BBQ Loaded Baked Potato

BBQ Loaded Baked Potato

For dinner tonight we made a loaded BBQ baked potato. we have added traditional chili two I baked potatoes before and it was delicious but we wanted something a little different so this mainframe nice change. It was delicious!

In a crockpot added:

1 can of kidney beans drained

1 can of great Northern white beans drained

1 can diced tomatoes 

2 cups of frozen corn (you can use canned that make sure you drain)

3 tablespoons of barbecue sauce

1 tablespoon of A1

1/2 cup water

Garlic powder

Onion powder

Chopped onions and mushrooms to desired amount.

Cook on low for at least half the day.

Bake potato 45 minutes on 425°

The center open and the bbq beans

Top with: 

Sautéed mushrooms and onions

diced cherry tomatoes and cilantro and salt and pepper to taste:) 

This is a great protein mean!:) hope you enjoy!

Quick Salad

This is a quick salad made from some leftovers. Takes just a few minutes.

* Romane Lettuce

* Chili beans from left over chili (pinto, kidney, black beans, corn)

* Olives

*Cilantro

* Fresh mashed avocado

Quick, simple, and delicious. 

Whats your favorite quick salad?

Blueberry, Orange, Grapefruit, and Walnut Oatmeal

Sorry for the not so great picture but...

I have to share this yummy breakfast idea.

Cook your oatmeal as desired and then...

* Add desired amount of frozen organic blueberries (I buy the big bag at costco)

* Raw walnuts

* Slice a piece of orange and grapefruit and squeeze the juices over your oatmeal

*a drizzle of Agave or Honey

You could also sprinkle a little raw or brown sugar over the top if you want a little crunchy texture.

This oatmeal is not only delicious, but it added some extra health benefits to your breakfast. 

Oatmeal  is a great source of fiber, high in protein, and low in fat.

 It helps protect agains heart disease, and reduce bad cholesterol.

With superfood blueberries they help reduce the risk of colon cancer, help our brains maintain, prevent disease and more. 

 grapefruit that helps fight fat and cancer

 oranges which are high in Vitamin C and help fight disease, help skin, and alkaline our bodies. 

So this is a breakfast packed full of healthy benefits. 

It's is making my mouth water writing about it again:) 

How do you change up your oatmeal? 

Thanksgiving 1/2 Marathon

So I ran my first half marathon on Thanksgiving day. My awesome hubby and wonderful mom and brother helped prepare and care for the kids so that I can run. It was such a great experience and I loved every minute of it.

It has been my desire to run a Marathon, and I kept saying after I had "all" of our babies I would do it. Well, our fourth is here and is one, we are almost weened, and so I got an itch to do it… now. Yep.

I had some great tips given to me from my amazing Mrs. Kollene and was so inspired by her I decided to start training with 27 days to go before my first full Marathon. 

So, I signed up to run in my first half in thanksgiving:) as my long run:) and then depending on how it went I would go ahead and pay for the full which would be two weeks later. 

To say it was fun may be putting it light. I had a blast! I met a group of awesome girls (7sisters) :) and at mile 5 we chatted the whole way to mile 13. I hardly notice I was almost done and then I climbed a small hill and looked toward the finish line and saw my hubby, kids, mom, and brother and wanted to cry, scream, yell, and sprint all at once:)! Just seeing their faces I felt like I could have ran another 13 at that point. It's amazing how their sweet faces and lives bless my soul! I am so thankful to God for them! 

So most of you by now think I am crazy, but I was doing a little training before I started this venture to a marathon. 

I had been doing insanity and started (running) training two weeks before the 1/2 marathon. I will share my schedule of training soon. I also juiced each day and tried to eat as healthy as possible two weeks before the race. The majority of my juices consisted of kale, carrots, cucumber, apple, and lemons. I also stay away from tea and fried food. Oh and of course drank water water water! In addition I tried to eat a banana a day to help with a good amount of potassium for fighting off cramps. 

My secret weapon is always PRAYER! God's strength is truly what gave me the endurance and grace to finish. He is so good to provide new friends along the way to distract me, to give me legs o run, lungs to breathe, eyes to see, and a family to celebrate with! What gifts each of those are! Truly! He is amazing! Thank you LORD!

