April Thrive Life Food Specials

I’m loving these sales coming up! I can’t wait to try the blueberries in my granola and yogurt! The thing I really love about Thrive Life foods is I can buy these either in pantry cans which are smaller and fit well in the normal pantry, or larger #10 cans which are perfect for Long term food storage and they don’t go bad! Seriously, how many times have you gone

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March Thrive Life Food Specials

Who loves a bowl of creamy, cheesy mac and cheese? I know I do! The Béchamel sauce is perfect for creating a quick and easy batch of Macaroni and cheese! Here‘s a great recipe using the Béchamel sauce that is on sale March 2021! Affordable solutions for beef eaters Interested in getting away from the Frankenfoods that seem to be popping up at the grocery store? Long ago in my

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New Year; the Strive to New Goals

It’s a new year and of course, that means we’re looking forward to where we can strive to new goals to live a more self-sustainable lifestyle. 2020 had its own problems that many across the globe can relate to. For us here at our property it started first with the death of our favorite hen Tess. Next, it continued over to our beloved cat, Horchata, and quickly moved from laying

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Thrive Life Food Specials

Look at this delicious recipe you can try with just a few of the ingredients that will be on sale starting February. Cheesy Chicken Veggie Casserole My favorite out of this list has to be the raspberries! These are super tasty in a bowl of your morning cereal or on top of yogurt with homemade granola. At only $14.90 for a pantry can this is a great deal! A little

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Lacto-fermented Siracha

So let me let you onto a little secret about our family. My husband Loves siracha just as much as I Dislike peas. My son and I tease my husband relentlessly that he would put siracha on just about anything. So then my husband and son get to tease me relentlessly because I will not eat peas. I will not eat peas, here or there, I will not eat peas

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Lacto-Fermented Mint Celery

Wow. Never did I think I would like celery as much as I do now. Celery, much like carrots, always tends to taste bitter to me. Unless I throw it in a tuna fish sandwich, homemade soup, or stew or hide it in some other way I rarely eat it. This past summer since I found this recipe and I had leftover mint in the garden at the end of

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Lacto-Fermented Sauerkraut

My all-time favorite food to process is sauerkraut! I love Lacto-fermented sauerkraut. We make our own homemade sausage or brats so Lacto-fermented sauerkraut goes right along with those types of meals. The key to Lacto-fermenting any veggie at home is to always remember the following: #1. Lacto-fermentation is simply a controlled decomposition of vegetables. #2. Make sure your veggies are completely covered by the liquid. Those veggies not covered have

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Lacto-Fermented Salsa Verde

Since this year’s tomato harvest was almost a complete dud but I did have a lot of tomatillos available we went with a Lacto-fermented Salsa Verde. I do have to say, I almost prefer Lacto-fermented salsa on my burritos or fish tacos instead of canned salsa (or worse, store-bought salsa. 🤢). The key to Lacto-fermenting any veggie at home is to always remember the following: #1. Lacto-fermentation is simply a

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Five great reasons to include Lacto-fermented foods in your diet

Long ago when people were growing and harvesting food there simply wasn’t the technology we have today to preserve it. Food preservation through fermentation has been around since at least 10,000 BCE. It has been speculated that it originally was just a happy accident. An individual left food out and the food fermented. Later when it was eaten, individuals discovered that they did not get sick. The flavor of the

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Lacto-Fermented Radishes

Like carrots, radishes are not a favorite of mine when they’re fresh but I really love them fermented. There are so many ways you can flavor them too which really makes them versatile. The key to Lacto-fermenting any veggie at home is to always remember the following: #1. Lacto-fermentation is simply a controlled decomposition of vegetables. #2. Make sure your veggies are completely covered by the liquid. Those veggies not

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