Reinventing the Cold Lunch

Written by Kari, Contributing Writer With school starting soon and routines getting back in order, if your child attends school, packing a lunch is a part of that routine. I’m not sure about where you live, but the choices for ‘hot lunch’ are not acceptable at my daughter’s school, so everyday is a ‘cold lunch’ day. I understand the convenience of your child eating hot lunch at school, but the overall consequences are nothing short of disastrous. {photo credit} And no, I’m not … [Read more...]

Chocolate Avocado Popsicles

The middle of summer means a lot of heat, sun and hopefully fun. In the midst of summer business of swim lessons, vacation Bible school, and staying up later, we love to have fun outside. We go to splash pads to keep cool, play in the back yard with the hose and often go for bike rides in the evening as the sun is setting. Always remember to use a good sunscreen or cover up in the sun to prevent skin damage. Another thing we love is a delicious, healthy popsicle. If you’re wanting a … [Read more...]

Create Your Own Health Arsenal: Build A Strong Immune System & Treat Symptoms Naturally

Written by Kari, Contributing Writer This is a transitional time of year for almost everybody out there. School has started up again, summer is almost over and the cooler months are on the way. All of this means that we are going to have to pay more attention to keeping our immune systems strong so those ever present germs and bugs don’t have a chance to wreak havoc inside our bodies! Even healthy families and houses can experience the sniffles, coughing and that ‘yucky’ feeling, but do we … [Read more...]

Natural Shea Butter Sunscreen

Written by Kelly, Contributing Writer Hi, Everyone! I am so very excited to be visiting with you at Day2Day Joys today! Thank you, Rachel!!  My name is Kelly and I blog over at Eyes on the Source. Today, I wanted to share with you something relatively new to our family, but I am sure many of you have heard of or tried this product, already. We started using Shea Butter several months ago as yet another experiment to bring healing to my son's eczema and psoriasis. I had heard of its … [Read more...]

Chicken Tortilla Soup

  5.0 from 1 reviews Chicken Tortilla Soup   Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 4 hours Total time 4 hours 10 mins   Author: Rachel What you need: 1 pound boneless chicken breasts 1 can diced tomatoes ½ C chunky salsa 1 C homemade enchilada sauce 1 medium onion, chopped 1 can black beans, drained (optional) 2 cloves garlic, chopped 4 C chicken broth 2 t cumin 1 t chili powder 1 T lemon juice 1 bay leaf What to do: Set crockpot to high heat Add … [Read more...]

Easy Homemade Enchilada Sauce

What you need: 2 T oil 2 T coconut flour 2 T chili power 1/2 t cumin 2 C filtered water 8 ounce can tomato paste 1/2 red pepper, chopped 1 t garlic powder 1/2 t onion powder 1/2 t sea salt 1/2 t dry cilantro  Mix wet then add dry Add in red pepper Pulse until smooth What to do: Add in all wet ingredients into blender or food processor, mix well Add in all dry ingredients and red pepper, pulse … [Read more...]