My family and I love shopping at our local Aldi grocery store. No other grocery offers me the same quality produce, meat, and dairy, plus a wide and varied selection of organic products all at affordable process. I can’t sing the praises of this store enough, so I was delighted when I was asked if I’d like to receive a copy of The Unofficial ALDI® Cookbook to review and host a giveaway. Read on to learn about Aldi and enter the giveaway.
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Nourishing Meals- 365 Whole foods recipes book review
in allergy-free recipes, books, dairy-free, gluten free, healthy eating, meal planning, nourishing meals, review, soy-free, whole foods, by Linda A Kinsman, Tuesday, November 15, 2016
My husband and I love to cook good, wholesome meals for our family
of four, but lately, we’ve fallen into a bit of a mealtime rut. We both agree that adding more fall vegetables
and good for you grains was a must- but even those small changes didn’t feel
like quite enough to get us back on a healthy eating track. While working
online one day, a cookbook title caught my eye- Nourishing Meals by Alissa
Segersten and Tom Malterre (husband and wife) and I thought this would be a great way to add
fresh ideas to our meal planning.
Read on to learn about Nourishing Meals 365 Whole foods, allergy free recipes for healing your family one meal at a time.
Clearly this book was written for those who are trying to
eat better, I expected that from the title. What I didn’t expect was that all
those inviting meals I’d seen on the cover were really gluten-free, dairy-free
and soy free dishes. Nobody in my family has a dietary restriction, so you may
be wondering why I would select this type of cookbook. It was the promise to
help me ditch the processed foods one allergy-free meal at a time that grabbed
me and honestly, I couldn’t be happier with what I’ve learned so far.
Nourishing Meals offers 365 whole foods, allergy-free
recipes for healing your family one meal at a time. I’m educating myself, or
rather, re-educating myself while reading this cookbook, starting off with the preface-
7
steps to sustainable dietary change. These are do-able steps that aren’t meant
to be hurried through, or done all at once. The author’s idea is restorative
nourishment, which can gently and gradually nurture our systems until unhealthy
foods and habits naturally fade away.
My family and I are spending more time on step one, which is
Add more vegetables. We know we eating vegetables is good for us. Our parents
told us to eat our vegetables when we were kids and chances are if you are a
parent- you are saying it to your kids now. Sometimes though, it can be
challenging to get kids to eat their veggies. Never fear, this book is loaded
with tips- from pregnancy through childhood- on how to deal with and prevent
picking eating behaviors.
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You are invited into recipe chapters during the 7 steps. For
instance, in step 1, there is a Smoothie chapter that can aide in getting kids
to eat their veggies. look at the tasty Chickpea vegetable curry recipe highlighted in the photo above. Doesn't that look like a delightful way to eat more vegetables?
Step 2 talks about
making your own salad dressings while step three- (where I am this week)
discusses the importance of replacing processed grain foods with whole foods.
In this step, the recipes I’d like to try are Fluffy Cashew Pancakes and
Chicken Breakfast sausages.
Another chapter I’ve found very helpful and timely is
Packing a healthy lunchbox. Now that my daughters are teenagers, they pack
their own lunches. Keeping a variety of good for them lunch foods on hand can
be daunting, so I’m thankful for the fresh ideas in this chapter. With their
easy to read lunch and snack lists, I can just turn to this chapter and make my
shopping list, choosing what I know my kids will eat. Same goes for my husband’s
lunchbox. He’s always pleasantly surprised when I add celery stalks or pepper
slices to his lunch, and now I’m armed with even more healthy lunchbox ideas.
If one of your goals is to feed your family healthy,
nourishing, tasty meals, I am happy to suggest this all-inclusive book. I’ve
learned so much already in the short time I’ve had it. I’m educating myself on why living a
gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free lifestyle is perfect for some and that it may
not be perfect for me and mine- it is always good to know the WHY behind each choice.
The next time I am hosting a dinner or sleep over and learn that one of our
guests does have a food allergy, I will be better equipped to cook and serve
them food that tastes good and is nourishing to them.
Another
great part of this book is how hands on it helps you become. Check out this
cool DIY recipe for homemade herbed sea salt on the Nourishing Meals Facebook
page.
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invite you to learn more about the authors by visiting their website and by following them on Facebook and Twitter.
I highly recommend this book and will keep this book as an eating healthier recourse and may even gift a copy or two this holiday season. You can purchase a copy today on Amazon.
Please share in comments- Do you or somebody in your family have
a food allergy? How has that impacted the way you cook?
Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book from Blogging for Books for this review. All opinions stated are my own.
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Jump start your New Year Goals with eMeals
in coupon code, eMeals, meal planning, organizing, saving, by Linda A Kinsman, Thursday, December 27, 2012
One of my biggest goals in the New Year is to shake up my family meal plans. The often asked question "What's for dinner?" will be a little bit easier thanks to eMeals.
Have you heard of eMeals?
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Happy New Year!