Category: Healthy food

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Current reads

Hannah Lucio

I read a lot of books. I’ve been a lover of books for so long and finally was able to get my husband to enjoy reading. Now he reads more than me. I dream of a huge library at our home, if we ever buy one again. I dream of a library that has a ladder, darker mood and velvet seating. Comfy and with candles everywhere around the room. So far, we have two bookshelves full and that is after we have donated a lot of books. Which I now wish we did not donate. I hope to go through the books I have read and share more down the road. I wanted to share these 3 books I am reading currently, and I highly recommend.

The Life Giving Parent by Clay & Sally Clarkson

Giving your child a life worth living for Christ.

My favorite quote so far from this book is

Life giving parenting is all about creating a home for your children that is loving, enlightened, and alive with the presence and life of God.

What has come to light in the past 11 years of me being a homemaker is that I am made for this at this time, and I need to stop looking outward. I have literally applied for over 100 jobs and have gotten turned down. And I believe it is by the Grace of God that I have not started working outside the home. In the time I am home, I can be a life-giving mom that is the fruit of the spirit and also present. Sally’s books are so special for me and help me want to be a softer and more feminine woman. Which is not what I grew up with, I pray I can change that quickly. I have a few of her books, and Lord willing will be able to buy more as our finances allow. You can purchase her book here The Life Giving Parent

The Makers Diet by Jordan Rubin

Updated and Expanded

The 40-day health experience that will change your life forever

This book I heard about from a podcast he was on. I was intrigued and bought his book that day. Jordan speaks about his journey of being incredibly sick and was able to eat like they did in the Bible and essentially healed himself. It is fascinating! If you have any health issues, please check this book out. I believe it is something that so many people can benefit from. We will be implementing some and hopefully all of his advice in this book. Baby steps! You can buy his book here The Maker’s Diet

Pilgrim by Ruth Chou Simons

25 Ways God’s character leads us onward

I have a lot of Ruth’s books, a lot! She is amazing and I love her writing. I have had to return a lot of authors books due to me not liking how they write. I have never returned Ruth’s books. Her illustrations are beautiful, and her words just flow so gracefully. I am reading this book to our boys at breakfast, and it is a blessing. It is a great lesson to learn before going off to school. Today we read chapter 5, A transformation that enables you. The verse that goes with it is Ezekiel 36:26-27a I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you. I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit in you. All of her books are life giving. You can purchase her book here Pilgrim

Have a Blessed day.

Live joyful.

Live Healthy.

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It has been a minute…

Hannah Lucio

Welcome to my rebranding and republishing of my blog. It has been a long time coming and I am excited to get back into what I loved to do. Write and share. Coming soon will be recipes, home topics, health topics including my own struggles, budgeting and getting back on track. We have been through so much in the past 5 years and I am now ready to talk about it. Stay tuned, sign up to get notifications and thank you for stopping by.

Live Healthy.

Live Faithful.

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Family 30 Day Challenge

Hannah Lucio

Last night we had a family movie night, our boys absolutely love movie night. We had the typical junk food; Oreo’s, BBQ chips and sprite. Not my pick but the boys pick from the store. I do not promote these types of foods for our boys, but I do also bend a little bit so I am not that “strict mom”. I am also not the only one that makes decisions for our family, so there’s that. We rented Toy Story 2 since the boys haven’t watched it yet. Maverick proceeds to eat chips like he was in a food eating contest, drank his little cup of Sprite super-fast and had about 4 Oreo’s. We warned him and told him he would get sick if he didn’t stop inhaling his chips. A 5-year-old typically doesn’t have that mindset yet. I cringed watching him eat and just kept thinking that this is not a good idea. I hate seeing them eat crap food, I literally hate it. After the movie was done, apparently the Oreo’s were not put away, Maverick was running around the house eating Oreo’s. I just thought he was running around while I did the dishes. No, he was consuming more crap.
So, one may tell me, “You are the mom just take it away.” “Don’t buy these foods, the kids can’t buy it themselves” or “You can stop him from eating too much”. Well, I do have to remind people that in life you must choose your battles. And sometimes people just need a learning experience. For years I have been on my husband about our boy’s food and feel like a strict broken record. I go through fazes and eat strict healthy and then get a little lax on things. I take things away and then give it back. Yes, it all comes down to be my fault and I need to be more consistent.
Well, last night Maverick threw up. I did not know or hear it, my husband did. My husband had to clean it all up and said it was a learning experience. He also told our son that he needs to listen to us and that we are going to cut out junk food. A part of me was happy to hear that it was a wakeup call for them and the other part of me cringed at the damage his body went through. So, this morning I told my husband that we are going to do a 30-day challenge with our family. 30 days without junk sweets, soda and junk foods. Our timeline will be perfect, in 30 days we should be closing escrow on our new (to us) home. We can celebrate with homemade cookies, by then I should be able to find a healthy chocolate chip cookie recipe.
So, what does this look like for me as a mom? I am on a journey to be the “strict mom” of food that comes into our home. I have no choice. To add more veggies into our diets, healthy fats, healthy green smoothies without apple juice. To have less “snack foods” and to make sure our boys eat their meals. And living a healthier lifestyle that I have been craving for our family. This is such a great and exciting time of our lives, even though I may be the only one excited about being healthy.
If you have any healthy recipes, green smoothies or toddler foods that they love, please let me know.