Real Food on a Budget: 9 Tips to Save Your Family Money

Our family has been eating a real food diet for a long time and over the years, I have collected a few tips and tricks to make a real food budget stretch and to save our family money!

Food For Thought, The Whole Healthy FamilyTaesha ButlerDecember 18, 2018Real Food on a Budget, healthy eating tips, healthy families, eating clean, how to save money with real food, healthy living, healthy living tips and tricks, frugal clean living, frugal clean eating, frugal real foodComment

What Ingredients to Avoid In Sunscreen + 4 Non-Toxic Sunscreens

Our skin is our biggest organ! Whatever we put on our skin will go into our stystems! So, if I don't want to eat some gnarly chemical, than I certainly want to think twice about putting it on my skin! Here are the chemicals I steer clear of when picking out a sunscreen....and some natural brands that I love

Finding A Healthy Balance in Healthy Living

We are a family who eats veggies and cooks at home, but we are also a family that occasionally goes out for ice cream sundaes. We are a family who fills our lives with movement and nature, but we also deeply value cuddling up together in front of a favorite movie. We are a kombucha-brewing and water-drinking family, but my husband and I will occasionally enjoy beer or a glass of wine when the mood strikes. We are a family of balance, rather than extremes. We don't believe in "all or nothing" because we are in this lifestyle for a lifetime. We want our daughter learn balance instead of depravation. And we want to be able to live a life we can sustain, instead of trying to be perfect each and every day.

Food For ThoughtTaesha ButlerApril 6, 2017Finding A Healthy Balance in Healthy Living, healthy, healthy living, healthy balance, finding healthy balance, how to live a healthy life, how to live healthfully, health, health in real life, real food, real food in real life, balanced living, healthy family, mom life, mom blogger Comments

4 Things That I Do For Myself Everyday

My everyday life as a full-time teacher, mom and wife is busy. So busy, in fact, that it’s easy to lose sight of my own needs in the blur of the day. But no matter how busy it gets, there are a few things I make sure I always do for me ….and just me. Because I need to be one of the most important people in my own life.

Food For ThoughtTaesha ButlerMarch 15, 2017Motherhood, healthy mom, healthy mom life, mom life, self care, parenthood, mom self care, balanced living, healthy, healthy living, healthy made simpleComment

8 Tips For Being Less Wasteful...and Saving Money!

The health of our planet is just as important as our own personal health. Here are 8 easy, sustainable changes you can make today that will make a big difference in how much trash you carry to the curb each week....and save you money to boot!

Food For ThoughtTaesha ButlerMay 9, 2016less wasteful, conserve, real food kitchen, healthy, healthy living, healthy planet, no waste, no waste kitchen, no waste family, how to make less waste, tips for making less wasteComment

The Only Vitamins I Will Give My Daughter....or Myself

Most vitamins out there are loaded with utter junk. But I finally found ones that I can feel good about giving my daughter....and taking myself.

Food For Thought, Naturally Nourished KidsTaesha ButlerApril 8, 2016healthy, vitamin, clean eating, healthy living, natural living, healthy family, healthy vitamin, healthy kids vitamin, no gmos, dye free, natural vitamin, natural kids vitamin, vitamin review, kids vitamin review Comments

The Value of the Family Dinner Time

So many beautiful things happen around the family dinner table. Valuable and important things. Here are 3 reasons to find the time (just a few days a week) to eat together as a family.

Food For ThoughtTaesha ButlerMarch 30, 2016family, healthy family, balanced family, why its important to eat together, dinner time, healthy living, real life, family first Comment

6 Tips for Shopping The Farmer's Market Like a Boss

I've spent years shopping my local farmer's markets. If you find hitting the local farmer's market a bit intimidating I've outlined my favorite tips to help you face your farmer's market venture with confidence while getting the biggest bang for your buck.

Food For ThoughtTaesha ButlerMarch 23, 2016healthy family, eat local, healthy, healthy lifestyle, how to shop at a farmer's market, farmers market, tips for shopping at a farmer's market, healthy living, eat seasonalComment

4 Tips & Tricks for Staying Hydrated...Everyday

Drinking enough water is one of the best and easiest things you could do to for your body! But, for some reason...its so dang hard to stay hydrated! Read my tips and tricks for getting that water into your body, all day every day!

Food For ThoughtTaesha ButlerFebruary 24, 2016Hydrate, hydration, water, stay hydrated, healthy, healthy living, healthy lifestyle, how to drink enough waterComment

The Importance of Self-Care When You're a Mom....

When you are a mom, it is easy to let your own well-being be put on the back burner. But its time to think about and rediscover why your own self-care needs to be a priority for you...

Food For ThoughtTaesha ButlerFebruary 17, 2016motherhood, self care, mommy self-care, healthy living, healthy lifestyel, whole life, balanced life, mother, mom, mommy, taking care of mom, being a balanced mom, balance in motherhood Comments