Chicken nuggets: quite possibly the all-time favorite meal among kids in America. I don’t know anyone under 10 who doesn’t love chicken nuggets. The problem with most chicken nuggets is they are full of junk like MSG, trans fats, and petrochemicals. And of course the chicken is usually from battery chickens from factory farms, which are pumped full of hormones and antibiotics and fed genetically modified corn and soybeans. Here’s an easy, healthy recipe for homemade chicken nuggets that children will love.

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Sometimes people ask me what supplements we take. I’m a firm believer in getting nutrition from food. However, we don’t always eat perfectly and we are still recovering from years of eating SAD (Standard American Diet). Also, Kate’s a growing girl and I’m planning to get pregnant again soon (in the next year I think). [...]

Just got back from our Saturday morning visit to the farmer’s market and I’m thinking about what I’m going to cook this week. Rocky Canyon had beef tongue, which I plan to use for tacos. I also got a dozen oysters and five pounds of mussels for dinner tonight. I bought a duck to roast [...]

This is a meal I highly recommend. Seth and I both loved it. It’s not super quick to prepare (you have to chop various things, although the food processor does help some) but it’s very nutritious and not expensive to make since you’re using canned salmon, which is cheaper than fresh or frozen salmon. Just [...]

I’ve been making a lot of smoothies lately. It’s such an easy and quick way to provide nourishment. I especially like them because they make it so easy to take coconut oil. If you’re not doing dairy, just use coconut milk. I’ve been making these for Seth and he LOVES them! They also make a [...]

Tonight we ate: Rocky Canyon Bratwurst with Dijon Mustard Homemade Lacto-Fermented Sauerkraut Kale Sauteed in Chicken Fat and Butter Chicken Broth For lunch Seth had some sliced turkey breast and avocado. He was still hungry after that (not enough fat, I told him), so I offered to make him a smoothie. The man who said [...]