 I am so blessed to have finished and so thankful for the opportunity! I look forward to running a full in the future. Please pray for me as I train for the full. 

Running a Marathon is a experience that you should at least try once :) Overall I would totally encourage you to get out and move! If your not a runner the 5K may be perfect because you can also walk it! You can really walk it or walk/run it! Get some friends together and start with a 5K! It's fun, your getting exercise, and its an opportunity to give to others too. As most races donate a portion of the proceeds to a good cause. 

 It was truly a great first experience!

I love to help any of you that are thinking about running soon! Let me know how your experience is! :) 

Juice it up

This is what went in our juice this morning.... 

This gave our family of six all a good size glass for each body size. 

Lots of vitamin C and a great way to fight off the cold season.

 But most importantly bathe your family in prayer; that's the best defense we have!!!!

   

One bunch of Kale

1 cucumber 

3 oranges 

2 Apple (green and red)

1 lemon 

Approximately 15 carrots

This makes a great breakfast and can be delicious with a slice of toast! 

Get your greens!:) 

Kale Costco salad and California buck eye lunch

  7 super salad pack from Costco

I added extra fresh kale and extra fresh brussels sprouts and fresh avocado.

In a separate bowl I took a half a piece of bread added my favorite salsa mixed it together and then put it in the center of the avocado and bake it at 350 for five minutes. I like to turn it to broil for the last minute to give the breadcrumbs a little crispy taste.

 This is so delicious and one of my favorite lunches or snacks. My kids love it too! 

Let me know what you think.

California Buckeyes

My creative hubby gave me the name for these....

CALIFORNIA BUCKEYES:

It's a little bit of me(cali) and him (ohio) together ;) 

This makes for a great snack or lunch. 

Cut avocado in half and remove the seed

In a bowl crumble bread crumbs

Add a table spoon or two of salsa until bread is covered, but not soggy

Spoon in salsa/bread mix to each side of the avocado top with salt or lime or both

Place in oven for 5 mins on 350 or enjoy it raw

It's delicious and healthy!

Enjoy!

Kaleberry Smoothie

Sorry for being MIA for a while. I was just not sure where I wanted to go with this site. To be honest I still am not sure, but I am going to continue posting and hope the Lord makes the vision clear to me. In the mean time if you come by or visit speratically let me know! :) Here is a recipe for you today...

So this the snack of the day in the Price home. Filling, delicious, and lots of Vitamin A and C for a boost!

3to 4 stocks of dinosaur Kale

Handful of Raspberries

1-2 frozen bananas 

3 leaves of Romain lettuce

Rice milk

One orange

Orange juice

Add liquids to get desired texture and top with hemp seeds. 

Day 26

Day 25

Day 24

Day 24... Almost there! WOW! That really went faster then I though! 

Breakfast: Today I only had Juice (Kale, apple, Carrot) I was in a hurry and that is what I had time for! Better then my past of just skipping breakfast! DON'T Do that! It's so important to have breakfast! It gets your brain, metabolism, and body going for the day! 

Lunch: Today we had Veggie sands for lunch. Avocado spread on bottom of the toast, topped with sprouted lentils, tomatoes, and brags amino acid

Dinner: Tonight we had veggi pizza. (We have had this way too much, but it's been crazy so it's better then getting the normal cheese with whatever toppings). It's a growing process and this is growth! 

Learning, Growing, Sprouting! 

Day 23

Day 23

Breakfast: Today was whole grain cereal and carrot and kale juice

Lunch: Bean Salad

Dinner: Pinto Bean Tacos

* So today I ate out twice. Once with my sweet friend and once with my sweet hubby.

I was able to get a really good salad at the restaurant that we went to after a museum visit. 

Then for dinner my hubby and I stopped by this restaurant and I was able to get pinto tacos with corn tortillas. When I got home I added some avocados, tomatoes, and hot sauce. 

It was so good to know that I could find some healthy options while still enjoying time to "go out" to eat. It's all apart of changing our habits! 

Instead of ordering something off the menu I asked for a side of pinto beans and a side of corn tortillas. Much cheaper then a meal and I was able to make some delicious tacos. 

