HAPPY NEW YEAR with a GIVEAWAY!

I'm thrilled to share that 2014 has started out with amazing friends, a healthy family and happy plants!

  I am pleased to co-host and sponsor the very first giveaway for 2014...

Happy New Year & Welcome to Our Giveaway!

This year I'd like to help you Turn Over a New Leaf with this amazing offer for

 a 6 Month Seeds of The Month Club Membership and a 

Variety 4 Pack of Supreme Growers Soil Amendments from

Mary's Heirloom Seeds!

Need more information about this awesome prize?!

The 6 Month Membership includes 4 seed packs the first month and 2 seed packs each month for 6 months. All of Mary's Heirloom seed varieties are open-pollinated, Non-GMO Heirloom Seeds. Your first 4 packs of seeds are mailed right away. Then each month Mary will ship 2 packs of her fantastic heirloom seeds!

That's 14 packets of high quality seeds with a club membership value of $44!

Soil Amendments Variety Pack:

An Awesome 4 Pack of All Natural, Non-GMO Soil Amendments 

with a retail value of $11.50

Soil Blast benefits: • Nourish soil and plants • Continuously improve soil fertility • Increase soil vitality and texture • Guaranteed non-toxic, non-GMO

Kelp Blast benefits: • Promotes plant growth • Specially formulated to encourage higher yields • 100% water soluble • Sustainably harvested • Guaranteed non-toxin, non-GMO

Myco Blast benefits: • Protect seeds and young plants • Expand roots for maximum nutrient and water absorption • Enhances the plant's resistance to drought 

Sweet Myco Tea benefits: • Fortified with Mycorrhizae • Easy, ready-to-use formula • Helps prevent fertilizer leeching through soil • Enhance color and aroma • Safeguard against over-fertilization • Guaranteed non-toxic, non-GMO  

 

How Do I Win?

Use the handy dandy entry form below to enter for your chance to win this great Prize Package! One winner will be chosen at random on January 8th, 2014. We'll contact the winner right away, so watch for our email! If we don't receive a confirmation email within 24 hours, a new winner will be selected. All Prizes will be awarded to one person and you must complete the entry for your chance to win.

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Amazing Pancake Recipes for New Years!

Good Morning!  The NEW year is less than 72 hours away. Woohoo!!!
One last recipe round-up and then I'll get to the "best of" post.
I'm planning on making pancakes on New Years Day so I thought I'd share.  I included a few eggless varieties since I'm out of eggs at the moment.

Eggless Best Recipe Pancakes from Sailu's Kitchen

*I like this recipe because it uses butter and not vegetable oil*

REAL Food Yogurt Pancakes from Mary's Kitchen

Karina's Gluten Free Pancakes from Gluten Free Goddess

Fluffy Eggless Pancakes from Food.com

The Perfect Vegan Pancakes from One Ingredient Chef

There you have it!  Do you have have a favorite Pancake recipe? 
Please share your link in the comments!

2014 Planting Guide: Seed Planting in January for Southern States

Believe it or not, South Florida Gardeners are planting seeds in January. 

LOTS of seed varieties actually!
I'm still working on several other states but so far I have Florida, Louisiana and California covered.

We'd like to hear from YOU!  

What region / state are you in and what grows best for you?

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REAL Food Friday #18

Hello and Welcome to REAL Food Friday! 

I'd like to thank all of the conscious bloggers who followed the guidelines and shared REAL FOOD recipes and posts. Thank you for sharing!
Last week I shared Detox with Real Food.  YUM!
This week I shared the Health Benefits for HOT Peppers. 
I have a BONUS this week...FB Follow-Back link-up!

We're your hosts
Joyce @ It's Your Life
Lydia @ Lydia's Flexitarian Kitchen 
me...Mary @ Back to the Basics and Mary's Kitchen 
Joining us again this week is Deborah @ Kneaded Creations 

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If you're interested in co-hosting let us know! 

You can email me at mari_backtonature@yahoo.com

My Features this week are:

Drink Your Veggies from A Life Unprocessed

The Miracle of Spaghetti Squash from Jenn's Random Scraps

In case you missed "What is Real Food" here's a recap...

I know "Real" food may not seem like as much fun as the sugary, chemically, DIY recipes out there on the internet.  This is why REAL Food Friday is so unique.  This is the place to share your unprocessed, gmo-free, locally grown and/or fair trade posts.

We are trying to make a difference 1 recipe at a time!


Here's a great reference from Food Myths:
Do you ever think about how far the food you eat travels?  Who grew it?  Who picked it? How much in processing it's been through before you took a bite?

Real Food is:
-Supports fair farmworker wages
-GMO Free
-Little to no processing/processed ingredients
-Supports local markets/vendors and isn't transported long distances to get to my plate
-Honors fair trade principles when I buy from othr regions
-Meat and dairy should be humanely raised and on real food themselves-Not genetically engineered feed, drugs, hormones and antibiotics.

