THE BLOG Food and Kitchen Basics Gut Health Holistic Healthcare Kids Lifestyle Product Spotlight Recipes 12 May Holistic Healthcare Blood Sugar Monitoring + Management I am a firm believer if people focused on supporting their gut and managing their blood sugar, th... 0 Comments Read More 21 Apr Food and Kitchen Basics how to make fermented pickled veggies Fermented foods are vital to our gut health and overall health. There are so many great ways to g... 0 Comments Read More 01 Mar Recipes Freezer friendly mini egg sandwiches You guys! I am not a food blogger, you know that, but these are so easy and delicious! ... 0 Comments Read More 17 Nov Recipes Ramen Bowl Ramen bowls are a traditional Japanese meal that consists of broth, veggies, usually a protein an... 0 Comments Read More 06 Nov Recipes Roasted Delicata Squash At the end of every fall /winter I get a little sad that I have to wait a full year for two foods... 0 Comments Read More 23 Oct Kids Banana Ghost Popsicles A yearly tradition in our home – banana ghost popsicles. My kids love frozen bananas... 0 Comments Read More 29 Sep Recipes Strawberry Chia Jam Today, I am sharing a fan favorite, from my Lunch Box Rescue and a personal favorite in our home... 0 Comments Read More 25 Sep Food and Kitchen Basics DIY Yourself to Better Gut Health Having a gut that is thriving is vital to your health (see why here). Getting fermented foods i... 0 Comments Read More 18 Sep Food and Kitchen Basics 3 Gut Friendly Foods Your gut is the powerhouse of your entire body and affects your physical and mental health. &nb... 0 Comments Read More 11 Sep Product Spotlight 6 Local KC Health Products Health is at the forefront of the products my family buys, but even better is when we can support... 0 Comments Read More 03 Sep Recipes Buffalo Belly Bowl Building a nourishing meal doesn’t have to be complicated or take forever. One of ... 0 Comments Read More 27 Aug Food and Kitchen Basics What’s in my pantry? In this three part series, I will be highlight some of the foods I typically stock in my fridge, ... 0 Comments Read More 27 Aug Food and Kitchen Basics What’s in my freezer? In this three part series, I will be highlight some of the foods I typically stock in my fridge, ... 0 Comments Read More 27 Aug Food and Kitchen Basics What is in my fridge? In this three part series, I will be highlight some of the foods I typically stock in my fridge, ... 0 Comments Read More 17 Aug Gut Health Gut Friendly Chicken Slaw Easy meals are a win in my house! This is a super simple recipe, but don’t let it fo... 0 Comments Read More 29 Jun Recipes Upgraded Taco Meat My oldest son’s favorite food – beef tacos! He loves them, would eat them ever... 0 Comments Read More 19 Jun Holistic Healthcare Supplements To Boost Your Immune System Now more than ever is a great time to be focusing on our health and keeping our immune system str... 0 Comments Read More 11 Jun Food and Kitchen Basics Baby Led Weaning I was convinced I was going to be that mom that made all my own baby food. Thankfully while I was... 0 Comments Read More 09 Jun Food and Kitchen Basics Plastic Free Kids Eatware Through The Years As part of my family’s health and wellness journey, we knew we wanted to eliminate plastic use.... 0 Comments Read More 07 Jun Food and Kitchen Basics Top Foods To Boost Your Immune System Food is medicine. I am sure you have heard that, but do you believe it? I am a true believer and ... 0 Comments Read More 04 Jun Lifestyle How To Choose The Right Sunscreen Sun is out and summer is right around the corner. And for most (hopefully all of us) that means l... 0 Comments Read More 02 Jun Kids My Kids Favorite “Fun” Snacks My kids eat only carrots and apples for snack – said no one ever! I love having my kids eat... 0 Comments Read More 31 May Recipes Smoky Grapefruit Kombucha Cocktail I drink alcohol. That may suprise you. I am not against alcohol and think it can still be a part ... 0 Comments Read More 26 May Kids My Kid’s Lemonade I don’t know about you, but my kids always want fun drinks – lemonade, juice boxes, etc. ... 