I have to remind myself that....

I can Have it... but I don't WANT it. 

Not I can't have it and I want it.

I can have it, but I DON'T want it! 

Yep! Learning, Growing, Sprouting! THat's what life is all about!

Day 20, 21, 22,

Sorry all! So busy this last week with school. To be honest we did not stick directly to Plant Based with a few crazy nights we ate out and our choices were very limited. We tried to choose as healthy as we could, but not much plant based was offered. However This is what we did eat and learn...

We had whole grain blueberry pancakes, Juice, and water. 

Salad with Peanut dressing 

While rice soup with avocados and Hot sauce. 

We had veggie tacos one meal

Thai style saldad and wild rice

PBH sandwiches and fruit

cereal

Avocado toast

Veggie Sandwich

Celery and PB

Learned: 
If we are in a bind or need to stop for something quick it's more about changing our habits. Instead of driving through why not stop in a grocery store and grab some fruit, hummus, and veggie sticks at least to hold us over until we can get to somewhere that has healthier options. This is my goal. This can be hard when you have 4 kids and the car is one load crazy chaos full ride, but like I said, it's changing habits.

Learned:
* eating out made us feel HORRIBLE! Our stomachs hurt and we felt awful!
* I don't sleep well when I don't eat well! Weird... but I even have bad dreams when I go from eating healthy and clean to eating something processed or yucky. Crazy how food effects you!
* Don't let a busy schedule ruin your stride!
* Don't get too down about a unhealthy choice, just dust yourself off and try again! :) Really tho! Just start fresh the next time! Don't let it get you in a rut! Keep moving forward! There is much to celebrate in the choices you have made!

So this is what we are working on. Changing our habits! However, stilling success! Look at all the yummy and whole foods we ate! Much victory!!!

Day 19

Day 18

Day 17

Day 16

Day 15

Today I only have two pics of what we ate, but here is what we ate on Day 15!

Breakfast: Juice (grape nuts and fruit) 

Lunch:  Broccoli slaw with peanut dressing 

Dinner: Veggi Pizza

Learning, Growing, Sprouting

Day 14

Breakfast: Rye oats, bananas, and flax meal

Lunch: See day 13 same recipe

Dinner: Dinner with a friend! So refreshing and such a blessing. Thai food! One of my favs! 

Have a blessed day! 

Day 13

Breakfast: Juice

Lunch: Whole Wheat Flat bread toasted with sun-dried tomatoes, olives, and Basil! Delicious! I love this recipe. I use to add cheese to this too. I bet goat cheese would be good. 

Dinner: Creamy Avocado Pasta: Tonight I made it a little different. I cooked whole wheat pasta according to directions then blended: Avacado (one large), one juice of a lime, 1/2 juice of a lemon, a handful of fresh basil, two cloves garlic (add less if you don't want it too garlic tasting, but we love garlic), almond or milk of choice to get desired consistency. Pour over hot pasta and I added a few pine nuts. It was so so yummy and everyone was asking for more! I love when I hear, "Mommy this is so yummy!" and it's healthy! Praise God for real food! I also added green beans both cooked and raw with Brags amino acid and garlic. It was delicious raw and cooked! 

Today was a good day. Feeling better and knowing real food provides real fuel. God is amazing in His design for our bodies! 

Have a blessed day! 

~Do you feel a difference when you eat real food vs processed?~ 

Day 12

Breakfast: Carrot, Kale, Cumber, apple Juice

Lunch: Almond butter and honey, whole wheat unsalted pretzels, green snap peas, carrots, and hummus

Dinner: We ate out, at Chipotle. Had the salad bowl without the cheese, sour cream, and meat. It was delicious! Praise God for Chipotle! 

Day 12 is done! 

Where do you go for a healthy eat out meal? 

Day 11

So I am so bad, but today I did not take one picture of our meals. We were on the go at church and the came home had a quick nap and headed to see the movie Planes with the kids.

I will write what we ate today and let you all know that today was by far a crazy day!

