My Fun Trip To New York City

   I am so excited that I get to go on a wonderful trip to New York City. I will be leaving July 14th and returning July 20th. I am going to several blogging conferences so it will be quiet on this page for a week. I am going by myself and my husband will be at home with the boys. I will try to post about my fun on Facebook but won’t be doing too much as I will be super busy learning and having fun.  There may only be pictures on Facebook. The conferences that I am attending are BlogHerconferences and Blogger Bash. These are great opportunities for bloggers to get together and learn about blogging.  I am excited to meet with brands and I hope to be able to bring lots of cool reviews and giveaways to my readers. Seeing fellow bloggers and meeting new ones will be awesome too. So while I am off having a whole bunch of fun you can check out some of my recipes. I will try to post a different one every day. Also don’t forget to enter my Fresh and Lean giveaway daily for a chance to win one of two prizes for a healthy meal service that delivers awesome healthy food to your house. I will see you next week.

How To Promote A Healthy Digestive Tract With Biotic Factor Advance Probiotic

    I am a firm believer in taking Probiotics as they have many health benefits like helping your digestive tract and immune system. Most people think about taking probiotics when they are sick with stomach problems or when they are taking antibiotics as they want to stop diarrhea  and other stomach problems.  Those are good reasons to take probiotics, but did you know taking probiotics on a daily basis can do so much more? I eat yogurt every day to get some probiotics into my body to help keep my digestive tract running smoothly.I thought I was doing my body good until I started taking additional probiotics in a supplement form.I then noticed differences in my gut. I did not have tons of gas. I thought having gas and farting was from eating lots of veggies and beans as I follow a meatless diet. I also notice that I was more regular down there. Those were reasons enough to get me to take a probiotic  supplement every day. 

   There are many more reasons to take a probiotic supplement and sometimes trying to figure out which probiotic formula can be confusing. Biotic Factor Advance ProBiotic formula provides living microorganisms which beneficial and essential in a good quality probiotic. These live probiotics promote a healthy digestive tract and immune system. It is these good guys (microorganisms) that help reduce the bad guys(pathogens)that cause diarrhea and restore the good microflora in your intestinal tract after you take antibiotics.

    Biotic Factor Advance ProBiotic formula provides more than 5 billion of the living good guys in their supplement at the time of manufacturing and offers a blend of the following key probiotics:

Lactobacillus acidophilus: L. acidophilus grows in or without the presence of oxygen. L. acidophilus is also characterized as a homofermentative that only produces lactic acid as its sole product.

Lactobacillus rhamnosus: L. rhamnosus is known for its systemic immune-enhancing ability and is known to produce the biologically desirable lactic acid Lactobacillus plantarum: can produce antimicrobial substances helps them survive in the gastro-intestinal tract of humans.

Bifidobacterium longum: one of most important inhabitants in the human body. This bacterium is helpful because it maintains a normal digestive tract, inhibits the growth of harmful bacteria and boosts the immune system.

Bifidobacterium breve

Bacillus subtilus: this rod-shaped can form a tough, protective endospore, allowing the organism to tolerate extreme environmental conditions.

I love that I only have to take one capsule, 1-2 times a day, instead of several like other brands. The capsules are easy to swallow too.

Do you take probiotics? What are you reasons for taking probiotics?

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Prevent Ingrown Toe Nails With The Toe Nail Nipper

      My husband has no nail on his big toe on both feet. His feet look weird without nails on those big toes. The reason he has no nails on his big toes is because he had too many ingrown toe nails that led to infections. My husband was tired of dealing with infections from the ingrown toe nails so with the doctor’s advice, he had the nails removed.  My husband has no idea why his toe nails always became ingrown but the doctor thinks it is due to the way his nails grew and how my husband trimmed his nails. I also think some people are just prone to ingrown toe nails.

My husband's ugly big toe

     I have discovered a tool that is great for preventing  ingrown nails and for trimming them too. The Toe Nail Nipper is also great for thick or deformed nails too. This tool may look like pliers, but actually has sharp blades that are curved to contour around the nails when you are trimming your nails. I found the Nipper easy to use and it gives my nails clean and smooth cuts. I like that the handle is long as it makes gripping the Nipper for better control. How many times have you used nail clippers and had them fly out of your hands as they were hard to control due to their size. That won’t happen with the nipper as the long handles will not slip in your hands. The Nipper is made with high quality stainless steel and comes with a cover to lock the sharp blades. I also found the Nipper easy to clean as I just used a wipe with alcohol on it.

    Where was this awesome nail clipper at when my husband had ingrown toe nails? To think if my husband used this tool, he may have prevented those nasty infections and the removal of his toe nails. Do you have thick toe nails or have a tendency to get ingrown toe nails? Then you need to check out the Toe Nail Nipper. Click the below link to get more information.

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Save Money With Nature’s Little Squeeze Food Pouches

     Do you kids like those squeeze pouches that are filled with fruit sauces? I know my boys enjoy eating from the pouches and they will eat more fruit when I buy the fruit pouches. The only problem is those food pouches are expensive and have added sugar in them. They also do not have a lot of fiber in them as the fruit sauces in them are made without the healthy peels. The pouches that you buy in the store are also not recyclable and create a lot of waste. I have discovered a squeeze fruit pouch that can be reuse over and over again. You simply fill them with your own fruit sauces, thus saving you money.

    Nature’s Little Squeeze Food Pouches are a fun way for kids to eat fruits, veggies and even smoothies. Since you fill the pouches up yourself, you get to control what goes in them. These pouches are a great way to get healthy food into your kids. My kids like to eat homemade peach and apple sauce out of their pouches.  I might even try to puree some carrots in the fruit sauce as my kids need to eat more veggies.

    So what makes these pouches so special? These food pouches are easy to fill and close tightly with the easy to use zipper at the bottom. The tops of the pouches close tightly and my son discovered that the store bought pouch lids even fit on the Nature’s Little Squeeze pouch that is cool that the lids are universal. You can even attach those baby spoons to the pouches making them easy to fill with homemade baby food.

     The food pouches are also designed without corners so washing them is so easy. The water just flows though the zipper opening and out the spout. I like that the spout is on the top instead of the side, like other pouches. These pouches can also go in the dishwasher too!

   These pouches are strong and made with eco-friendly materials that are free of BPA, PVC, lead, and phthalates. These pouches are made more repeated use and do not leak. I love that they have a clear window on the back so you can tell the contents of the pouch.

      I just love these pouches as they save me money and I can get my boys to eat more fruits and veggies. I can usually fill 4 pouches from one can of fruit. My simple recipe to make fruit sauce is too puree one can of peaches, packed in juice, in the blender. You don’t have to drain the can of peaches as the juice is used to make the puree.  When my friend starts giving me apples from her tree, I will make apple sauce to fill the pouches.  The pouches are freezer safe so I will freeze the applesauce for later use.

    So check out these cool food pouches and start saving money. They are great way to get healthy food into your children. The price is pretty awesome too.

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                 What kind of fruit/veggie sauce will you make to put in these pouches?

                      Will you use them for homemade baby food?

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