This is our son’s journey from discovering gut damage to healing it!  My son Jaden was born a healthy cubby smiley baby boy. He was our first child and we were totally clueless as to what to expect. The first 12… Read More

My vegan pregnancy and postpartum experience.  My third pregnancy was actually my first vegan pregnancy. To this day when I look at Micah I am still blown away that I made this human entirely out of plants. MaybeMaybe because I have (read… Read More

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We never fully understood this quote until my son got sick enough for us to notice, and we had some pretty big blinders on. This blog is a place of confession… a place where we can share our frustration, our disappointments, but mostly our success and transformation as we reconnect with food and the health it can bring us. With a little patience, a lot of research and even more love these recipes have healed our son and brought health to our family.

” The food you eat can be the safest, most powerful form of medicine, or the slowest form of poison”

Ann Wigmore

 

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Happy #worldbreastfeedingweek ! First and foremost I just want to say that fed is best! So this post also goes out to the many women and men who may have not been able to breastfeed their children. . The gift of nourishment in whatever form is such a blessing. From birth our ability to bond with our child over food to create that loving connection, is so powerful, regardless of the form it comes in. . My experience with breastfeeding has been the most amazing gift I've ever been given. My experience has been different with each one of my children. With my first I almost quit on the second day. If it wasn't for my husband pushing me through and giving me the support I needed I wouldnt have made it. I'm glad he did because I was able to breastfeed my first for 18 months. With my second I experienced no pain however, he had a lip and tongue tie. If he had been my first child I for sure would have quit! But I pushed through with every latch and we made it to 22 months. The journey with my third little guy began also a little rocky. With some tube feedings needed. However we are going strong now at 7 months. . You guys know I love feeding my family, and I take pride and satisfaction in doing so. As a parent we have such a powerful opportunity to teach our children a healthy and positive connection to food. I believe that connection begins at birth. So no matter what your situation, fed is best, dont look back and take each feed as an opportunity to bond with your child, teaching them that food is love! . . . . . #breastfeeding #fedisbest #plantbasedfamily #veganpregnancy #veganbaby #childhoodunplugged #organickids
Hiking Algonquin in style! . It is totally possible to not only be vegan, but stay healthy and minimize our footprint when camping! The small effort is worth the huge benifits to ourselves and this planet!!! . Today we made these super quick rice paper rolls for lunch along with some yummy fruit! I stuffed the rolls with some salad, mango slices and tempeh. We ate them with a stunning view after a short, but upwards climb to a lookout point. We took it slow and started with a 2K walk with the boys today... they essentially ran the entire thing so I'm excited about taking them on some longer hikes later in the trip. And Micah, who was in the carrier, laughed his head off as I ran to keep with with the big kids. . And yes, I had a cider as well! How could I not with that view!! #livingthelife . . . . . . #familyvacation #algonquinpark #lookout #litterless #zerowastefood #zerowaste #veganlunchbox #veganlunch #springrolls #veganrolls #ricepaper #veganrecipes #plantbasedfamily #camping #lunchboxideas #lunchboxinspo #veganlunchbox #simplerecipe #campingfood #hiking #hikingfood #glutenfree
Nothing like a warm hearty home cooked meal after a few days eating out? Anyone else with me? . We have had a pretty busy week! Cottage last weekend, a wedding, a stag and doe, and a birthday party! It's been so fun but also exhausting. And because food wasn't always in our control we had to rely on eating out more then normal, and of course more treats then normal! If you watched my stories I spoke a but about this. It's totally important to eat well and clean but I also believe its important to live your life. And that's the point of being so healthy right! To get your body to the point where a few treats or greasy meals wont harm you. So that's what I focused on this week. Letting go of some control and enjoying the time spent with family and friends (without compromising my values of course). . . . M U C H . L O V E . . . #atmyvegantable #vegan #vegansofig #veganfoodshare #whatveganseat #buddahbowls #plantbasedfamily #selflove #forksoverknifes #fitfam #simplemeals #wslf #wfpb #veganrecipes #bestofvegan #beachbody #glowlean #foodismedicine #healthy #healthyfood #healthyeating #vegansofcanada #torontovegan #vegancurry #favabeans