0 Comments Read More 18 May Recipes Blueberry Lemon Pancakes Pancakes have been on repeat in our house and my family is loving these! The perfect level of swe... 0 Comments Read More 11 May Product Spotlight My Nontoxic Skin Care Routine I hate showering and washing my face. There I said it. I still do it haha, but really don’t enj... 0 Comments Read More 27 Apr Recipes DIY Chipotle Bowl Bar Running out of dinner ideas because we are on day 3764 of stay home order?!? We love Mexic... 0 Comments Read More 24 Apr Lifestyle DIY Air Freshener This is a really short and simple post sharing a basic DIY air freshener. This can double as gene... 0 Comments Read More 17 Apr Product Spotlight Branch Basics Nontoxic Cleaner Did you know that the Federal government doesn’t require cleaning product manufacturers disclos... 0 Comments Read More 10 Apr Lifestyle Nontoxic Laundry Let’s talk laundry. Think for a minute, you wash your clothes and then wear them all day. The... 0 Comments Read More 19 Mar Quality Matters When It Comes To Essential Oils Essential oils are becoming very popular and this is a great thing but with that, also comes many di... 0 Comments Read More 19 Mar You Have Your Essential Oils, Now What You have your oils, now what. I recommend getting a few starter supplies to help with easy of imp... 0 Comments Read More 19 Mar How To Use Essential Oils Safely What are essential oils? Essential oils are compounds found in the seeds, bark, stems, roots, flower... 0 Comments Read More 19 Mar Favorite Essential Oil Blends One of my favorite ways to use essential oils is premixed blends. It takes the guesswork out of know... 0 Comments Read More 19 Mar Top 6 Single Essential Oils While I love essential oil blends, there are quite a few single essential oils I use regularly eithe... 0 Comments Read More 18 Mar How To Make Fermented Sauerkraut Fermented foods are vital to our gut health and overall health. Raw sauerkraut is one of my favorite... 0 Comments Read More 17 Feb Balance the Superfood Shot As a mom, are you worried if your kids eat enough fruits and veggies? My kids are pretty good eat... 0 Comments Read More 10 Feb Traveling During The Winter: What Supplements and Meds I Bring We love to get out of our hometown in the midwest during January where the skies are gray and there ... 0 Comments Read More 05 Feb Nighttime Immunity Routine In the winter, we do everything we can to keep our boys healthy. Doesn’t every mom want this?! ... 0 Comments Read More 16 Dec 2019 Top Ten Favorite Food and Drinks At the end of the year I love to share a roundup of my favorite food and drink products. I love... 0 Comments Read More 08 Dec What is Natural Wine and A Review of Popular Options On The Market I am so glad natural wines are becoming more popular. The more I learn about conventional wines, ... 0 Comments Read More 02 Dec 2019 Holiday Gift Guide As we approach the gift giving season, I have the feeling in my house that I don’t want mor... 0 Comments Read More 25 Nov Thanksgiving Soup Leftovers make great meals, but even better when they can be transported into an entirely new meal w... 0 Comments Read More 18 Nov Two Supplements To Have On Hand This Winter To Help Ease Belly Issues Holidays are here. You may not be eating like you normally do. More sugar, gluten, dairy, alcohol &#... 0 Comments Read More 11 Nov Products I Make Sure I Have Around Every Winter Winter illness will likely hit your home some time over the next couple of months. Today I wanted to... 0 Comments Read More 02 Nov 10 Tips For Boosting Your Immune System Getting sick is part of life and an important part of your little ones building an immune system. Bu... 0 Comments Read More 28 Oct Trick or Treat Tips + How To Get Rid Of The Candy After Halloween It’s here – treat season! Fall parades and festivals, Trunk or Treat, Trick or Treat, Thanks... 0 Comments Read More 21 Oct Top Three Tips For Getting A Lunch Packed Every Day You love it or hate it. Packing school lunch. I will venture to say most hate it. Or maybe you sta... 0 Comments Read More 14 Oct Freezer Friendly Chicken Nuggets What kid doesn’t love chicken nuggets?! I made a chicken nugget that utilizes cost efficient ... 