Here’s a great dressing to put over taco salad or haystacks or other salad….enjoy! Ingredients: 1 15 oz can of tomato sauce 1/2 cup olive oil 1/2 cup ac vinegar 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp salt 2 tsp lemon juice 5 doonks THM stevia (tiny Read more…
This is our number One family favorite! Our kids love it! They pile up their haystacks like crazy, and sometimes they compete as to who can make the prettiest plate. Then they’ll send pictures to their siblings in college to make them jealous! You can adjust ingredients, omit, add…to your Read more…
Here’s a great appetizer for parties or lunches…. you can make celery boats, cucumber rounds with a dollop of dip and a piece of cherry tomato, fill mini peppers, grape tomatoes…and any more of your favorite veggies. (You can also use it as a fruit dip, but instead of the Read more…
This is sooooo yummy on strawberries! Made it for my son’s graduation party last night, but it was gone before I got to the line. You can use it as a vegetable dip also. Instead of the sweetener and vanilla, substitute with the ingredients listed at the bottom. Ingredients: 1 Read more…
Here’s the perfect summer meal for a hiking trip, boating excursion, picnic, or just an anytime lunch…. or the beach! One time it was so windy at the beach, all eight of us ended up eating out of one bowl so things wouldn’t fly! Layer everything in a big bowl Read more…
Here’s one of my daughter’s favorite breakfasts…. if you have the eggs boiled and peeled the day before, it’s quite simple to make. We quickly ate about a dozen eggs this morning between six of us. Ingredients: 12 boiled, peeled, chopped eggs 1 tbsp coconut oil (optional) 1 tbsp minced Read more…
I used to not like kefir…. then I got a good batch of kefir grains and started double fermenting…. Now I’m enjoying it! In fact, I almost crave it. It has a little fizzy, tangy taste to it. And it feels good in the stomach. It’s a cousin to yogurt, Read more…
I love desserts that include fruit! Here’s one for you! Ingredients: Apple layer ingredients: 1/4 cup butter melting in large baking pan 6-7 apples cored and shredded 1/2 cup baking blend (or almond flour or sprouted whole wheat flour) 1/2 cup Gentle sweet or your favorite sweetener 1/2 tsp mineral Read more…
If you miss baking with whole wheat flour, try switching to sprouted wheat flour….it bakes in a similar way. Whole wheat flour affects the blood sugar in a similar way as white flour. It spikes the blood sugar and causes aging and many other health issues. If you use sprouted Read more…
Here’s a simple bar recipe for growing children and teenagers and for adults at weight goal. It’s a major crossover for those following the Trim Healthy lifestyle, what with all the honey!!!! Ingredients: 1 cup peanut butter 1 cup honey 5 cups old fashioned oatmeal 1 pinch of salt Optional Read more…
Here’s a healthy dose of gelatin for your bones….it’s fun to eat, and easy to make! Ingredients: 1/2 cup lemon juice (or another favorite flavor) 1/2 cup water 3 tbsp beef gelatin 2-3 tbsp Gentle sweet, or your favorite low calorie sweetener Pinch of salt Instructions: Put the water and Read more…
I love popcorn. I have an air popper, but you need to add the butter or oils after it’s popped. So my preferred method is getting a big pot and doing it on the stovetop. Put a generous amount of coconut oil in the pot, about 2-4 tablespoons. Heat it Read more…
To help our body heal and reach a healthy weight, we will need to let sugar go…. I still love my sweets and wouldn’t want to live without them forever, so what are the options? Trim Healthy Mama has stevia, erythritol, xylitol, and different mixes of the above. None of Read more…
This is great for a snack for your children, for a potluck, for an appetizer, for a gift…. it makes eating fruit a simple joy! Ingredients: 1 85% chocolate bar 1/8 – 1/4 cup coconut oil 1 tbsp Gentle Sweet, or your favorite sweetener (powdered erythritol, xylitol, stevia, monk fruit, Read more…
This stuff is amazingly good…. it does not taste like cottage cheese! Please try it before discarding the idea! Plus it has the protein and the antioxidants your body needs! You can thank Pearl and Serene for the recipe! Ingredients: 1 cup low fat cottage cheese 1 cup frozen berries Read more…