👋 friends! So it seems like despite these no school days I am still packing lunches and snack... actually I've been packing more then during school days 😟 . However, that means we are doing lots of fun things! I love being home but I am definitely the type that likes to just be out and about. I actually find it more relaxing because I'm not at home thinking about all the chores I need to do while my kids fight or beg me for TV or another snack 🤣 anyone else with me???? . Anyhoo, this is what my #zerowastefood effort looks like. Again we are not perfect by any stretch but I try. Most of the time we are #litterless while out but sometimes that doesn't happen. For instance my kids love granola bars or sometimes we get them a popsicle... but we try and we put the effort in to teach our kids about waste reduction! I think that's a huge start to changing and cleaning up all the plastic that's killing our wildlife and oceans... what are some ways you guys try and reduce your footprint??? Any tips or tricks you can share? Comment 👇 please!! . . Food we brought: 1.Pistachios and dark chocolate 2.Green salad topped with white beans, guac and tahini dressing. 3. Monster juice 4. Fruit platter: dragonfruit, plums, mango, kiwi. 5. Sushi rolls with cucumber, kraut, avocado and cabbage. 6. Veggie platter: pickles, tomatoes, edamame, cucumber 7. Tangerines 8. Water (not in photo) . Containers we used: @monbento @oynxcontainers . . . #buddahbowls #litterless #zerowaste #oynx #healthyalternatives #monbento #healthylunchbox #veganlunch #vegandinner #veganrecipes #plantbasedkids #eeeeeat #forksoverknives #fitfam #veganfoodshare #foodshare #easymeals #healthyfood #healthyeating #vegansofcanada #sushi #sushiburrito #onthetable
👋 Happy Saturday! Hope you are all enjoying your weekend! I am up at the cottage with my boys while my hubby is living the single life in Ottawa on a football tournament! Currently, I'm sitting in my room nursing little micah and feeling grateful about getting the opportunity to be home with my kids for the summer. Not going to lie, I was slightly terrified at the beginning of summer, and the first week home with them was pretty rough, but I'm grateful nonetheless. Mostly because if I was working, all the outings we wanted to do would need to happen on the weekends, making weekends way to busy... now I am dreading the idea of having to work thru the summer! Anyhoo I wanted to share this #zerowaste food we packed for our trip to wonderland this week! Again I was able to prepare all this super quick. And the effort is totally worth the benefit. What are some things you like to pack for outings?? . . . . . . #whatvegans #veganfoodshare #vegancommunity #dairyfree #foodblogger #instagood #zerowastefood #buddahbowls #litterless #zerowaste #oynx #healthyalternatives #healthylunchbox #veganlunch #vegandinner #veganrecipes #forksoverknives #easymeals #healthyfood #healthyeating #vegansofcanada
Recipe alert!!! Since we were traveling today I didn't really cook today 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🙌 So I'm sharing this yummy curry recipe from the other day.. did you see me making this on my stories? I literally had no idea what I was going to make for dinner. I was feeling very unmotivated in the kitchen and just didn't want to make anything that required much effort. . Somehow I pulled this masterpiece out of the pot 🤣 ok maybe not a masterpiece but it was very delicious! It was so good that I'm posting the recipe despite the blurry photo!!! . Easy. Simple. Fast! . The recipe is up on the blog. The link is in my bio! . . . E N J O Y . . #veganzone #vegabfoodpic #glutenfree #glutenfreeeating #plantbasedfamily #veganzone #heresmyfood #f52grams #hautecuisine #plantbasedvegan #wfpb #plantbased #plantstrong #gloobyfood #veganfoodshare #lunchboxideas #veganlunch #buddahbowl #veganbowl #curry #vegancurry #veganrecipes #friyay

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