Link up your Real Food posts!  Processed and "junk food" posts will be deleted.
The party runs from Thursday at 7pm EST through Monday at Noon.

Please follow your hosts and consider adding the Real Food Friday button.



BELOW is a chance to share your FB page!!!
This is a FB Follow-Back.  If someone likes your page please like theirs.
ENJOY!

Health Benefits of Hot Peppers with Recipes

I LOVE hot stuff!!!  Check out the recipe collection below.

Stuffed Hot Peppers from Allrecipes

Smoked Paprika Hummus from Food in Jars

Hot Pepper Relish from Preserving Food at Home

Lazy Chili Rellenos from The Pioneer Women

Peach Jalapeno Jelly from Food in Jars

Do you have a favorite Hot Pepper recipe to share?

REAL Food Friday #17 and a Facebook Link Up

Hello and Welcome to REAL Food Friday! 

I'd like to thank all of the conscious bloggers who followed the guidelines and shared REAL FOOD recipes and posts. Thank you for sharing!
This week I shared Detox with Real Food.  YUM!
I have a BONUS this week...FB Follow-Back link-up!

We're your hosts
Joyce @ It's Your Life
Lydia @ Lydia's Flexitarian Kitchen 
me...Mary @ Back to the Basics and Mary's Kitchen 
Joining us again this week is Deborah @ Kneaded Creations 

<a href="http://maryshealthymeals.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a627/greenmary_smith/REALFood1_zpsb7242283.jpg"/></a>  
If you're interested in co-hosting let us know! 

You can email me at mari_backtonature@yahoo.com

My Features this week are:

How to Make a Ginger Bug from A Life UnProcessed

Jen's Split Pea Soup from HomesteadMania

Pumpkin Smoothie and Pumpkin Hot Chocolate from Homestead Lady

In case you missed "What is Real Food" here's a recap...

I know "Real" food may not seem like as much fun as the sugary, chemically, DIY recipes out there on the internet.  This is why REAL Food Friday is so unique.  This is the place to share your unprocessed, gmo-free, locally grown and/or fair trade posts.

We are trying to make a difference 1 recipe at a time!


Here's a great reference from Food Myths:
Do you ever think about how far the food you eat travels?  Who grew it?  Who picked it? How much in processing it's been through before you took a bite?

Real Food is:
-Supports fair farmworker wages
-GMO Free
-Little to no processing/processed ingredients
-Supports local markets/vendors and isn't transported long distances to get to my plate
-Honors fair trade principles when I buy from othr regions
-Meat and dairy should be humanely raised and on real food themselves-Not genetically engineered feed, drugs, hormones and antibiotics.

Link up your Real Food posts!  Processed and "junk food" posts will be deleted.
The party runs from Thursday at 7pm EST through Monday at Noon.

Please follow your hosts and consider adding the Real Food Friday button.



BELOW is a chance to share your FB page!!!
This is a FB Follow-Back.  If someone likes your page please like theirs.
ENJOY!

Detox with REAL FOOD

So I promised that I'd share my recipe with you...But I haven't had the time to blog lately since I'm filling seed orders for Christmas.  AND, we've been drinking protein shakes at night so there haven't been many "exciting" recipes.  

MY Protein shake!  Ingredients: blueberries, banana, organic yogurt, flax seeds, sprouted buckwheat, water and protein powder. YUM!

 SO...I'm sharing recipes from the web!  There are plenty of features from past Real Food Fridays!

Sweet Italian Carrots from This Woman Writes

Herbed Lemon Zucchini Noodles (GF) from Made to Glow

 

Paleo Bacon and Brussels Sprouts from Sandi's Allergy Free Recipes

Veggie Lover's Pizza with Cauliflower Crust (GF) from Made to Glow

Quinoa Brownie Truffles from Ragdoll Kitchen

Comforting Ratatouille from Eat Nourishing

Whole Wheat Biscuits from 100 Days of Real Food

Tabbouleh (GF) from Simply Fresh Dinners

An amazing assortment of Healthy, REAL Food Recipes.  But this is just the beginning!  There is more on the way so stay tuned and pin away!

Holiday Battle of the Bulge

Yes, it's that time of year again when everyone goes NUTS!  Even I have gone a bit foodie crazy the past 30 days and it's definitely started to show.  My pants already feel tight and my body feels toxic.

So...Here are few "Holiday food detox" ideas:

-Drink more Water!
-Don't keep sugary snacks in the house.  You'll have enough to choose from at the next gathering!
-Prepare meals in advance to keep from gorging on easy "comfort food"
-Make time for the gym!!!
-Take a nap.  Seriously, if you are lacking sleep your body does not function at peak performance.
-Eat REAL FOOD.  Check it Out!
-Check out these Inflammation Fighting Foods

Recipes coming you way soon...Stay tuned for more!