0 Comments Read More 07 Oct Non Toxic Lunch Box – Three Ways To Upgrade! Packing a lunch is a commitment. I know that not too many people are like weird ol me and excited ... 0 Comments Read More 30 Sep Four Nut Free Packaged Snacks From Costco Nut allergies are no joke. It is on the rise and the precautions that are needed have become very ev... 0 Comments Read More 23 Sep 5 Tips For A Better Night’s Sleep I am not going to come in here and tell you you need to sleep. I think you know that. What you may n... 0 Comments Read More 17 Sep The Supplements I Believe Most Everyone Could Benefit From Over the years my philosophy regarding supplements has changed. I used to think “I eat healthy, I ... 0 Comments Read More 10 Sep My Favorite Non Toxic Deodorant Your skin is your body’s largest organ and absorbs everything you put onto it. You want to be just... 0 Comments Read More 03 Sep My Top Three Kitchen Appliances + One To Skip Lets get cooking. It is easy to fall into the trap that you need this appliance for this and this... 0 Comments Read More 27 Aug 5 Tips For Sugar Detoxing I truly believe sugar is the number 1 ‘food’, if you can call it that, to significantly decrease... 0 Comments Read More 20 Aug 5 Foods With Hidden Sugar + Actionable Tips To Decrease Your Intake Sugar is sugar but naturally occurring sugar (that is found in dairy and fruit + veggies) is of cour... 0 Comments Read More 13 Aug #1 Change Every American Needs To Make + 4 Tips For Getting Started My name is Ashley and I was a sugar addict!” Like BAD SUGAR ADDICT. Little Debbie Snacks and entir... 0 Comments Read More 06 Aug Top Five ‘Food Rules’ To Transform Your Health I have mentioned before, but when my wellness journey first started over a decade ago, it was simply... 0 Comments Read More 30 Jul Get Your Greens On Smoothie Bowl I love smoothies! I prep them the night before by putting everything in the blender, so I know I am ... 0 Comments Read More 23 Jul All the DEETS on Bug Spray Summertime is here and with all the fun, it also brings bugs. In our area of the country, mosquitoes... 0 Comments Read More 16 Jul Non Toxic Kitchen: Favorite Cookware No shock to anyone that I love to cook. When I first started cooking, I was fresh out of nursing ... 0 Comments Read More 09 Jul Functional Medicine Philosophy I began my career in healthcare over a decade ago, as a Registered Nurse on an inpatient unit in a t... 0 Comments Read More 02 Jul Recipe Roundup: Fourth Of July Another installment of Recipe Roundup for you today. As a reminder, this is a series I do in honor o... 0 Comments Read More 25 Jun Primal Kitchen Spotlight Primal Kitchen is a company started by a man named Mark Sisson who is a New York Times best-selling ... 0 Comments Read More 18 Jun Pasta Carbonara Bake Who doesn’t love pasta?! When our family first went gluten free I was bummed we may not be able to... 0 Comments Read More 11 Jun Healthy Snacking! I don’t know about you, but my kids love snacks! They love when we have ‘snacky dinners’ and u... 0 Comments Read More 04 Jun Gardening 101 I have been learning to garden for the last 8 or so years. I started with a small raised box and hav... 0 Comments Read More 28 May How I Did It? Plus Five More Weeks of Free Meal Plans Did you see my article a few months back about all the food prep I did prior to having our third bab... 0 Comments Read More 28 May Seven Meal Prep Tips Meal planning is truly one of the foundational must haves to keep our family on track and successful... 0 Comments Read More 23 May Recipe Roundup: Memorial Day Another installment of Recipe Roundup for you today. As a reminder, this is a series I do in honor o... 0 Comments Read More 21 May Are you Living Your BEST Life? My passion for helping people is what got me doing this work. I have gained so much knowledge over t... 0 Comments Read More 16 May Health Coach’s Take On A Taco Bell Favorite You probably have seen me talk about my family’s love for Mexican food. My kids seriously want it ... 