Ginger is a flowering plant with fat nodular roots. It is these roots that we traditionally know as ginger. Whilst ginger can be bought crystalised, dried or as an essential oil, we always use the fresh root. I keep it in the fridge and snap off a piece to use as and when I need…
Month: June 2018
Healthy Homeschool Living – Healthy Attitudes
Healthy Attitudes are SO important when making changes that last. As you know, I have tried every diet under the sun. And let me tell you: they all work. For as long as I stick to them. I mean, let's face it, weight loss isn't rocket science. And, likewise, weight gain doesn't require a doctorate…
Healthy Homeschool Living: Recipe File – Kefir Smoothies
I allow my kefir to sit for 24 hours with the grains and then strain and pop liquid in fridge for another twelve. The resulting liquid, though not delicious by any stretch of the imagination, is at least drinkable. Especially if you hide the taste somewhat in a Kefir Smoothies. I make two different types…
Healthy Homeschool Living: Nutritional Files – Home-Made Kefir
Kefir is a cultured fermented milk drink, traditionally made from fermenting cow's milk with kefir grains. Although, one of the advantages of making Home-Made Kefir is that you can use a non-dairy milk, such as coconut milk. Kefir grains (found on the slopes of the Caucasus Mountains situated between Russia and Georgia) are not actually…
Healthy Homeschool Living: Drinking Water
Drinking Water. Easy, right? Well, yes it should be. I mean there's nothing hard about running the cold tap into a glass and then downing its contents. Yet, when I think about how little I have drunk over the past few years, I am appalled! I don't know about you, but there have been way…
Healthy Homeschool Living: Oat Recipes
A couple of days ago I shared the nutritional advantages of using raw oats in your daily diet. Today I want to share our family's five favourite Oat Recipes with you. At the end of the post, there will be some free printable cards, to pop in your home-making folder. Oat Recipes: Plain ol' Porridge…
Healthy Homeschool Living: A Healthy Home
When I first became a mummy I was determined that everything should be perfect for my little boy, that he would live in a truly Healthy Home. And, when the twins arrived nine short months later, my desire grew. These precious children were going to have the happiest, safest childhood Gary and I could find. …
Healthy Homeschool Living: Nutritional File – Oat Groats
The majority of oat groats are made up of carbohydrates (66%). Of that 66%, 1% are sucrose, 11% are fibre and 85% are starch. Starch is made up of long chains of glucose modules, and as such have a higher fat content than other grains as well as a high propensity for taking up water. …
Healthy Homeschool Living: Nutrition and Nutritionism
Today, I will be pondering the vast difference between Nutrition and Nutritionism. Nutritionism is a useful concept coined by Michael Pollan in his excellent 'In Defence of Food' documentary. It is this documentary which began my journey into more healthful living. What is Nutrition and Nutritionism? Nutrition is the science that interprets the interaction of…
Healthy Homeschool Living: Food and Food-Like Products
Firstly, what do I mean by Food and Food-Like Products? Surely, if it is edible, it is food; if it is not edible, it is not food. Simple, right? Well, no actually. The problem is we are not eating food anymore, we are eating food-like products (Alejandro Junger MD) Finding Food and Food-Like Products in…
Healthy Homeschool Living: Introduction
I mentioned that for a short time I wanted my blog to take a different turn. Sooooo, for the next couple of months I will be sharing all I have been learning about Healthy Homeschool Living. In September (or sooner if I run out of things to say) blogging will return to normal. I want…