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Cooking with Essential Oils
We put doTERRA Essential Oils to the test in a special Eighty Test Kitchen! We are big fans of doTERRA's essential oils for personal and home use. doTERRA provides high quality, pure essential oils and is the gold standard for CPTG Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade®...
Immunity Hacks to Get Through Winter!
Six Habits To Help You Protect Your Immune System Our kids have at least five friends who are home sick today. Each has something different... the flu, respiratory infection, strep, stomach bug, random fever virus. It's enough to make you want to stay in a bubble...
Adulting Through Holiday Triggers
We all have holiday triggers; they can't be avoided. How you respond to them, and whether you let them derail your health and well-being is up to you. When we were little, we wanted to be adults and do grown-up things. As adults, we realize that "Adulting" is not...
Cauliflower Fried Rice
This low-calorie, vegetarian take on traditional fried rice is light and simple, and takes about ten minutes to prep. It is a balanced dish in its own right when prepared with eggs, so it works as a standalone meal, but it's also a great accompaniment to homemade...
Chimichurri for All
We're halfway through January, and it seems that for Northeasterners, the word of the month is COLD. Whether the it's the downright unreasonable amount of cold weather days keeping us from enjoying life outside of home and work, or a more literal cold, like the one...
Coconut-Crusted Chicken Tenders (picky kid-tested and approved!)
Our Eighty kids love breaded chicken! We're constantly mixing it up and looking for new flavor profiles, as well as ways to make the meal more nutrient-dense. This oven-baked recipe uses coconut flour, coconut flakes, and unrefined coconut oil, along with a number of...
Snow Day Breakfast Zucchini Bread
The kids were thrilled to have a snow day today! We went to sleep wondering if the "Great Cyclone Bomb of 2018" would be a boom or a bust, and awoke to the blustery wind of a good, old North Eastern snowstorm. Since we stocked up on rations like everyone else in New...
No Fuss, Hearty Lamb Curry (AIP approved)
This mild-but-flavorful lamb curry has very few ingredients, and is a breeze to get into a slow cooker. I whipped it up one cold day when I knew the troops would be tired and freezing after basketball practice, and would want something rich and hearty. It was so good...
Flourless Brownie Cups (AKA, Holiday Survival Brownies)
Brownies are amazing! Warm, gooey, chocolatey bites of love... who needs anything more in a dessert? Unless, of course, it's holiday time and you're up to your ears in sweet, sugary treats. These brownies are a healthier alternative to the traditional recipe, and are...
Miracle Cures (or How to Spot a Fake)
Finding reliable nutrition information presents a unique challenge. As nutrition is a science, our body of knowledge is constantly evolving, with studies building upon studies, and conflicting information at many turns. Just last year, researchers from two major...