0 Comments Read More 14 May What Does A Registered Nurse and Integrative Nutrition Health Coach Buy From Costco? What types of foods does a Registered Nurse and Integrative Nutrition Health Coach buy from Costco? ... 0 Comments Read More 09 May 12 Meal Planning Strategies To Implement Today Today I am going to share 12 strategies for meal planning you could implement once you are ready to ... 0 Comments Read More 07 May How To Get Started Meal Planning I know there are some meal planners out there, but there are also a good handful of people that do n... 0 Comments Read More 02 May Where To Eat Out In KC? We call Kansas City home and are excited that the food scene has really stepped up its game the last... 0 Comments Read More 30 Apr Traveling With A Family – Tips For A Less Stressful Experience Do you travel? Are you a road trip kind of person or an airplane traveler? We love to travel and thi... 0 Comments Read More 25 Apr Six Holistic Ways To Manage Seasonal Threats Does moving into spring cause lots of undesirable symptoms? I know it did for me…every spring... 0 Comments Read More 23 Apr Mindful Changes To Celebrate Earth Day In honor of Earth Day, I thought it would be a great time to jump in and share some small mindful ch... 0 Comments Read More 18 Apr Better Quality Easter Egg Fillers Does the Easter Bunny come to your house? He does ours and I am busy getting last minute basket i... 0 Comments Read More 16 Apr Recipe Round Up: Easter Another installment of Recipe Roundup for you today. As a reminder, this is a series I do in honor o... 0 Comments Read More 11 Apr 10 Tips While Eating Out Eating out is a realistic part of life. Yes, I should be saying home cooked meals are the only way t... 0 Comments Read More 09 Apr Mouthwatering Meal With Zero Effort So simple yet so amazing! We love avocado toast around here. It is a really basic meal that we ca... 0 Comments Read More 04 Apr Five Simple Swaps For Making Kids Food Choices Healthier Who doesn’t wish their kids ate a little better? I feel like mine eat pretty darn good, but there ... 0 Comments Read More 02 Apr Are Your Bags Packed? Prior to having our third baby, I did an Instagram live video walking you through some of the food w... 0 Comments Read More 28 Mar Quick Healthy Meal Making home cooked meals doesn’t have to be complicated, overwhelming or take a long time. I promi... 0 Comments Read More 25 Mar What Is Collagen and What Are The Benefits I follow a Functional Medicine Approach to Gut Health: Remove, Replace, Re-inoculate, Repair. What t... 0 Comments Read More 21 Mar How I Start My Day What is your favorite way to start the day? Are you a coffee drinker? Tea? I have gone through phase... 0 Comments Read More 18 Mar What Are The Benefits Of Bone Broth I follow a Functional Medicine Approach to Gut Health: Remove, Replace, Re-inoculate, Repair. What t... 0 Comments Read More 12 Mar What Probiotic Does Our Family Take? Part II Today, I wanted to share with you myths about probiotics and how our family incorporates Just Thrive... 0 Comments Read More 11 Mar What Probiotic Does Our Family Take? Part I I follow a Functional Medicine Approach to Gut Health: Remove, Replace, Re-inoculate, Repair. What t... 0 Comments Read More 07 Mar Holistically Minded Approach to Pregnancy, Labor and Postpartum Care Warning to men readers! It would be great for you to read this so you know what your partner’s ama... 0 Comments Read More 04 Mar What is Kombucha Kombucha is a fermented fizzy probiotic beverage. The base is tea (in the case of our favorite, orga... 0 Comments Read More 28 Feb Quick and Easy Make Ahead Breakfast! A few years ago overnight oats were all the rage. Fast forward to today and people are trying to ... 0 Comments Read More 26 Feb How To Get Your Kids Interested In Food and Eating Healthy? Do your kids eat healthy foods or do you wish they had more interest? My kids love food! I hear that... 0 Comments Read More 14 Feb A Kid Favorite Taken Up a Notch What kid doesn’t love eating something that can be dipped? I think taquitos are a popular kid favo... 0 Comments Read More 12 Feb Healthy Cookware Option I get this question a lot – what kind of cookware do you use? In 2014, part of my journey to u... 0 Comments Read More 07 Feb One Of My Daily Practices I am a negative person by default. There I said it. I am a worrier and a pessimist but thanks to my ... 