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Simplify Your Family Life Sale – NOW LIVE!!!

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Nisha

The Simplify Your Family Life Sale is now LIVE! I mentioned on Friday that my Get Lean Recipe for Success was being included in this fabulous bundle of 38 ebooks for just $29. Considering I’ve never sold my book for less than $37, this is an amazing deal!!! There are a few books in this list that have been on my want to read list for a while. I’ve included descriptions of some of the books I’m most excited about and I thought would be most relevant to you! Snag your copies now so you don’t forget!

**Important Detail:

This collection is only available from 8 a.m. on April 16th to 8 a.m. on April 20th. There will be no late sales offered.

MY BONUS OFFER: As a participant in this project, I get a portion of the sales that come through my referral. Since many of these authors are bloggers I love and have likely given shoutouts too in the past, I quickly jumped on board to promote this. You’ll see many of them promoting this today and I want to give you a little extra incentive to make your purchase through my link.

All you have to do is click my affiliate link and make your purchase. Then just forward the email receipt you receive to me at admin [at] healthymomskitchen.com and I’ll send you a PDF copy of my cookbook Healthy Mom’s Recipes (99 of my favorite recipes, some NOT featured on this site!).

**Book List:
Click here to purchase your collection today!

When you purchase the Simplify Family Life collection, you get instant access to each of the 38 ebooks listed below:

Food & Cooking

Get Lean Recipe for Success by Nisha @ Healthy Mom’s Kitchen ($37.00) This one is from muah, obviously. I wrote this ebook a year ago and have made a few updates since then, but the principles taught in this book are crucial to your success in creating the healthy hot (wink-wink) body you desire.

Got Dinner? by Susan @ The Confident Mom ($4.00) First of all, this book is DARLING, but it’s also got some amazing one dish wonders in it that I can’t wait to try!

How To Cook For Yourself: A Complete Beginner’s Guide by Rachael @ Kitchen Courses ($35.00) I just perused this book and highly recommend it if you haven’t been in the habit of meal planning, regular grocery shopping, etc. This is great for the newlyweds or the working mom who is ready to transition her family from convenience and fast food to REAL food.

Plan It, Don’t Panic by Stephanie @ Keeper of the Home ($4.99)

Real Food Basics by Kate @ Modern Alternative Mama ($6.95)

Real Food, Real Easy by Erin @ The Humbled Homemaker ($9.95) There are so many recipes in here I can’t wait to try…peanut butter breakfast cereal, breakfast quesedillas, cheesy vegetable soup, and pumpkin pear muffins. 70 recipes total!

Smart Sweets by Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship ($9.95) Basically, Katie is the bomb. This book rocks! You can indulge in sweets!

The Everything Beans Book by Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship ($9.95) I’ve been dying for this one! I LOVE beans and I’ve been wanting this book to help me think outside of the box with beans. Now that I have it – it’s everything I wanted and MORE!!!

Entrepreneurship & Blogging

Blogger Behave by Laura @ 10 Million Miles ($4.99)

How to Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too by Mandi @ Life Your Way ($12.00)

Make Money Blogging by Tara @ Feels Like Home ($4.99)

Tap Into Your Unique Creativity and Self Expression Webinar by Lisa @ WellGrounded Life ($39.00)

Tell Your Time by Amy @ Blogging with Amy ($4.99)

Your Blogging Business: Tax Talk & Tips from a Bookkeeper Turned Blogger by Nikki @ Christian Mommy Blogger ($4.99)

Homemaking

2012 Confident Mom Weekly Household Planner by Susan @ The Confident Mom ($9.00)

Clean Start: Your Guide to Natural Home Cleaning by Michelle @ Open Eye Health ($4.95) You already know I love this one and yes it does have some recipes for cleaning with essential oils! You can get all your cleaning done completely toxin and chemical free!

Complete Printables Download Pack by Mandi @ Life Your Way ($7.00) Hellow JACKPOT! Over 200 printables for all aspects of your life.

Food on Your Face for Acne & Oily Skin by Leslie @ Crunchy Betty ($7.99)

From Debtor to Better by Barry @ Debtor to Better ($15.00) I’m looking forward to reading this inspirational story! Barry and his wife Stacy paid off $20,000 in debt in less than 8 months.

My Buttered Life {Summer + Gift Giving Editions} by Renee @ MadeOn Hard Lotion ($10.00)

Not a DIY Diva by Melissa @ The Inspired Room ($3.99)

One Bite at a Time by Tsh @ Simple Mom ($5.00) I love Simple Mom and would read anything Tsh wrote. This book contains 52 projects to help you feel more on top of things in your life!

