Raw Food

This one should be good. Super good. CHOICES of Lafayette is GOING RAW! Ready for the growing season? Well, we are! We are happy to be hosting a raw foods presentation and demonstration on Monday, April 18th at 5:30pm at the Tippecanoe Public Library in downtown Lafayette to show our enthusiasm for fresh foods! With the Farmer’s Markets, your own gardens, and CSA’s on their way in, NOW is the time...

Raw Foods

So, we’ve been doing a raw foods diet. Well, John has. I’m 100% on some days and more like 50% on others. The whole thing started with the weight loss challenge going on where John works. If he loses the most by April he has free health care coverage next year. That might be the best prize you could ever possibly win! I’ve always wanted to try the raw foods diet because I know how amazingly...

Kefir & Painting

I finally made it over to my Mom’s house and EVEN remembered to get the Kefir my Aunt left for me.  My Aunt visited from Louisiana over the 4th of July holiday and was nice enough to bring me a start of Kefir.  I had no idea what it was, but was interested because it’s healthy.  Simple enough, right?  She made a few different “smoothies” with various fruit combinations, and it was...

More About Food

As Spring has sprung, food has been on my mind quite often.  With gardens popping up everywhere–including our yard–and with the Farmers Market opening day fast approaching, I can’t help but let food consume my thoughts.  In our garden we have all the early spring stuff already planted–broccoli, carrots, spinach, arugula, kale, cauliflower, beans, peas, onions, and lettuce–and tonight...

Eat Local

I know you may have already seen this post here, but I need to get anyone and everyone in the area excited about this meeting so they will come! It’s truly going to be a great meeting with tons of information and resources for eating nutritious locally grown food. So, I’ll give you the details one more time … And remember to invite friends and family! CHOICES Natural Parenting Network is happy...