Breakfast: fresh carrot juice, goat yogurt, grape nuts and orange

Lunch: bean burritos for the kids and left over chili for me

Snack at the movie: popcorn and water! I know it's not the best, but better then Nachos and a coke. It was the healthiest choice. I also brought Lara bars for the kids and raisins 

Dinner: almond butter and honey sands, apple slices for the kids. I had Mimi pizza with mushrooms galore

Snack: sweet tea and 1/2 bean burrito. Yeek I know sweet tea sugar. Well it's not all terrible! Another day in progress! Just keeping it real! 

Overall it was a plant based day so can't be too hard on myself for a sweet tea:) 

Lol.

I have been meaning to make my own sweet tea with raw sugar or honey! That will be on my to do list this week!;)

I love fresh juice, but it's not always available. Uh!!! Wish they had drive through juice bars😰 or even a jambs juice! 

Thanks for stoping in today!

What is your go to healthy drink? 

Day 10

Today we are on day 10 of our Plant Based 28 day challenge. So far we have done a pretty good job at sticking to Plant Based. We have had a few days that were not as good as the rest, but overall I am very proud of what we have done. 

Breakfast: Pancakes and French Toast

I decided to go with the Arrowhead Mill mix that I had in my pantry. But instead of using apple sauce and rice milk as usual, I was out of apple sauce, so I decided to us rice milk and chai seeds and water (let stand for 15 minutes together), and a little baking soda. We topped them with berries and Maple syrup. I also tried the E2 French Toast. Personally I didn't love it, but I would try it one more time. It was a little too mushy and I don't love warm bananas either. If you love bananas you will probably enjoy it. It's worth a shot. However, the Pancakes were delicious! 

Lunch: AVOCADO, HUMMUS, & SPROUT QUESADILLA: We used a sprouted tortilla, spread hummus on them, added sliced avocado, mung bean sprouts, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, and (my favorite topping on anything) cilantro and limes :)! 

Dinner: Sweet Potatoes Bowl: Tonight I made this recipe from E2 (can you tell I like this book?) This recipe was delicious! All of us loved it! Two of my kidos didn't prefer the mango mixed in, but everyone else loved it all! Yum! Yum! Yum!  In the bowl was: Baked and cubed sweet potatoes, topped with black and pinto beans, read diced bell peppers, diced mangos, diced avocados, cilantro, lime, and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and touch of salt. It was really delicious! 

Snack:  black bean chips, salsa, Jalapeños x2, oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies, did let the kids share a vanilla ice cream today and of course I had to make sure it was safe ;) just a bite or two ;). No condemnation! I am telling myself! We have done so good and it's a process! A treat every now and then. However, I have recently been trying to find healthier desserts. We did find one yogurt shop that has sorbet, but it's pretty far from our house. So please share your healthy desserts with us! Any that are plant based would be great! 

What is your healthily go to dessert?

Day 9

Breakfast: Juice

Lunch: sandwich with kale butter, avocado, tomatoes, carrots,bell peppers,cucumbers, and sprouts. So yummy!! 

Dinner: Veggie Chili Tacos: I used the left over veggie chili from dinner two nights ago and added tomatoes, guac, cilantro n onions, and lime on sprouted corn tortillas. So so yummy!  

Snacks:  popcorn, fruit, handful of dark chocolate raisins and veggie straws.

How do you make your tacos?

~sprouting on~

Day 8

Day 8: Here is Day 8 For us...

For those who are following along. Sorry for the confusion. I had posted the wrong meals on the wrong days, but I have it all straightened out now. 

Juice: 

Greens, Carrots, cucumbers, and apples

Breakfasts: Barley Flakes, Rye Flakes, Rasberries, and Blue berries 

Lunch: Ezekiel wrap with hummus, sprouted mung beans, and lots of veggies. 

Dinner:

Day 7

This is day 7 for the 6 of us:

Breakfast: 

Whole grain cereal with chopped apples, chai seeds and a orange and grapefruit squeezed on top! 

Lunch:

Watermelon and almond and honey sandwich.

Dinner:

We ate out tonight. We ordered from a local Mexican restaurant that we enjoy and were blessed to fine these healthy options....

Veggie tortilla soup without the tortillas, bean and rice burrito. 