That Works for Me by Kristen @ We Are THAT Family ($8.00)

Marriage & Relationships

A Simple Marriage by Corey @ Simple Marriage ($4.99)

Buck Naked Marriage by Corey @ Simple Marriage ($2.99)

Entangled by Amy @ Permission to Peruse ($4.99)

The A to Z Guide: 26 Ways in 26 Days to a Happier, Healthier Marriage by The Dating Divas ($9.97) You already know I LOVE this book. A wrote a wee bit of it. It will seriously help you give your marriage a little – okay, HUGE makeover.

Minimalism for Families

101 Ways to Simplify Your Life by Laura @ Journey to a Simple Life ($9.95)

321-Stop by Lori @ Loving Simple Living ($9.97)

Inside Out Simplicity by Joshua @ Becoming Minimalist ($11.99)

Simple Ways to Be More with Less by Courtney @ Be More with Less ($9.97)

The Minimalist Mom’s Guide to Baby’s First Year by Rachel @ The Minimalist Mom ($9.95) I’m not having a baby any time soon, but this is definitely a book all new mothers could benefit from! It’s crazy how much stuff you think you need and never use!

Parenting & Kids

4 Moms of 35+ Kids Answer Your Parenting Questions by the Moms @ 4 Moms, 35+ Kids ($7.99)

Flourishing Spring: Nourishing Activities for Rainy Days by Michele @ Frugal Granola ($5.95) 25 suggestions for intentional activities that you and your kids can enjoy when there’s nothing else to do. Boy oh boy do we need this at my house! I can’t tell you how many times I hear, “Mom, I’m bored!” I’m looking forward to this list of boredom-busters.

Mindset for Moms by Jamie @ Steady Mom ($4.99) I haven’t read this yet, but I love the message. This is all about helping moms get off overwhelm and experience more joy. We can’t get enough of this topic!

Nurturing Creativity by Renee @ FIMBY ($3.00)

Parenting with Positive Guidance by Amanda @ Not Just Cute ($9.00)

Truth in the Tinsel by Amanda @ Impress Your Kids ($6.99)

The Simplify Your Family Life Sale is brought to you in part by Plan to Eat, an online meal planning app that makes eating at home simple. Receive an exclusive coupon code on a one-year membership with your purchase!

Click here to purchase your collection today!

The sale ends at 8 a.m. ET on April 20th, and there will be no late sales offered, so don’t wait.

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Bountiful Baskets Roundup and Menu Plan

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Nisha

Today in our Bountiful Basket haul, we brought home bananas, green bell peppers, Brussels sprouts, kiwi, lemon, Romaine lettuce, minneola, yellow onion, pears, Italian squash, yellow squash, Roma tomatoes. Below is how I’ll be putting the veggies all to use along with some protein options and barley. My neighbor made some killer barley the other day that my kids inhaled! I need to get the recipe from her and post it! I’ll be making a big batch to eat throughout the week. The fruit will all get eaten throughout the day as snacks and with meals. We typically don’t do anything too fancy with our fruit – it’s perfect just on it’s own!

Autumn Chopped Salad (Espresso and Cream)

You can never go wrong with an Autumn Chopped Salad. It’s one of my favs!

Stuffed Peppers (Kalyn's Kitchen)

I will definitely be making Kayln’s Stuffed Green Bell Peppers again. My kids don’t eat the bells, but they LOVE the stuffing! Lasts time I used quinoa instead of the brown rice. It was delicious!

Sauteed Brussels Sprouts (Skinny Taste)

I have to be honest, I’ve never made a Brussels sprouts recipe I really liked, but this one gives me hope!!

Squash Ribbons (The Kitchn)

Summer Squash Carpaccio (Food Network)

Summer Squash Gratin Recipe (Alexandra Cooks)

Parmesan Squash Bake (Sunday Baker)

I also have some squash I picked up at Sunflower Farmers Market last week, so I listed a few different squash options to choose from. I’m leaning toward the Parmesan Bake, but the ribbons look beautiful and the others look mighty tasty as well.

What are you cooking up this week? Don’t forget to check back on Monday for the Simplify Your Family Life DEAL! Over $375 books for $29.

If you post a menu plan or recipe based on Bountiful Baskets, participate in our LinkUp Party! All you need to do is add your link below (Click Here to Enter), but be sure to link back to this post (http://www.healthymomskitchen.com/bountiful-baskets-roundup-menu-plan-2/) from your blog post before doing so. For more information on LinkUP Parties, click here for all the details. Can’t wait to see your posts!!

