Feeling Good Through Food

My husbands absolute favorite dessert is lemon meringue pie, since changing our diets about 10 months ago he hasn't had it! I wanted to surprise him by making a healthified version for his birthday and it turned out really good. This was my first ever attempt at making  pie crust so it's not pretty but it tasted just fine. Please know that this recipe is a treat, I don't consider it healthy really. Mainly it's just less harmful to your body than the previous version we used to make. It's fun to have a special treat on a special occasion!  Crust: -1 cup whole wheat flour -1/2 teaspoon sea salt -1/3 cup coconut oil -3-4 tablespoons of cold water Mix flour and salt together; cut in coconut oil with pastry blender or fork till pieces are the size of small peas. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon water at a time over part of mixture.  Gently toss with fork; push to side of bowl.  Form into a ball.  Flatten on lightly floured surface by pressing with edge of hand.  Sprin

Lentils are my new favorite discovery! These were so delicious, they taste just like sloppy joes and without ground beef or your favorite can of sloppy joe sauce! Sorry about the bad picture, I didn't bother to try and find good ingredient hamburger buns, I'm sure they exist but we were happy using our favorite honey whole wheat bread from Great Harvest. Recipe from simple healthy tasty -4 cups water -2 cups lentils, rinsed -1 onion, chopped -2 garlic cloves, minced -1 green bell pepper, chopped Put all the ingredients above in your crock pot and cook on high for 3 hours or until lentils are soft. Then add.... -1-2 tablespoons chili powder -2 teaspoons mustard powder -2 tablespoons molasses -4 tablespoons Sucanat -3 teaspoons sea salt -3 teaspoons vegetable broth powder  (I cut that recipe in half and it lasts a long time) -1 can diced tomatoes -1 can tomato paste -2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar. With everything added, cook for at 1 more hour to let th

This is a recipe I got my my blendtec recipe book and modified it just a little. These muffins are the perfect fall treat. My kids can't get enough of them! -1 cup rice or almond milk -1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice -2 medium apples, peeled, quartered and cored, divided -3/4 cup coconut palm sugar or sucanat for a sweeter taste -2 organic eggs -2 tablespoons coconut oil -1 teaspoon vanilla -3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice -1/2 teaspoon sea salt -1 tablespoon alum. free baking powder -2 cups whole wheat flour divided  Preheat oven to 375°F.  Add milk, lemon juice, 1/2 an apple, coconut sugar, eggs, coconut oil, vanilla extract, pumpkin pie spice and salt to blendtec and secure lid.  Press “Batters”.  Add baking powder, 1 cup of flour, remaining apples and last cup of flour and secure lid.  Press “Pulse” 6-8 times or until dry ingredients are barely incorporated and apples are chopped in bits.  Allow batter to sit 5 minutes.  Pour batter into lined muffin tins 

This is another great recipe I got from my friend Sarah. I already have a pumpkin chocolate chip cookie recipe on here but this one is soooo tasty I had to post it as well. I love that it uses coconut sugar and maple for sweeteners, and you would never know! They are so good! -1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour -1/2 teaspoon baking soda -1 teaspoon baking powder -spices: about 1 1/2 teaspoon. cinnamon, 1 teaspoon. ginger, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg and 1/4 teaspoon cloves -1/2 teaspoon salt -1/4 cup coconut palm sugar -1/2 cup pumpkin puree -1/4 cup pure maple syrup -2 teaspoons. vanilla extract -2 tablespoons coconut oil -1 organic egg (large) -3/4 cup vegan chocolate chips Preheat oven to 350 combine the all the dry ingredients in one bowl and wet ingredients in another, mixing. Slowly combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Spoon onto a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for 12-13 min.

 For my birthday this year, my husband made me this delicious chocolate cake with coconut frosting. It was really good, the frosting was a bit too sweet for me so next time we are going to use less evaporated cane juice crystals. And I can't wait to have this again!! Recipe from simple healthy tasty and modified to our liking. -1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour -3 tablespoons  cacao powder -1 teaspoon baking soda -1 cup agave or sucanat  -1/2 teaspoon sea salt -5 tablespoons coconut oil -1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar -1 tablespoon vanilla -1 cup cold water Mix the wet igredients together in one bowl and dry ingredients together in another. Then combine the wet and dry and mix until there aren't any more lumps and pour into a 9x9 inch baking pan.Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Frosting: -1/2 cup coconut oil -3/4 cup evaporated cane juice crystals (next time I'm using 1/2 cup) -1 1/2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut -1 cup chopped pecans -1/