Snacks today:

Pretzels no salt with hummus 

Watermelon

Green juice

Dried mangos 

What was the healthiest meal you ate today?

Day 6

Today is Day 6:

Breakfast: grape nuts, fruit, and chai seeds

Lunch: Open Faced Sandwich with Kale butter and veggies on top

Dinner: Bean and Kale Chili 

Snacks:

Day 5: Plant Based

Today is Day 5 of our plant based challenge. Here is what today looked like. 

BREAKFAST:

This is what it looks like to feed my family of 6 in the am. When I am juicing and cutting fruit breakfast can take a good little minute, but this is am I had juice done and oatmeal going so it went pretty quick. I usually run my coffee pot to get hot water while I am prepping the fruit then I can pour it over the oatmeal and let it sit a minute or so and add the toppings of choice. This morning we added flaxseed, peaches, and a little brown raw sugar on top. One of our kidos likes apple sauce in hers so she had that. We also use honey and agave at times too. 

Our Juice today was:

*Cucumber

*Carrots

*Kale

*Apple

LUNCH:

Today we had veggie sandwich with homemade HUMMUS and grapes. 

Dinner:

Tonight I through together this meal because I had forgot to start sprouting for my Pad Thai, which will have to be in a few days. Anyway, I used some veggie pasta from Trader Joes, with left over speghetti sauce from the other night. This time I sautéd some green bell peppers, mushrooms, and garlic in a little coconut oil to top the pasta with. Then added some snap peas and Hummus. 

Night Snack/For Dessert: (read below the last pic for more)

Okay so we had some jalapeño poppers tonight. Yep. The fried kind. Not exactly plant based, but you know what. I would normally beat myself up over it. I am not going to this time!! Look how healthy I ate all day! It's a process, remember! Yep. It's all good! Remember it's a learning Sprouting, Growing process! I might need to investigate a healthy Jalapeño popper. I have a thing for them! :) Any recipes out there? Please leave a comment if you do have one. 

We also had some...

Energy Balls 

Dried Mangos

With all of this said. I have to share this... It's amazing to me how well we can do and how healthy we can be and yet one slip and we condemn ourselves and at times it's a downward spiral or a excuse to quit. Well, let me just say that it is an attack spiritually as much as physically. satan only wants you to live in guilt and failure. BUT GOD wants and will allow us to life in freedom and success! Remember...

There is therefore NO condemnation for those in Christ Jesus!

Romans 8:1

I remind you as I remind myself. It's okay to have a "treat" every now and again. Even if you are doing a 28 day focused challenge. Just get back on track and don't let it get ya down! 

Focus on the good and refocus on the goal! 

Sprout on~Sprout up

Plant Based Day 4

For those who may be just joining in. We are a family of 6 striving to eat as much plant based foods as possible to improve and prolong our health. To treat and care for our bodies so they can function the way the creator designed them to. To be healthy and whole in body and spirit. Therefore to deepen our commitment and desire we decided to do a 28 day challenge. 

We are doing our second round of the Engine 2 Plant Based 28 day challenge to eat plant based and rid our diet of the following...

*dairy

*meats

*oils

*Processed food and sugars

So this is what we had on Day 4

Breakfast: Old Fashion Oatmeal with flaxseed and fruit

Lunch: We decided to eat out so my hubs grabbed my favorite...Thai food. We had. Tom Kha soup (thai coconut milke based soup) with brown rice, mushrooms, and spices

Dinner: Brown rice noodles for meatless spaghetti with green beans and Ezekiel boat squares

Snacks: We have been snacking on fruit, nuts, and popcorn

Night Snack: dark chocolate (one or two squares)

Starting to feel better, but still craving some of the things we don't want to eat. Funny how that works. But making the best choices possible in our effort to eat plant strong for 28 days. 

Everyday is a learning, sprouting, and growing process! Each choice is an opportunity to gain health! 

What choice did you make today that helped you sprout for healthy growth?

Thanks for reading! 

Sprout On~Sprout Up

Day 3: Plant Based

Today was day 3 of the Plant strong focus for us. Here is what we had today...