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Simplify Your Family Life Sale

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Nisha

A few weeks ago, I was invited to take part in seriously – the biggest and best DEAL of the year! I am a book lover – many of my greatest life changes have come through good books. So, of course I jumped at the chance to get my ebook: The Get Lean Recipe for Success in with this deal.

I’ve never sold my ebook for less than $37 and never without a 45 minute consultation. SO, this is the FIRST time I’ve ever offered it for a deal, and not only are you getting my book for $29, you are also getting 37 other books, a total value over $375. CRAZY! Crazy-awesome, that is!

The deal goes LIVE on Monday morning at 9 AM EDT – so put a little (or BIG) note in your calendar to come back here and purchase it! There are a few books in this list that have been on my “want” list for a while, so I’m buying it too! SO excited!!!

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Medicine Cabinet Makeover Class

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Nisha

Over the last two months, my family has saved HUNDREDS of dollars in medical care thanks to essential oils. Let me break it down for you with just one example: In just the last two weeks, both of my kids got pink eye. Before I learned the Medicine Cabinet Makeover class content, I would have taken the time to make an appointment at the doctor – two separate appointments as they didn’t get it at the same time. Then, I would have paid a $25 copay per kid, which would have ended up being around $200 per kid when I got the final bill because we have a $500 per person deductible ($1500 total for our family). Not to mention the time and money it would have taken me to get to the store for a prescription eye drop that would have been a nightmare to get in their eyes!

Instead, I went right to my essential oils and put melaleuca and lavender oil around their eyes (on the eye brow area and cheek bone underneath). I also put OnGuard and the melaleuca and lavender oils on their second and third toes (the areas of the feet connected to the eyes). For both kids, I only had to do this every few hours for two days and they were completely cleared up! In total, it cost me a few dollars in essential oils. I was doing the same on my own feet a couple times, just to make sure I didn’t get it (and I didn’t!).

What I love about the image above is the fact that doTERRA CPTG Essential Oils don’t have an expiration date. Any time we’ve bought over the counter medicines on the left of the photo, we’ve used them once and then they sit on the shelf for years, only to be thrown out. Such a waste of money! Essential oils have so many uses. Just lavender alone can be used with eye infections, any skin issue, soothing irritable babies, relaxation for bedtime, cleaning, acne, arthritic pain, asthma, bronchitis, burns, colds and flu, cuts and wounds, depression, dermatitis, diarrhea, earache, headaches, herpes, hypertension, indigestion, insect bites, insomnia, migraines, muscle pain, nausea, psoriasis, skin disorders, sore throat, stomach ache, stress, and throat infections.

Don’t waste another dollar on OTC meds and unnecessary doctors visits! Come to our Medicine Cabinet Makeover Class! I’ve taken care of so many things for our family with essential oils – soothed growing pains, little aches in my back from sleeping funny, healed sore throats, cuts, bruises, and more. I even knocked out the flu bug in 4 hours. Register for the Medicine Cabinet Makeover class HERE.

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Healthier Tuscan Multigrain Grilled Cheese & Sprouts Recipe

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Nisha

Who says you can’t eat grilled cheese while working on losing weight?! NOT ME! Now that we have a new amazing homemade multigrain bread recipe and we know how to make our own sprouts – you have a recipe for DIVINE mighty tasty Healthier Grilled Cheese & Sprouts!

What do you like on your grilled cheese?

Tuscan Multigrain Grilled Cheese With Sprouts

By: HealthyMomsKitchen.com

Source: Healthy Mom's Kitchen

Rating:

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Directions

Makes: 1 servings

Step 1

Cut 1/2 inch slices of homemade multigrain bread (recipe at healthymomskitchen.com). Toast slices in toaster til lightly golden brown.

Ingredients:

2 slices Homemade Multigrain Bread, see healthymomskitchen recipe on this site

Step 2

While bread is toasting. Slice 1 small roma tomato thinly. Slice 1 small avocado thinly. Measure 2 Tbsp sprouts.

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons Sprouts

1 small Avocado, thinly sliced

1 small Roma Tomato, thinly sliced

Step 3

Spread 1/2 teaspoon mayo on each slice of bread. Spread 1/2 teaspoon pesto on each slice of bread. Add Colby slice on one piece of bread, trim edges to fit perfectly on bread. Add Medium Cheddar and Monterrey Jack slices on other piece of bread, again trimming edges to fit perfectly on bread. Lay bread slices on oven safe cookie sheet and broil on high for approximately 2 minutes. Do not preheat oven – turn broil on once bread and cheese is in the oven. Watch carefully.

