Vending Machines

One school in Utah eliminated vending machines about 7 years ago.  At first the students were unhappy but now they have students there that don't know any different and are fine.  You can read about it here.  Apparently this school made about $10,000 on vending machines each year.

Quinoa bites

I've been experimenting with different quinoa recipes lately and love these quinoa bites.  You can find the recipe here  I just changed it a bit to my liking.

Fruit dip

My sister made this fruit dip this weekend and it was so yummy!

I decided to make it for my kiddos to have with fruit after school today.

March against Monsanto

  Today was the March Against Monsanto, happening in 50 countries and in every state in the US. I was so happy to be able to participate in a cause I believe so strongly in.  We were able to listen to some speak on the collapse of the bee population which is so sad.  I was sad to see the bill in Washington allowing states to require labeling failed, it's absurd to me when 80% of the population wants labeling that Washington is so out of touch that they can't vote for the people. I wrote to both of my senators and received a letter back from Senator Orrin Hatch saying that he believed GMOs to be safe and would have to vote according to what he knows.  Turns out Monsanto is a contributor to his campaign and he is considered one of the 13 "friends of Monsanto" in the senate.

Allergies

My oldest son has horrible seasonal allergies.  We tried every over the counter medicine possible. We tried sudafed, claritin, allegra, etc. and nothing seemed to work.  Finally, my sister told me that when she went off dairy that her allergies were much more manageable.  So we decided as a last resort to try it.  We ended up with two things that worked.

Always Playing The Other Side

My husband is actually a pretty good sport when it comes to healthy eating, trying not to eat GMOs, and all but he still likes to torment.  A while back I shared the dirty dozen list on facebook.  To my surprise he responded with the following.  

Monsanto Protection Act may be repealed

I recently came across this article, Monsanto Protection Act may be repealed.

I was pleased to see that Senator Merkley is working to try and repeal the section of this bill that applies to Monsanto being protected from lawsuits regarding

Italian Quinoa Rice

I've tried quinoa a few times and haven't liked it.  Recently a friend told me she enjoyed seasoned quinoa and it spurred me to try again.  This turned out so good!

Kind bars

I have been looking for a healthy, protein type bar for a while. My requirements?
1. Tastes good
2. Isn't packed with GMOs (most contain some type of soy)
3. Doesn't have an ingredient list 10 miles long.
I was so excited when, on vacation my husband, we stopped at the living foods market and found the perfect solution. Kind bars. They are so yummy! While they aren't the epitome of health, they are a good start. They have less that 8 ingredients and contain 7 grams of protein (for their protein bars). This isn't as much protein as other bars, so have two. Ha ha just kidding!