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Archives for September 2010

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Boost Your Immune System For the Coming Cold Season Using Real Foods

Boost Your Immune System For the Coming Cold Season Using Real Foods

September 30, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Written by Shannon, Contributing Writer When I was a teenager I used to get several colds every winter. Along with that came the inevitable bouts of bronchitis and/or pneumonia. Every year without fail. Looking back I can’t help but laugh because now I know why I was always sick. My immune system was shot because …

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Category: Natural Living, Natural Remedies, Real Food

Attitude Towards Sugar

Attitude Towards Sugar

September 28, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer Back when I used to eat SAD (Standard American Diet, for those not familiar), I tried to make the “healthiest” choices wherever I went. So, if we happened to be getting fast food (not a rarity growing up), I would choose grilled chicken and salads over burgers and fries. …

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Category: Natural Living, Real Food

Cutting Down on Sugar: 21 Ways to Eat Less Sugar

Cutting Down on Sugar: 21 Ways to Eat Less Sugar

September 27, 2010     Keeper of the Home

We’ve all agreed that we tend to eat too much sugar, that we crave it, and that we want to learn to eat less of it (or even none at all- don’t miss tomorrow’s post!). So here’s the really challenging part… how do we do that, practically speaking? There is a lot of information out …

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Category: Homemaking, Natural Living, Real Food

Playing with Beans

Keeping Kids Entertained While You Work in the Kitchen

September 24, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Written by Emily McClements, Contributing Writer While it is definitely a great thing for our kids to help us with cooking in the kitchen, sometimes we just may not need, or want, their help, or they may be really too young to be helping. But, we still need a way to keep them happy and …

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Category: Family Life, Homemaking

Tattler Reusable BPA-Free Canning Lids: Review and Giveaway

Tattler Reusable BPA-Free Canning Lids: Review and Giveaway

September 23, 2010     Keeper of the Home

I’ve had a few comments here recently in regards to how much work it was to can tomatoes, as some readers followed my step-by-step tutorial for canning diced tomatoes. I agree. Canning takes a lot of work. Much as I love the end result, it isn’t really something I do just for kicks. Though it …

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Category: Homemaking

Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Making and Canning Applesauce with Kids

September 22, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer In the last couple of weeks, the temperatures have gotten cooler. Fall is definitely on its way. One of our favorite family activities in the fall is apple picking, which leaves us with tons of apples…time to make applesauce! This year my 2.5 year old is old enough to …

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Category: Real Food, Recipes

How to Be a Good Steward of Your Story

September 21, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Guest Post by Janna Antenorcruz Did you know it’s possible to be a good steward of your life story? Your life is an amazing love story of a Father’s pursuit of His precious daughter. He formed you in your mother’s womb, He created new life within you, and some day He will receive you into …

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Category: Family Life, Homemaking

Green Tomatoes, Mincemeat and Ingenuity: Why I'm Grateful for the Women Who Have Gone Before Me

Green Tomatoes, Mincemeat and Ingenuity: Why I’m Grateful for the Women Who Have Gone Before Me

September 20, 2010     Keeper of the Home

This week I breathed a sigh of thankfulness that I have read the Little House on the Prairie series. That Caroline Ingalls was a wonder, as were so many of the inspiringly creative and brilliant pioneering women who came before us! Due to poor supports (a lack of foresight on my part), a heavy load …

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Category: Homemaking, Real Food, Recipes

Solutions to irRASHional Problems with Cloth Diapers

Solutions to irRASHional Problems with Cloth Diapers

September 17, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Written by Sherrie Cook, Contributing Writer **This is somewhat of a two part post, beginning with Sherrie’s post on Healing Rashes While Cloth Diapering. Sherrie is our resident cloth diapering expert and she has many valuable things to say on this topic!** If you find that your baby is starting to break out into a …

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Category: Family Life, Homemaking, Natural Living, Natural Remedies

Spoonk Rider Portable Acupressure Mat: Review and Giveaway

Spoonk Rider Portable Acupressure Mat: Review and Giveaway

September 16, 2010     Keeper of the Home

There is a new nighttime battle between my husband and I. No, it isn’t a tug-of-war for the comforter or over who gets the fluffiest pillow. We’re both clamoring to use our Spoonk Rider mat, for a little bit of bedtime relaxation! I first ran into the Spoonk Rider portable acupressure mat at an Eco …

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Category: Homemaking

MRSA: A Safe, Natural, Inexpensive Cure 1

MRSA: A Safe, Natural, Inexpensive Cure

September 14, 2010     Keeper of the Home

**Stephanie’s note: This excellent post on curing MRSA is just a little sneak peak into some of the posts that will be coming in October, when we dive into all sorts of natural and home remedies, as well as looking at prevention for colds, flus and even cavities!** How I Contracted MRSA Late last June, …

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Category: Natural Remedies

Cooking With Kids: Ways to Involve Young Children in the Kitchen

Cooking With Kids: Ways to Involve Young Children in the Kitchen

September 13, 2010     Keeper of the Home

One of the themes this month at Keeper of the Home is cooking with little ones… whether it means learning to include them in your cooking endeavours, or finding creative solutions to be able to cook from scratch with the time constraints of caring for your children! I love to involve my children in the …

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Category: Family Life

Cutting Down on Sugar: Why Do We Eat It So Much?

Cutting Down on Sugar: Why Do We Eat It So Much?

September 9, 2010     Keeper of the Home

I find it highly ironic that as I sit here writing this post, I am slurping (and I do mean slurping) up the last precious drops of my favorite homemade mocha frappuchino drink. Sugar just tastes good. Really good. I love it as much as the next woman. Unfortunately for my sugar habit, I’ve been …

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Category: Natural Living, Real Food

Homemade Belly Butter (All-Natural Pampering for Pregnant Mamas) 1

Homemade Belly Butter (All-Natural Pampering for Pregnant Mamas)

September 7, 2010     Keeper of the Home

The gift of a child is certainly a blessing and pregnancy can be a wonderful experience. However, for many of us, the joy and privilege of carrying a new life comes with a few physical discomforts. Itchy, dry skin on our ever-expanding bellies is a common complaint. While moisturizing a mother’s tummy can bring some …

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Category: Homemade & DIY

Preserving Summer's Bounty: Considering the Savings

Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Considering the Savings

September 6, 2010     Keeper of the Home

I’m definitely back in the saddle, doing a ton of preserving after a nice little mid-summer break. I went to my local produce market on Thursday afternoon and decided it was high time that I stock up on some of the wonderful, seasonal deals that were available and get my little tush back into the …

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Category: Homemaking, Real Food, Recipes

Making Mom’s Health A Priority

Making Mom’s Health A Priority

September 3, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Guest Post by Leah When my children wake up in the morning, I sometimes chuckle to myself as I’m reminded of some old horse races I used to watch as a child. The whistle blows, the announcer proclaims, “And she’s OFF!”, and the remainder of the race is spent simply trying to keep up with …

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Category: Family Life, Homemaking, Natural Living

At Simple Organic: A Natural Approach to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

At Simple Organic: A Natural Approach to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

September 2, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Today I’m over at Simple Organic, sharing about my journey with PCOS and natural ways to treat it through lifestyle changes. Call me naive. I didn’t know that there was something terribly wrong about going 6 months without a cycle. I was 20 years old and in my last year of university. My health was …

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Category: Natural Living, Natural Remedies

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