15 minutes.

Melt the glycerin soap base in a double boiler and add the infused lemongrass kratom mixture and the remaining ingredients.

Mix well, pour into silicone molds, and let cool for at least 30 minutes.

3. Lavender Oatmeal Soap

To make this soothing aromatic soap that gently exfoliates the skin, you’ll need:

  • 1 pound goat’s milk soap base
  • 2 tablespoons dried lavender
  • 1/2 cup oats
  • 1/2 teaspoon lavender essential oil

Melt the soap base, add the dried lavender flowers, oats, and essential oil and mix well. Pour into molds and allow to cool.

4. Salt & Grapefruit Soap

This energizing soap is excellent for your skin with gentle exfoliation from both the grapefruit acid and the salt crystals. Here’s how to make it:

  • 1 pound goat’s milk soap base
  • 1/4 cut pink Himalayan salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon grapefruit essential oil

Melt the soap base, stir in the remaining ingredients, pour into molds and allow to cool.

Easy Peasy!

These soap recipes are fun, easy, and safe. Try making soaps for a fun activity with kids! All of these recipes are free of harsh chemicals, lye, or difficult to find ingredients.

Do you have a favorite soap recipe that we missed? Comment below!

Love this article? Check out our other great posts like this one on healthy eating!

5 Amazing Sugar Free Ice Cream Recipes for Summer

sugar free ice cream recipesAlthough frozen desserts have existed since the second century, the road to modern ice cream was a rocky one (pun intended). Ice cream was first tasted by the public in 1660. Before then, it’d been a specialty on royal and noble tables alike.

The popularity of this cold treat exploded and remains popular to this day. But store-bought ice cream has two problems. Not only is it high in sugar and other unhealthy ingredients, but it’s expensive.

The solution? Make your own ice cream from home with sugar free ice cream recipes. Keep reading to learn how.

Sugar Free Ice Cream Recipes

Whether a chocolate fiend, a vanilla fan, looking for something fruity, minty, or a coffee aficionado, there’s a low carb ice cream recipe here to suit all of these preferences. They’re also great for those who love save money on groceries since many ingredients are household staples.

Sugar Free Vanilla

For this basic and delicious flavor without all the sugar, you’ll need the following ingredients:

  • Whole milk (1 cup)
  • Sugar substitute such as Splenda or natural stevia sweetener (3/4 cup)
  • Kosher salt (just a pinch)
  • Heavy cream (2 cups)
  • Vanilla extract (1 to 2 teaspoons)

Once you have all of your ingredients, combine the milk, salt, and sugar substitute. You can use a whisk or a hand mixer. Keep mixing until the sugar substitute is dissolved.

Next, add the heavy cream and vanilla extract, and stir. Cover the bowl and stick it in the refrigerator for at least an hour. You can keep it in there as long as overnight.

The next day, use your ice cream maker to thicken the mixture. This will take about a half hour or so.

Dairy-Free Mint Chocolate Chip

If you love mint chocolate chip ice cream, but dairy doesn’t love you, don’t despair. Make this recipe instead. You’ll need these ingredients:

  • Full-fat coconut milk (15 ounces)–Chill it first.
  • Non-dairy milk (1/2 cup)
  • Vanilla extract (2 teaspoons)
  • Peppermint extract (1/4 teaspoon)
  • Honey (3 tablespoons)
  • Fresh spinach (1 cup)
  • Unsweetened chocolate (2 tablespoons)–Chop it.

Blend everything but the chocolate chip for about a minute, until the mixture is smooth. Churn the mixture in your ice cream maker for about 15 minutes. Toss in the chocolate and churn for another five.

Chocolate

Does it get any better than low-carb chocolate ice cream? If not, make sure you have these ingredients:

  • Heavy cream (2 cups)
  • Unsweetened cashew, almond, or coconut milk (1 1/2 cups)–Divide it.
  • Cocoa powder (1/2 cup)
  • Sugar substitute (1/2 cup)
  • Egg yolks (4)
  • Unsweetened chocolate (3 ounces)–Chop it.
  • Vanilla extract (1/2 teaspoon)
  • Liquid stevia extract (1/4 teaspoon)

Start out by making an ice bath. Let that sit while you combine the cream, 1 cup of the milk alternative, cocoa powder, and sugar substitute. Use medium heat while you whisk them together.

Whisk the egg yolks in a separate bowl, adding 1 cup of the hot cream mixture. Keep whisking as you do this in order to keep the yolks from scrambling. Add them back into the saucepan–keep whisking!

Keep cooking until the mixture can coat a spoon.

Add the chocolate and let it sit for five minutes before whisking until the mixture is smooth. Then, set the mixture over the ice bath for ten minutes before refrigerating it, covered, for no less than three hours.

