Organic food Archives - juicy green mom

Summer Fresh Avocado Egg Salad with SPUD.ca

Easy fresh salads are a must in the summer when you don’t want to cook. I love avocados so I always have them around. And since I got my Instant Pot, I make batches of hard boiled eggs often. That makes this summer fresh avocado egg salad super easy to throw together in just a few minutes! 4 hard boiled...

Easy Bacon Nachos and Guacamole with Organic Ingredients via The Organic Box

It happens to all of us – we’re pressed for time to get something together for dinner and everyone’s hungry. This is one of those super simple meals that I don’t feel guilty about because of the awesome organic ingredients I get from The Organic Box. (If you didn’t already know that I love The Organic Box, here are a...

SPUD Edmonton: Easy School Lunches

My daughter started Grade 1, which means that I have a looooong road ahead of me for packing school lunches. With a picky eater, and my desire to attempt to give her organic and healthy food options, easy school lunches can be tricky. Thankfully there are some great options available from SPUD Edmonton! They have local and organic produce, but they...

How to Eat Green Food: Queen of Green Coaching Project

The second module in the Queen of Green Coaching project is FOOD. Being careful about what my family eats has become extremely important to me after my sister’s bout with breast cancer. What you put in your body has a direct impact on your health, and what you choose also has a direct impact on the environment. Here are some tips...

RANT: Why Early Healthy Eating Habits Matter for Our Children

One of the concerns, when we were looking at daycare for my daughter, was what she would eat. Up until she was 1 year old, I was vigilant about what she ingested – it had to, HAD TO be organic. That’s why I signed up for The Organic Box, so I could make her baby food and ensure she wasn’t...

My Journey with The Organic Box in Edmonton

By now, many Edmontonians have heard of The Organic Box. Essentially it started out as a produce delivery company that would deliver fresh organic produce to your home every week. Now it has grown to allow for lots of room to customize the box you receive, you can choose the size of your box and the frequency of delivery, and...