Adventures in Mindful Living

Nature Scavenger Hunt with FREE PRINTABLE We love using nature scavenger hunts in our schooling. It's a fun and perfect thing to get kids outside and using their observation skills. It is also one of my favorite ways to overcome one of those rough days we all have. You know the ones where everyone (including me) is in a bad mood and...

Easy Minestrone Soup Recipe I love minestrone soup! It is one of my favorite soups to make because it is so easy to adapt to whatever you have on hand. Its also loaded with great veggies that give it a really hardy feeling to the meal. Pair it with some easy biscuits and you have a cheap but decently healthy...

Avocado Shrimp Salsa Three of my favorite foods are avocados, shrimp and salsa. When I was looking of some new recipes that would fit into my Shred 10 guidelines I came across this super easy salsa recipe that combined all three of those. I knew I had to make this salsa recipe soon because it looked that good! Let me tell...

This is my basic recipe for easy breakfast cookies. It is easy to tweak to what you and your kids like.

Busy Mom Sushi Bowl Super Easy Busy Mom Sushi Bowl I love sushi, and I have made it several times for my husband and I. But let me tell you it is messy and not the easiest thing to do. Now that we are right in the middle of a pretty busy season of life it is one of those things...

Zesty Lemon Pie If you are looking for a delicious lemon pie that will knock the socks off your guest (or yourself) then this is the recipe for you! I have made this for years now and I wanted to finally put it here so I could share the recipe easier. This is certainly a treat and not healthy at all...

3 Mexican Dishes Made Healthier One of my favorite things to do is take a meal we love and make some small little tweaks to it to make it healthier.  It is amazing that all those little tweaks can add up to really big changes in your health. I have seen it in my own family and now thanks to...

Ranch Dressing Recipe (made a little healthier) I love ranch dressing and so does most of our family. We had a favorite ranch dressing recipe but I wanted to make it a little healthier so I tweaked it. We use this mayonnaise becasue I wanted to take out the cholesterol in the recipe but if you are not used to it...

DIY Homemade Dog Treats (No Baking Required!!) I love sharing recipes to help your entire family get healthier,including those furry four legged ones! This DIY Homemade Dog Treats Recipe had no baking required and seemed super easy to do so I wanted to share it with all of you! This recipe comes from Rover.com which is a super cool concept of being...

Three Fun (and Healthier) Breakfast Ideas! I get more requests for breakfast ideas then any other meal so I thought I would share Three Fun Breakfast ideas here today! Breakfast Cookies- seriously who doesn't want to eat a cookie for breakfast? We have two different recipes on the website. This one below is the healthier version and then we also have...

Breakfast Cookie Recipe (Healthier Version) A couple of months ago I came up with this recipe for a Breakfast Cookie becasue I wanted a quick and easy breakfast for my kiddos. I love breakfast cookies because I can make them up ahead of time and they were easy to pack some amazing nutrition into.  I decided to take that old...

5 Healthy Dinners for Cheese Lovers! My family loves cheese so these are some easy and healthy dinners we make on a regular basis! I wanted to share these with all of you so you could see that tasty, cheesy and healthy can all go together! Its just takes a few tweaks! Lasagna Soup Cheesy Quesadillas Chili Cheese Wedges Healthy Alfredo   Loaded Cheesy Nachos 

Super Easy Banana Nut Bread Banana Nut Bread is super easy to make and makes a nice treat anytime of day! I will make a healthier version later , but this is the one I make for my family and for everyone at the holidays! If you want to make this one healthier just pair it with a healthy shake...

Simmering Potpourri - How to make your own! I have always been a fan of lamp oil and candles becasue I love a great smelling house. Unfortunately I live with children, a cat, and I love to cook with things like onions, garlic, and fish. So needless to say, a nice smelling home is not always what I have. While...

How to stay healthy when you’re traveling! Written by: Guest Writer  Shelly Stinson   When you’re away from the comforts of home, sometimes even the simplest things can prove slightly more difficult. Staying healthy is definitely one of them. Not only do you lose access to your own kitchen full of nutritious foods, but you also no longer have the option...