For a few years I have been waiting for the time when I could really cut out processed foods and make most of the food for my family by hand. Things are going pretty good, we don't eat a ton of processed foods but we do still eat a fair amount. Justus is still having issues with scratching, allergies(he just threw up tonight after dinner) and asthma and I have wanted to do something drastic to help his body heal.
So, I am on a mission to really change the way we do things and I need your help! I am looking for a really good sandwich bread recipe. One that bakes up nice and soft and doesn't fall apart when you cut it. Preferably one that uses whole wheat and maybe some other type of grain flour(not the white stuff).
Also, I need some snack ideas to make. Jonah is NOT a fruit and veggie person and will never reach for them when he is hungry(and with how much he works he needs a lot of snacks). I will be making homemade granola for breakfasts that will be our "quick" thing to eat so granola bars for snacks may work sometimes but I would like some more variety.
My plan is to set aside a day of the week to bake all our snacks, bread and tortilla's for the week and have it easily accessible for Jonah(and the rest of us) to grab and go.
So, pass along your ideas please! If you have blogs that you follow that are all about whole foods, I would love those too! And, if any of you have done the GAPS diet with your kids, will you let me know? I would love to talk to you more in depth about it through e-mail.
Thanks!
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We make "dried fruit" and home made fruit leather at the house. Kids love it. And its a simple recipe. For the fruit leather, you just puree your favorite fruit, add 2 tablespoons of honey and. blend until smooth. Then lay on parchment paper and bake in an oven at 200 degrees for 3-4 hours. Usually until the leather itself is no longer sticky to the touch. Super yummy that I even ate it.
Kiley
I'm using Peter Reinharts Whole Grain Breads. He has great technique information and recipes that he calls transitional. They begin with half whole wheat/grain and half white, so that you can add more and more whole, or you can simply use the entire whole grain recipe. A go to book if you want to understand the science behind the bread.
Hi Faith,
I found this recipe for homemade granola and it is SUPER good!!! I add cinnamon and it is so delicious!
http://www.williams-sonoma.com/recipe/maple-almond-granola-with-seasonal-fruit.html?cm_src=RECIPESEARCH
Almonds are a favorite snack here.
Hi Faith, I am one of your blog "stalkers." I've been visiting your blog for several months now and have read your whole story! Love seeing you and your kids!
Anyway, you asked about other sites for healthy snacks...try heavenlyhomemakers.com / halleethehomemaker.com too. Laura on heavenly homemakers is great!! All healthy and all delicious! Her cheese crackers are delish!!! Also, she has homemade healthy pop-tarts I'm sure your kids will love them as much as my boys do. She has a plethora of recipes!
Hope this helps!
Rhonda L.
Rossville, GA
Good for you Faith! I admire you so much! I'm trying to make some of the same changes myself :) Here are a few blogs I like to pop in on to see what they have going on, I always find something interesting!
Blessings!
http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/
http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/
This IS a vegan site with vegan recipes, but I have found a lot of delicious recipes here! Don't be afraid to browse it :)
http://www.katheats.com/
http://giftofyoutwo.wordpress.com/
She jumped into eating whole foods for a whole year and has a LOT of recipes, and really recommends this book : http://giftofyoutwo.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/the-secret/
I haven't checked it out yet, but a lot of other bloggers talk about how great it is as well
This is an AWESOME recipe:
http://halalamama.com/2011/07/15/real-food-on-fridays-zucchini-bread-and-oatmeal-raisin-bars/
All three of my kids LOOOOOVE this, even when I cut the sugar in half!
Faith, I'm a lurker. Found you from ClarkChatter. We grind our own wheat, use Montana Wheat Prairie Gold, make all our bread. Our recipe is simple. It comes from the Bread Becker's. This is what works for us:
4 1/2 c warm water
1 1/4 c olive oil
3/4 c honey
12-13 c flour
2 1/2 tbs yeast
5 tsp salt
(I don't use lecithin. With Montana Wheat I don't find I need to.)
I put it all in my DLX mixer in the order listed. Turn it on. Let it go till needed and appears soft and supple. Often I do have to add more flour as it goes, but not a lot. The more it kneads, the less sticky it becomes. It is usually in the mixer 10-12 minutes.
Let rise till double, then shape loaves and put into greased bread pans. Put in cold oven. Let rise again. When risen I turn oven onto 350 and they bake about 25-27 minutes. Cool on wire racks.
This makes five MEDIUM loaves of bread. We love it. We buy local honey. I have found the honey used makes all the difference in the world.
HTH. I would like to sometime talk to you about "how" you adopted each of your children. Our four youngest were adopted out of FC, but I don't think I could walk that road again. Not sure. But just wondering if you could share or direct me to some blog posts you may have already done this on. Thanks. :O)
The Lord bless you.
Loretta Smith
I love to check out my friend's blog over at www.heavenlyhomemakers.com She always has great recipes and is dealing with many of the reasons for healthy eating that you are. Whenever I have a food question or am looking for how to use something (most recently - coconut flour) I always check out her blog first.
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