Fermenting: Cultured/Fermented Veggies, Water Kefir Grains, Vegan Coconut Kefir, Vegan Almond Milk Kefir, Kefir “Sodas”, and Homemade Vegan Coconut Milk Yogurt

Right this minute my kitchen is FULL of bacteria.
And I couldn’t be more pleased
I’m talking about the “good bacteria”.  Cultured, probiotic-filled fermented foods that are so good for the gut.
So, it all started with an innocent batch of kimchi.  Hubby and I were wanting to dip our toes into the Land of Fermented [...]

Monthly Organic Vegan Bulk Food Orders

Once, a long time ago, our organic grocery bill used to be THROUGH THE ROOF.  We had less children than we do now, but our grocery bill was a MONSTER.
Shopping in-person at the health food store for all of our organic groceries used to result in a grocery bill so sizeable that it made my [...]

Feeding Vegan Kids: Sunday Morning Raw Section Plates and Raw Vegan Banana-Blueberry Ice Cream

Today I woke with a spring in my step and little boy requesting ice cream for breakfast.
And I was MORE than happy to make it for him,  because ice cream for breakfast is one of the sweet pleasures in life!
(and also because I really wanted some too)
I made the kiddos a raw vegan feast for [...]

Feeding Vegan Kids: Section Plate Breakfasts of Veggies and Dip

As a mama-to-many, there are some things I just don’t say “NO” to.
Like when my little guy wakes up and demands guacamole and veggies….for breakfast!
He had no interest whatsoever in our usual breakfast fare  — no green smoothies, no breakfast sundaes….
He had nothing but guacamole on his mind.
I can do that!
So I headed to the [...]

Feeding Vegan Kids: Section Plates, Snacks, Veggies, Vegan Cocoa and Green Juice

Hi all!
Hope everyone’s week is going well!   Ours has been good (and busy).  ALWAYS busy with this big gang…but a good kind of busy!
We had a recent day where it rained on and off all day, so we stayed in and had a “home day”.  A “home day” is a blissful day spent entirely [...]

In My Dehydrator: Raw Vegan Zucchini Chips (OH YUM)

Once in awhile I find veggies lurking in the back of my fridge that need to be used, like, YESTERDAY.
On a recent rummage through the fridge, I came across some organic zucchini that were destined for the compost bin if I didn’t get to them soon.  Hubby had the great idea of making zucchini chips [...]

Feeding Vegan Kids: Section Plate Lunches!

Hi there!
It’s been awhile since I showed you some section plate meals, so I’m here with a little Section Plate Action, vegan style:

This is a recent lunch for my many plant-eating kiddos.  100% vegan and 100% yummy…and within minutes it was 100% GONE

Lunch for 5 hungry kiddos:

Clockwise from top left corner:

organic raw chopped veggies [...]

Feeding Vegan Kids: Homemade Chocolate Covered Energy Bars

**Edited to include nut-free version down at the bottom of post **
Hi all!
We are wee bit snowed in this week and have been happily hibernating while the snow flies, so I decided to make a special snack for all my little snack-lovers.  While we do eat our weight in veggies each day, we are all [...]

Homeschooling Conference and Beet Juice For Kids

Hi all,
Sorry for my absence!  We’ve been busy over here in the Green and Crunchy house, and that means that blogging gets shuffled to the bottom of the (lengthy, daunting) To-Do-List.
That To-Do-List is  scary and it NEVER ENDS.
Just like my laundry pile.
With approximately 147 feet of snow here in Columbus, it’s pretty much the arctic [...]

Feeding Vegan Kids: Using Homemade “Larabars” To Make Raw Vegan Cashew Cookies-and-Cream Breakfast Sundaes

My kids LOVE breakfast sundaes. Love love love them.
Taking fresh organic vegan ingredients and creating a layered, delicious little breakfast is such a fun way for me the kids to start the day!

A while back, my older daughter had a sweet friend spend the night, and I decided to make breakfast sundaes as a fun [...]

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