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Camping with Kids on The Body Ecology Diet

Camping with Kids on The Body Ecology Diet Tara Carpenter, NC. Originally published on June 3, 2010 Holistic nutrition for people on The Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D.). I wasn’t planning to camp this summer. My plate is full enough with work, graduate school, moving through a divorce, and raising my boys who are 2 and […]

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Meet Nama Shoyu: Traditional Soy Sauce

Nama Shoyu is a traditional soy sauce that is unpasteurized; nama means “raw” and shoyu means “soy”. This soy sauce is made by fermenting non-GMO soybeans with a probiotic fungi called Aspergillus oryzae plus the addition of water, wheat, and sea salt. This mixture is left to ferment in cedar kegs for 6 to 8 months; […]

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Pumpkin Seed Butter

This nutrient-dense pumpkin seed butter contains no sugar or unhealthy oils and is a safe alternative for “nut-free” kids. We love to spread on flax crackers, roasted nori sheets, green apples, waffles, and celery sticks 🙂 First, we eat and then we do everything else! Pumpkin Seed Butter Makes: 1 1/4 cup

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NO Salt Sauerkraut

Tara Carpenter, NC.   Sauerkraut is German for “sour cabbage” and did not traditionally contain salt. It was only when natives of Poland, Germany, and Russia traveled to America by ship that they added salt to preserve the cabbage for long travels. This salty version somehow stuck.  Whilst sauerkraut made with salt is still considered […]

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Tips & Tricks to Make Young Green Coconut Kefir (YCK)

Tips & Tricks to Make Young Green Coconut Kefir (yck) Tara Carpenter, NC. I’ve made young green coconut kefir (yck) for going on 12 years and moved through many learning curves. I can now whip up a batch of this probiotic drink in less time than I once did and with zero frustration. I hope […]

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Keeping Kids “Sugar-Free” at School

Keeping Kids “Sugar-Free” at School Originally published on July 19, 2019. Tara Carpenter, NC. Holistic nutrition for digestion; specialized in yeast overgrowth.  Up until my oldest started kindergarten, he had limited exposure to refined sugar; we were an organic, homemade kind of family that consciously avoided sugar, artificial colors, gluten, and pasteurized dairy. Most of […]

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Treat Boxes for “Sugar-Free” Kids

Treat Boxes for “Sugar-Free” Kids Originally published July 18, 2019. Tara Carpenter, NC. Holistic nutrition for digestion; specialized in yeast overgrowth.  Treat Boxes are essentially a Tupperware container fill with non-perishable treats kept at school, day-care, summer camp, or a best friend’s home. When my oldest started public school I made one for his kindergarten […]

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