Low carb pumpkin bread offers a treat perfect for the comfort of the season, highlighted with the sweetness of a cream cheese frosting. Quick breads are a seasonal favorite, and make fantastic gifts. This recipe for low carb pumpkin bread uses both almond flour and coconut flour as an alternative to regular flour. Cream cheese…
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Candy Corn Bark
Candy corn partners with pretzels and peanuts for a perfect sweet and salty seasonal treat. I always hear that candy corn is a love it or hate it candy. I’ve never cared for absolutes because I live so much of my life somewhere in the middle. My opinion of this seasonal confection is no different….
Spider Web Taco Dip
Spider web taco dip is a quick and easy snack to share with guests at your next Halloween party. Creepy and delicious, the perfect combination to share with family and friends at your next Halloween party. Resembling a seven layer dip, this taco dip has three main layers, beans, seasoned sour cream and guacamole. The…
Cheesy Broccoli and Sausage with Cauliflower Rice
Cheesy Broccoli and Sausage with Cauliflower Rice is a quick, filling dinner with low carb veggies, cheese, and sausage. A rice skillet dish has always been a go to comfort food for me. Substituting cauliflower rice makes this dish low carb friendly without sacrificing flavor or texture. Adjust the vegetable amounts to reduce the carb…
Green Bean Almondine – Side Dish Favorite
Green bean almondine is a simple, traditional side dish that pairs well with a wide variety of meals. This recipe for green bean almondine is a quick and easy side dish complimenting any traditional comfort food meal. Beef, chicken, pork, seafood, and even some pasta dishes are all wonderful partners for this simple side dish….
Low Carb Bourbon Old Fashioned
A low carb version of a Bourbon Old Fashioned, also known as the original whiskey cocktail. This post is intended for audience of age 21+. The Old Fashioned has been around longer than any other cocktail. It’s already a low carb drink, aside from the sugar cube. Adding stevia is a quick and easy way…
Simply Delicious Winter Sunshine Cocktail
This post is sponsored by SheSpeaks, Inc. and Simply Orange Juice Company. It’s the time of year for holiday entertaining! While I love a good dinner party, sometimes a cocktail party better suits the crowd. Cocktails, appetizers, music, and friends. It’s a great way to introduce friends from different social circles, and catch up with…
Holiday Snack Creations: Get Kids Excited About Healthy Eating
Today we tested out some create your own winter fruit art. Not only is it fun to make, it’s fun to eat! It can be holiday themed and makes for a great family activity.
Making Healthy Choices with 4-H Food Smart Families
In addition to the clubs, programs, contests, and educational resources, 4-H also does a lot for the community. They provide opportunities and encourage kids to get out in the community to volunteer. Since 2001, one of the amazing program opportunities 4-H offers in partnership with United Healthcare is 4-H Food Smart Families.
Almost 16 million children live in households that are food insecure. This means they don’t have consistent access to food year round. The Food Smart Families program works with these families to educate them on how to plan, shop for and prepare healthy meals.
In the past six years 340,000 youth and their families in 14 states have benefitted from healthy living programs provided by the partnership between United Healthcare and 4-H.
Homemade Taco Seasoning
My kids are serious about Taco Tuesday. It has to be Tuesday if we’re going to have tacos that is. I’m not sure why they’re so particular about it, but that’s the groan I hear every time I try to make tacos on any other day of the week. The thing that’s weird about this…