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon Smart Balance Mayo

1 teaspoon Basil Pesto

1 slice Menterey Jack Cheese

1 slice Colby Cheese

1 slice Medium Cheddar Cheese

Step 4

Take bread out of oven and top one piece of bread with tomato, sprouts, and avocado. Cover with other piece of bread and enjoy!

Tags

Lunch

Entree

North American

1-15 Min

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Mango Madness

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Tara

Around our house, we {LOVE} mangos!!! We are sharing the healthy update to a family favorite (mango lassi) as well as a new found tasty meal: BBQ Mango Bacon Pizza (on a cauliflower crust).

Any time we get to eat at our favorite Indian restaurant in Provo, UT, The Bombay House, we jump at it. Sadly, we live out of state and so it is maybe a once-a-year-occasion. A staple with any of the tasty meals there is a Mango Lassi. They are so stinking good. This is a re-make of the classic using greek yogurt. Bring a little of the Bombay House home to your house.

Mango Lassi

By: HealthyMomsKitchen.com

Rating:

Mango Lassi (popular traditional Indian yogurt based drink) now even better for you by using greek yogurt. Delish!

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Directions

Makes: 4 servings

Step 1

Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. We think it is sweet enough with 1 tsp Stevia, add more if it isn't sweet enough for you.

Ingredients:

4 Ataulfo Mangos, ataulfo mangos are smaller and sweeter, you could use 2 regular sized-mangos.

3⁄4 cup Plain Greek Yogurt

1 cup Milk

1 teaspoon Liquid Stevia

Tags

Snack

Indian

1-15 Min

The second yummy recipe to share with you is BBQ Mango Bacon Pizza. Last year we discovered this awesome combination for a pizza topping. In our efforts to eat low-glycemic, I stumbled upon a pizza crust made from cauliflower. It is awesome! Find that recipe here. They have great instructions as well as additional recipes using cauliflower such as Fried Rice, Garlic Breadsticks, and Whipped Cauliflower “Potatoes”. I look at cauliflower in a different light now. It is such a cool veggie. After you make your crust and bake it, you add these toppings and the pizza comes together in under 5 minutes! Eating healthy without sacrificing taste, that’s what it is all about.

BBQ Mango Bacon Pizza (with Cauliflower Crust)

By: HealthyMomsKitchen.com

Source: cauliflower crust adapted from Health DAMY

Rating:

The big secret is the crust, made low-glycemic from cauliflower. You can eat Pizza while trying to release weight! Trust me on the flavor combinations. They compliment each other indescribably well.

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Directions

Makes: 1 servings

Step 1

Prepare your cauliflower crust and bake it as directed. Recipe found http://www.damyhealth.com/2011/03/the-secret-life-of-cauliflower/

Ingredients:

1 Cauliflower Crust

Step 2

Top crust with BBQ sauce, then mango, bacon bits, and lastly mozzarella cheese. Place in oven until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons BBQ Sauce

3 tablespoons 100% Real Bacon Bits, love the costco brand

1 Mango, diced

1⁄3 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Tags

Lunch/Dinner

Entree

North American

15-30 Min

So, how do you love to eat Mangos?

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Tilapia Parmesan

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Katie

This recipe turned out WAY better than I could have hoped. It was quick and delicious. My kids love fish, but they really liked this recipe. We ate it all and wished there was more!

Tilapia Parmesan

By: HealthyMomsKitchen.com

Source: Spark People Recipes

Rating:

A fast, delicious way to eat Tilapia!

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Directions

Makes: 4 servings

Step 1

Mix the ingredients well in a small bowl.

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons Butter, softened

1 1⁄2 tablespoons Mayonaise

1⁄4 cup Parmesan Cheese

1 tablespoon Lemon Juice

Step 2

Add in seasonings to your liking.

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon Dried Parsley

3⁄8 teaspoon Black Pepper

2 teaspoons Garlic Salt

Step 3

Arrange fillets in a single layer on a tinfoil lined cookie sheet. Broil a few inches from the heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Flip the fillets over and broil for a couple more minutes. Remove the fillets from the oven and cover them with the Parmesan cheese mixture on the top side. Broil for 2 more minutes or until the topping is browned and fish flakes easily with a fork. Be careful not to over cook the fish.

