A Year of Changes....

WOW. Has it really been a year of posts already? One year ago I began this blog, to sort of document the changes we were making as a family. How far we've come! It feels great. As we begin another year of healthy changes, and experience the beginning of Restoration Wellness, these are some of things our family is focusing on:

~Gluten free recipes to reduce inflammation in our bodies, experimenting with coconut flour and almond flour more often.
~Dairy free recipes for the same reason, experimenting with coconut milk and almond milk more often. NOT using soy products in place of dairy.
~More natural and organic personal products.
~Homemade household cleaners using 'yummy' essential oils!

We're super excited to begin a new phase in our healthy living journey.

What changes are you making on your journey?

Pulled Chicken and Sauteed Kale

Yummy! Serves about 4.

Pulled Chicken:

about 2-3 lbs organic free range chicken drumsticks

1/2 cup red wine vinegar

1/2 cup organic ketchup

1 cup organic bbq sauce

Place all ingredients in your crock pot. Cook on low for about 4 hours (my crock pot CRANKS so maybe you'll need more?) Once done, remove meat from bones using a fork. Mix in a bowl with additional sauce left in crock, and any extra bbq sauce to your taste. Serve on yummy whole grain rolls or bread, or just alone if you choose.

Sauteed Kale:

(Bobby Flay- with a few changes)

2 bunches organic kale, stemmed and cut into pieces and washed well

3 tablespoons grapeseed oil

4 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1/2 cup organic free range chicken broth

sea salt and pepper

Heat oil on medium heat and saute the garlic. Add chicken broth and kale and toss to combine. Cook covered for about 5 minutes, stirring until all the liquid is absorbed. Season with the salt and pepper and enjoy! Warning: you may get addicted!

This also works well with mustard greens, and I am assuming collard greens would be amazing as well!

Recommended Reading/Viewing

Just a list of books DVDs my husband I totally recommend (more to be added) :

Eat Fat Look Thin by Bruce Fife
Whether you want to lose weight or not, this book is full of necessary information for healthy eating!

Taking Charge of Your Fertility
A great book to learn about your body and get off that icky birth control!

Dvd: Food, Inc.
And absolute MUST SEE.

Dvd: Healing Cancer From The Inside Out
Also a must see!

Dvd: Vaccine Nation