Breakfast:
Juice: Carrot, Kale, Apple

Rye flakes, barley flakes a little honey with blueberries and cranberries. 

Lunch:

Ezekiel bread with cilantro and jalapeño hummus, avocados, yellow bell peppers, tomatoes, and cilantro. 

Dinner: E2 recipe...This E2 recipe is one of my favorites! I bought the E2 book a few months back and we have tried many of the recipes. We have liked nearly all of them. I will post more as the days continue of our experience with E2 recipes. The one thing I have noticed is most of the recipes I have to double because of our family size. Especially if I want left overs to use as lunch the following day or two. Anyway, this is a inexpensive and delicious recipe! We(kids included) love it! 

Sweet potatoes, skillet grilled bell peppers, Kale n Spinach with cashew sauce. This was delicious! 

What did you have for dinner tonight?
Sprout On~Sprout Up

Healthy Plant Strong Popcorn

This popcorn is great for a snack or to kill that little sweet craving. 

Guilt free popcorn:

Just popcorn

dairy, soy, and nut free chocolate chip mini's 

1/2 teaspoon peanut butter

salt to taste (optional)

Mix on popcorn while hot

server and enjoy! 

Day 2: Plant Strong

This is day 2 of our 28 day Plant Strong Menu. We are doing well, and have not eaten out which is good! Man, eating out is so tempting at times, but most the time it is just crazy all the junk in our food!
Breakfast today was a bowl of whole wheat cereal with flax seed, peaches, and blue berries. (sorry forgot to take a pic)
So today this was Lunch...C&C Sandwich click to see more details...

For Dinner we had
For dinner we had Spinach Stir Fry: Yep... I made a big batch of brown rice a few days ago so I needed to use it. I tossed it in a wok with spinach, carrots, celery, brags, a little veggi broth, water, and salt and pepper to taste. It was great! Easy and quick! Everyone liked it. Although one of my kids tried to eat around the celery. :) Hey! At least they at the rest:) 

late night snack... cause that's just our weakness right now.
Slice of Ezekiel bread with hummus and sliced tomatoes
Few cherries
and a couple dark chocolate raisins (no added oils) :)
And that's our day! We made it! Day 2 down! 26 more to go!

~Sprouting On~

Day 1: Plant Based

This is day 1 of our 28 day adventure on a Plant Based Diet. We did this back in May and we saw a huge difference in our health. I would say we eat pretty healthy to begin with, but being Plant Based is a whole new meaning of health!  It was amazing how great we felt! We have kept the plant based at home, but when we eat out, which we have been doing a lot due to traveling, we did not stick to the Plant based. We could definitly feel a difference. (see below here for things we notice last time) So we are comeing back to clean out and strive for more PLANT on a more consistant basis! 

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By the way... Did you know that Daniel (in the Bible) ate all Veggie diet for 10 days and proved to be stronger and more alert then the men who ate all of the Kings delicacies. Huh! Something to consider! Really though the story is amazing! Check it out... Daniel Chapter 1

So for our first day of Plant Strong...

Day 1:

Breakfast: Whole wheat Cereal and Fruit (kids had gluten free waffles) and fruit

Lunch:Sprouted bagels with hummus and bell peppers with carrots on the side for dipping

So I know it's summer, but this was something I threw together last night for a quick meal using our leftovers. We love what we call "Rice Bowl" and we had that with Tu's Mom and fam while they visited last week. But last night I decided to throw the leftovers into a pot, add some veggi broth and water and top it for soup. It turned out to be quick and yummy! Here's what's in it...

Veggie Broth (about two cups)
Water (two cups) You can use all veggie broth
Black beans
Pinto Beans
Brown rice
Salt and pepper to taste
Lime and cilantro to garnish on top

Add a side of toast if you need some carb to dip! Super easy, quick, and yummy! Sometimes with four little ones I need a quick meal! This will be a go to for a fast and filling dinner!

So day 1 down and 27 more to go! 

Have you ever done a plant strong diet? Tell me about it! Leave a comment below! 

~Here's to Sprouting On~ 

C & C Sandwich with Quino and Black Bean Chips and Pineapple Salsa

This was our lunch the other day. It was quick and easy, which these days is a huge plus! Here’s what I used. Hope you enjoy!

