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Screen-free Activities for Kids and Teens

July 15, 2016 by Andrea Fabry 9 Comments

Screen-free Activities for Kids and Teens

Do you find yourself on a device more hours than you’d like? Are you concerned about the length of time your kids spend with screens? Are you looking for some counter-cultural encouragement when it comes to technology and parenting? Screen-Free Parenting As a mom whose children span from age 15 to 31, I have seen… 

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Filed Under: Electromagnetic Radiation, Natural Health, Unseen Reality Tagged With: activities, devices, egg toss, family, kids, parenting, screen-free, screen-free parenting, screens, technology, teenagers, teens

How to Get Kids to Eat Healthy

October 2, 2015 by Andrea Fabry 9 Comments

How to Get Kids to Eat Healthy

Do you ever feel like you’re in a losing battle when it comes to your kids and nutrition? Would you like to instill in your child a desire for healthy eating? Our family of 11 was your classic “fast food” family until a health crisis forced us to re-evaluate our food choices. (Read our story… 

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Filed Under: By Kids for Kids, Foodie, Gut Health, Natural Health, Uncategorized Tagged With: diet, eat, family, food, health, healthy, journey, kids

Cacao Blueberry Yogurt Blast

May 12, 2014 by Brandon Fabry 1 Comment

Cacao Blueberry Yogurt Blast

Brandon Fabry Cacao Blueberry Yogurt Blast – By Kids For KidsI enjoy this combination for breakfast or dessert! Save Recipe Print Recipe My Recipes My Lists My Calendar Ingredients1 cup plain yogurt with live cultures1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries1/4 cup coconut flakesseveral slices of raw cacao paste (alternative: raw cacao nibs)liquid stevia to tasteInstructionsScoop… 

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Filed Under: By Kids for Kids, Desserts, Fermented Foods, Foodie, Recipes, Snacks Tagged With: Blueberries, cacao, coconut, fabry, kids, raw cacao, raw-organic-cacao-paste.html, yogurt

How to Use a Knife

May 7, 2014 by Andrea Fabry 6 Comments

How to Use a Knife

When we ventured into the world of real food my youngest children were under ten years of age. (See more about our food journey here.) They were too young to use a knife, or so it seemed to me. Yet they were eager to be involved in the cooking process. Our friend Andy, a butcher… 

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Filed Under: By Kids for Kids, Foodie Tagged With: food, GAPS diet, how to, kids, Real food, skills, video

Kids and Chores

March 5, 2014 by Andrea Fabry 5 Comments

Kids and Chores

Kids and Chores Every Saturday we spend two hours cleaning. This saves me the need to clean during the week. It also keeps the kids involved. When our 14-year-old daughter suggested we do a cleaning competition, I jumped at the chance to make our semi-annual window cleaning chore a contest. I sent out this email… 

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Filed Under: By Kids for Kids, Cleaning, House, Uncategorized Tagged With: chores, Hunger Games, kids

MEET ANDREA

I am a certified Building Biology Advocate, a former journalist, mother of nine, and avid CrossFitter who likes to think outside the box. After our family's health crisis in 2008, I learned to ask questions about what's in our food, our water, and our air. I hope to empower you as you seek to live safely in a complex world. Thankfully, small steps lead to big changes. Let's travel this road together, one step at a time.

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10 Things I’ve Learned (The Hard Way)

1. The answer may be right in front of you.
2. Time is often the best medicine.
3. Speak kindly to yourself.
4. The air we breathe matters.
5. It's better to know than not know.
6. Relinquishment is a balm for the soul.
7. Symptoms will instruct if we listen.
8. Sometimes you're the expert.
9. Allow hindsight to move you forward.
10. The next step is enough.

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