Our Family Experiment: One Year Without Sugar and Processed Foods and With Much More.
Watch Full VideoWell, that's a wrap! It's hard to believe it's been a full year since we started our project! I'm happy to report that 365 days without sugar and processed foods is far more doable - and enjoya...
Yes, it's upon us! The holiday I'm most frequently asked about. "Do your kids trick or treat?" "What do you do about school parties and activities?" "What do you tell your kids about candy and wh...
School is back in full swing and if your household is anything like ours, the weeknight routine is 'clean up the chaos from the day and prep lunches for the morning. A few days ago I stood stari...
Correct. These puppies aren't beautiful - - but they are tasty!!
Jefferson and I have been on the hunt for a great oatmeal cookie recipe, one that's both sugar free and nut free (school appropria...
Happy September! I hope that everyone's 'back to school and fall routines are off to a great start! We took a hiatus from the blog (but not the project!) in August while we were traveling. Sum...
So long July! 3 birthdays, 1 anniversary, 2 national holidays later = one giant party at our house :-) Here's what we learned on our adventure this month! Jefferson "Some healthy things d...
I know, I know - natural skin care has little to do with eating whole foods, but here's the catch: our skin's our biggest organ. There's some debate about how much or little our skin care choices ...
Yes, I know: Deodorant isn't food. But we use it daily, applied directly to our largest organ - our skin. Avoiding parabens, aluminum-based compounds, colours, talc and other additives is a no br...
Last week I shared a campaign on our Facebook Page, the Stop Marketing To Kids Campaign. Supported by all major Canadian Health Organizations, the campaign asks the Canadian Government to ban food ...
Hello July! The 8th month of our project flew by and summer is officially here. July's my favourite month of the year. Victoria, Jefferson and I all share July birthdays - add Canada Day, Indep...
@CBCRadio's Ideas with Paul Kennedy recently aired a 2 part series entitled Fat and Sugar, by contributor Jill Eisen. The series offers an excellent overview of our current nutritional knowledge o...
My name’s Becca and I’m a mom of a 5 year old and 2 year old. As of November 1st, 2015, our family is undertaking a project to live one year without sugar and processed foods.