Whisk in the rest of the milk substitute, vanilla, and stevia. Pour the whole mixture into your ice cream maker and churn.

Lemon Curd

Another one of our low-carb sugar free ice cream recipes is perfect for citrus lovers. If you like lemon, you’ll love this recipe. Here’s what you need for the lemon curd:

  • Large eggs (3)
  • Large egg yolks (3)
  • Sugar substitute (1/3 cup)
  • Lemon juice (1/4 cup)–Squeeze it fresh if you can.
  • Lemon zest (1 tablespoon)
  • Butter (6 tablespoons)–Cut it up into pieces.

For the ice cream, you’ll need:

  • Heavy whipping cream (1 3/4 cups)
  • Powered sugar substitute (1/4 cup)

To make the curd, begin by whisking the eggs, yolks, and sugar substitute. Add the lemon juice and zest. Hold the mixture over a pan of simmering water, but don’t let water touch the bowl.

Keep whisking for up to ten minutes or until the mixture thickens. Take it off the heat and add the butter. Let it stand a moment and then whisk the mixture again until it’s smooth.

Cover and chill, for at least three hours.

Meanwhile, make the ice cream by whisking the whipping cream, sugar substitute, and lemon curd. Churn this mixture and you can begin to enjoy your ice cream!

Coffee

If you love the flavor of coffee, you’ll love this no-churn recipe. Here’s what you’ll need:

  • Heavy cream (2 1/2 cups, divided)
  • Unsweetened almond milk (1 cup)
  • Powdered sugar substitute (1/2 cup)
  • Butter (1 tablespoon)
  • Xanthan gum (1/4 teaspoon)
  • Instant coffee (1 1/2 tablespoons)
  • Vanila extract (1/4 teaspoon)
  • Liquid stevia extract (1/4 teaspoon)

Mix together 1 cup of cream and almond milk over medium heat. Bring the mixture to a boil and then reduce the heat and simmer, stirring often. Keep at it for one hour to 90 minutes, until the mixture is reduced by half.

Take the mixture off the heat and add the powdered sweetener and butter, whisking until the mixture is smooth. Add in the xanthan gum, instant coffee, vanilla and stevia extracts. Keep stirring until the coffee grounds dissolve.

Cool the mixture. With the remaining cream, whip it until it forms peaks. Fold in the milk mixture and keep whisking until everything is combined.

Freeze the mixture for five to six hours.

Serve It Up

Scoop these flavors into a bowl or mix them together for a cool treat to beat the heat.

Which flavor is your favorite? How do you satisfy your sweet tooth in a low-carb way? Share your choice in the comments section below.

Spring Dipped Sugar Wafers!

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Do you love making special treats around the holidays, but you find yourself short on time or maybe patience? Well I have a super simple and easy recipe for you and your kids to make! Even my 3 year old can make these with a little bit of assistance! Below you will have the ingredients and directions to make these Dipped Wafer Cookies!

Ingredients:
*Sugar Wafers
*Melting Chocolate or Frosting as alternative
*Sprinkles

Directions:
1. If you are using melting chocolates then you will want to place them in a microwave-safe dish and follow the directions on the bag for melting. It’s usually 15-30 seconds stir until melted and smooth!
2. Open sugar wafers and dip in melted chocolate (caution, it will be hot) if little ones are helping, then you might want to use the frosting instead.
3. Add sprinkles to the chocolate or frosted ends of your sugar wafers!
4. Place on a plate, serve, and eat!!

If you liked this recipe then make sure to check out our others over here! Leave a comment below on what you thought about this tasty treat! Happy Cooking!

Grilled Hawaiian Chicken Kebabs!

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Are you tired of the same dinner over and over again? Do you often get stuck in a rut? I know I can answer YES to both of those questions more than once! Well, ladies and gentlemen, I have a new favorite recipe and to my surprise, even my picky kids LOVED this one! Last night I was scouring Pinterest for the latest and greatest recipe and came across Hawaiian Chicken Kebabs from Cooking Classy! Once you click on that link, your dinner options will be transformed into something wonderful and delicious! It only takes a few ingredients and BAM you are done! Let us know what you thought about this recipe in the comments below. Happy Eating!!

Triple-Layer Cracker Toffee Bars!

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Get in my belly!! Man, can I just tell you that you are going to want to make a double batch of these guys!! They are gooey, sweet, salty, crunchy, and oh so addicting!! Check out the link here for the full ingredients list and instructions!! These would be great if you did colored white chocolate, think marble or rainbow! Let us know what you thought of this! My kids and husband love when I make new treats! They don’t last long!! Happy Eating!