C&C Sandwich:

*Ezekiel toasted bread

*Cilantro and Jalapeño hummus from Trader Joes

*Avocados

*Cucumbers sliced

*Salt and Pepper

We also added some quino and black bean chips and pineapple salsa (both from Trader Joes).
What’s your quick and easy healthy lunch go to?

~Sprout on, Sprout Up~

Kids Too

Getting our children to eat plant based can be challenging, but believe me when I say their tastes buds change just as ours do. I am always looking for healthy, plant based options for our kids and here is one they really enjoyed.

Whole Wheat Bread with almond butter drizzled with honey

carrots, cucumbers, and blue berries.

This can also be packed for a school lunch.

**So what is your favorite go to plant based lunch for your kids? Leave a comment and share your suggestions!
Sprout On~Sprout Up

Plant Strong Pro's

Back in May after reading the Engine 2 book my hubby and I decided that we wanted to try a 28 day plant strong diet. So for 28 days we would eat PLANT based "strong" food and eliminate things that were not Plant based. We used many of the Engine 2 recipes and others I created or found online.

So NO...
Oils
Mayo
Dairy
Ranch dressing (I thought this would be the worst, but I got over it...I found others I like too)
Meats
Processed Sugar

Yep. Seems crazy for an American, huh!?

This is a pic of a calendar I used to organize and log what we ate.


We also had set aside the month of May to fast from eating out. We wanted to use those funds that we would normally use to eat out to bless someone in need. So all meals were cooked in house for 28 days.  This was a prompting from the Lord even before the 28 day Plant Strong adventure, but God knows best because not eating out sure did make eating plant strong easier.

I can't emphasize how amazing we felt after this! Both of us noticed a difference and my husband, who was kinda a skeptic at first is now a believer in plant strong health! Now this doesn't mean that he will never eat another piece of meat again, but it does mean he believes in the majority of his food being colorful, God given, God created, food that nourishes us!

So after 28 days here are SOME of the pros...
* Lots more Energy
* Digestion great
* Stomach not cramping
* Kids stopped saying their tummy's hurt after eating
* My baby's thrush went away completely not meds
* Baby's stomach issues stopped (He is allergic to cows milk)
* Not bloated
* Focused, Thinking clear and sharp
* Headaches gone
* Helped with Postpartum (me, not him:) 
*Bowels are clear and (well for lack of a better term) smooth sorry TMI :) 
* Loss of inches and weight (me not him)

There are definitely benefits, both seen and unseen, to a Plant Strong Life Style, but this was an eye opening experience for me, for us. There are so many foods we eat that we don't realize are contributing to disease, and eating good, God given, God created foods can reverse and stop many of these diseases.

We are so thankful the Lord put this in our lives and we will continue to strive to put more and more plant strong, God given food into our bodies so that we can be the best we can for Him.

Thanks for reading

~Sprouting On~

28 day schedule

Here is our 28 day schedule...

Sprouting On

This is the beginning of our families plant-based journey. We feel that the Lord has led us to this type of eating to improve the quality of the life He has given us. Making the switch to a plant-based diet has been wonderful, but has also been trying at times. Let’s face it. We live in a world that is obsessed with food and with food that has been altered, processed, or enhanced. However, I am learning more and know that it is vital to nourish our bodies with the God given sprouts of the land in order to begin the health process. This blog is about “Sprouting ON!” Sprouting is the beginning process of growth, but Sprouting on is the continued growth! This blog is for sprouting and encouraging those that desire to eat healthier and helping others along in the growth process. Because what Sprouts on; Sprouts upand that means growth, and growth means health! We all need to be encouraged and sprouted in our lives.

It is our desire that this blog will sprout you in body, mind, and spirit!

Our journey is not about legalistic living in the area of healthy food, but on the contrary our desire is to sprout others on, as we share a REALISTIC life as a family of 6, striving to eat a plant-based diet in hopes to nourish our bodies to fulfill our call to be temples of the Lord. (I Corinthians 6:19)

We hope you will join us as we share our journey and our process of  SPROUTing on!

Sprout On~Sprout Up