Ingredients:

6 small Tilapia Fillet

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A Quick Guide To The 7 Steps to Emotional Mastery

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Guest

In helping people achieve sustained fitness and weight loss, we have found that unaddressed emotional states can present an enormous barrier. When emotions are not confronted, managed, and addressed, they can lead to unhealthy coping strategies rooted in avoidance such as emotional or stress eating, over eating, excessive food restriction, or other destructive behavior. The following Seven Steps provide a tool for how to manage, and ultimately liberate ourselves from, unwanted emotional states.

1. Identify The Feeling – This first step is the foundation of emotional intelligence. Many times we become stuck in our emotions. The way out is to start with identification of what we are feeling.

2. Face The Feeling – In this step we access the power of choice in deciding to face our emotions head on. This may seem overwhelming. Yet, the fear of facing emotions is usually more daunting than the actual experience of directly confronting emotions. So, gather your courage, take heart, and face those feelings!

3. Healthy Expression – Finding healthy forms of expression is key. Becoming appropriately assertive, setting healthy boundaries, and talking through feelings are just a few examples of healthy expression. Journaling and the arts (poetry, creative writing, singing, painting, playing an instrument) can also be extremely helpful. Find what works for you.

4. Learn From It – This is the crux of Emotional Mastery. With uncomfortable emotions such as fear and sadness, we tend to hold these feelings at bay. We often believe that if we truly examine our difficult feelings, we will be overwhelmed. The opposite is usually the case. Try taking the time to learn from unwanted and uncomfortable feelings. Some of our greatest personal lessons are waiting to be discovered here!

5. Take Action – Learning is useless if we do not choose to apply it. Take the lessons you have learned in Step 4, develop a plan, and take action to follow through. This is where you have the opportunity to take concrete steps towards the life you want.

6. Let Go – Letting go of unwanted toxic emotions is a decision. We have the ability to decide what we will do with our feelings. Once you have thoroughly worked through the first 5 Steps, you are now ready to take the leap and let go. Once you make the decision, you may experience instantaneous relief, or it may take repetition of the previous steps to feel the long term effects of liberation. Keep working these steps and it will pay off!

7. Pay it Forward — Paying it forward is the final crucial step to Emotional Mastery. Here we have the opportunity to deepen our own understanding and healing by sharing what we have learned. Reaching out also supports shifting our focus to helping others, which is a great way to celebrate the emotional release that comes with Emotional Mastery.

To get the most out of this process, we highly recommend coupling use of this tool with guidance, support, and accountability from a trained professional. The coaches and counselors at The Greater You, Inc. stand ready to help you experience the full benefit of Emotional Mastery through our one-on-one sessions, workbooks, and group teleclasses. For details, and to obtain a free copy of the full 7 Steps article, visit www.thegreateru.com or email us at admin@thegreateru.com.

—Kwinten Kemp, LPC, CWMS, President, The Greater You, Inc.
& Melissa Rourke, Lead Body Appreciation Coach, The Greater You Inc.

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Wellness Wednesday: Grocery Cart Sanitizer

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Britt

It seems like cold and flu season has become strep throat and flu season around here. Just as soon as I began thinking we were done with it and eased up on the OnGuard on my kids, my daughter caught something. BOO

Back to focusing on sanitization! Here is a simple Grocery Cart Sanitizer Recipe.

In a 1 oz spray bottle, combine purified water and 5 drops OnGuard.

You can find the smaller 1 oz spray bottles for under a dollar each here. I much prefer carrying a bottle of this in my purse with a few paper towels folded up all in a ziplock so that I have it available everywhere we go – restaurants, picnic tables at the park, grocery store carts, etc.

Find out WHY this healthy mom is using essential oils in her home and WHY these oils have empowered me so much as a mom! Listen in to this Dr. Mom Webinar (just 40 minutes short .

http://InstantTeleseminar.com/?eventid=27490143

If you’d like to experience doTERRA essential oils in person and learn more so you can become an empowered healthy mom, visit HealthyMomsKitchenEvents.EventBrite.com for a listing of all our upcoming events. I’d love to meet you in person and help make a difference in your family’s health.

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Healthy Delicious Lunch: Spinach Wrap

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Michelle

I recently discovered a protein packed wrap that actually tastes delicious, so I thought I’d share this amazing Spinach Wrap recipe with you! Obviously there are a lot of different things you can add, but the feta and basil pesto additions were amazing on it! If you are looking for a sprout recipe so you can grow your own, Heather recently posted how to grow your own sprouts here. What do you LOVE on your wraps? Have you ever tried these Ole Extreme Wellness Wraps?