0 Comments Read More 05 Feb Recipe Roundup: Valentine’s Day Another installment of Recipe Roundup for you today. As a reminder, this is a series I do in honor o... 0 Comments Read More 31 Jan Want To See What I Need To Do To Feel Prepared For The Baby? With all three of my pregnancies it was important to me that I felt as prepared as I could, understa... 0 Comments Read More 29 Jan Recipe Roundup: Super Bowl A month ago, I introduced you to something I was going to do on the website, called Recipe Roundup. ... 0 Comments Read More 24 Jan Want To Learn How to Build The Perfect Plate? The modern world is looking for a magic pill, magic food or magic self care technique to help them w... 0 Comments Read More 22 Jan Kid Approved Belly Booster Drink Do your kids come home from school starving? If so, consider trying my quick filling drink. My kids ... 0 Comments Read More 17 Jan Fermented Kid (And Adult) Approved Snacks Today I wanted to introduce you to one of my favorite kid and adult approved snacks – Paleoval... 0 Comments Read More 15 Jan 2018 Top Ten Favorite Food and Drink Products I swear your body starts to naturally get you ready for the lack of sleep that is on the horizon ... 0 Comments Read More 10 Jan Looking For An Easy, Portable, Make Ahead Breakfast With No Sugar? As you are starting to get back in the swing of things after the holidays and having time off? Are y... 0 Comments Read More 08 Jan Is Gluten Free Just A Trend? I stumbled upon gluten free not by choice. Our entire family was eating gluten, although what I cons... 0 Comments Read More 03 Jan Goal Setting Made Easy With 10 Tips As the new year is upon us, some people may be thinking about goals. I have a few things I try to ke... 0 Comments Read More 01 Jan A New You in 2019! For many years I have dreamed about how I could reach a lot of people and help them feel their best!... 0 Comments Read More 27 Dec Recipe Roundup: New Years Eve A few weeks ago I introduced you to something I was going to do on the website, called Recipe Roundu... 0 Comments Read More 25 Dec Merry Christmas! I just wanted to stop in today and wish you all a Merry Christmas, if this is a holiday you celebrat... 0 Comments Read More 20 Dec What The Heck Is Fermentation? The modern world is looking for magic pill, magic food or magic self care technique to help them wit... 0 Comments Read More 18 Dec Managing Winter Illness Who has time to be sick? Not me! For the watchers, instead of the readers: For the readers, instead ... 0 Comments Read More 13 Dec Recipe Roundup: Christmas While I love to cook, they are not always my own recipes. I have a few people I consistently follow ... 0 Comments Read More 11 Dec Interested In Better Quality Wine? (And How To Get An Extra Bottle For A Penny!) I love wine. Yes I am a health and wellness advocate but also love wine. For a long time, and still ... 0 Comments Read More 06 Dec 2018 Holiday Gift Guide Can you believe Christmas is just around the corner? I have 5 and 3.5 year old boys and are welco... 0 Comments Read More 04 Dec The Easiest Dinner (With Leftovers) Meal prep is very important to me. It is what keeps our family on track. I will talk about my tips f... 0 Comments Read More 01 Dec Desire For A Healthier World According to a report published in 2005 in the New England Journal of Medicine, in the first time in... 0 Comments Read More 01 Dec How Am I Different? You might be asking – why should I listen to her? How is she different than the other thousand... 0 Comments Read More 01 Dec Our Journey With Food When I say this is a journey, it is 100% that. You cannot expect to do it all overnight. When my hus... 0 Comments Read More 01 Jan A New Way To Think About Chronic Illness I began my career in healthcare over a decade ago, as a Registered Nurse on an inpatient unit in a t... 0 Comments Read More
