Great store-bought (gluten-free) snack… flavored flax crackers!

Posted on 11/08/2011 by Christy

I was craving a crunchy snack the other day and was SO excited to discover these flax crackers at a local health store in my town. Click pics to enlarge.

They are made by the Foods Alive company, and they come in quite a few different flavors. Many of the flavors contain very simple ingredients, so I can actually eat them! Yay!! The Mexican Harvest flavor is really good; and I really enjoyed the Onion/Garlic variety as well (I tasted a sample, but they were out of stock so I don’t have them featured here…hopefully next time!)

Be sure you check the ingredients list because I’m not sure that every flavor is as “additive-free” as the samples I’ve pictured below; and enjoy!!! If you belong to the Azure Standard Food Co-op, they also carry these crackers; or you can always order them online, too!

Flax crackers are really simple to make in a dehydrator, so I think I’m going to give it a try with some homemade taco seasoning – I’ll post the recipe if they turn out good! But for now, it’s really nice to have the option to just walk into a store and pop them in my mouth! Here are the ingredients from the varieties I purchased…

A day of REAL food!

Posted on 10/30/2011 by Christy

Here’s an example of what we ate one particular day in our “REAL FOOD” household.

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Breakfast:

Egg (fried in coconut oil and sprinkled with salt/pepper)
Chipotle Sweet Potatoes
Smoothie made with kale (greens), freshly squeezed OJ, frozen strawberries, banana, pineapple (looks gross, but it’s YUMMY – can’t even taste the kale!)

Lunch:

Leftover Chili
Salad with yellow peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes and Homemade Italian Dressing

Snack:

Pecan Pie LaraBar
Apple

Dinner:

Southwest Rice Bowl – Before we changed our diet 4 1/2 years ago, I used to LOVE going out to eat at PepperJax Grill and ordering their Chicken Rice Bowl. So I created this recipe to recreate those flavors at home: Chicken, onions, brown rice, cilantro, lime juice, tomatoes, green onions, avocado, etc. Yum!!

Dessert:

Homemade gluten-free granola bars (made with pure cocoa nibs!)

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My “Real Foods” Diary (Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011)

Posted on 10/29/2011 by Christy

Today is October 29, 2011. By reader request, I logged all of my food today so I can show you an example of the foods I might eat in a typical day as part of my “additive-free,” REAL FOODS lifestyle. Today was a little unusual because we ate a really late breakfast and I took an afternoon nap; so this is a bit less food than I eat in an average day, I suppose. No worries, I’ll blog about other days in the future, too, to give you a better idea 🙂 (Click any pictures to enlarge!)

Breakfast: Eggs fried in coconut oil; sweet potatoes sauteed in coconut oil and seasoned with Chipotle powder and salt; pineapple