Y’all have inspired me to make this reference page for Down South Paleo so that you can see all the ingredients I use, where I get them from, and what brands I typically purchase. I will also notate substitutions as I have received them from readers, even if I have not tried them myself. Please…
A Big Giant Texas Hug
This morning I had to set my alarm for 6.30am so I could register my middle daughter for gymnastics. Yes, that is the crazy place I live in where registration opens at 7am and by 7.05am, the slots are filled. So I sat in my dark quiet room, in my warm bed and with one eye…
Tips for Transitioning Kids to Paleo
When I was first diagnosed with Hashimoto’s in 2008, my son was 17 months old and my daughter was 5 months. My 3rd baby had not yet been born. At the time I REALLY wanted to avoid going on meds for life (in 2009 I ended up on natural desiccated thyroid) and so I researched…
5 Tips to Surviving the Holidays Grain, Dairy, + Refined Sugar Free
If you’re anything like me, your enthusiasm for the holidays is followed by that feeling in the pit of your stomach when you think about all the temptations that lie ahead. It seems from the moment Halloween rolls around, it is nothing but sweets, treats, and grain-filled EVERYTHING until after the new year strikes! When I…
Homemade Bath Salts
Yes! This is still Predominantly Paleo. And NO, you will not be seeing much of this sort of thing from me. But when I posted these homemade goodies on Instagram today, I had a few requests in the form of “CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THE RECIPE.” Oops! Guess I gotta post it. Anyway, I love…