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Welcome to the Growing Up Herbal Journal where you'll find information on herbal education, recipes, tutorials, natural living tips and tricks, and behind the scenes glimpses of how I live life naturally.

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I’ve been eating (or is it drinking) a lot of smoothies lately, and so today, I thought I’d share three summer breakfast smoothie recipes with you that I’ve been rotating through here recently. These recipes are all quite different from one another so you won’t have to worry about your breakfast tasting the same day […]

Unlike the majority of our weekly breakfasts, we go all out for Saturday morning breakfast here in the Visser home. Sunday through Friday, breakfasts tend to be quick and simple as we’re either running out the door to go somewhere or trying to get our day off to a good start here at home. Speaking […]

Fluffy Ricotta Pancakes With Homemade Strawberry Syrup | Growing Up Herbal | Wanna know what our favorite pancake and homemade syrup recipes are? Get them in today's post, and pin it to your Pinterest boards for safe keeping!

I grew up greatly disliking anything coconut. I hated the smell and taste of everything associated with it. At the time, I didn’t consider myself a picky eater and would eat almost everything… except coconut. All that changed about 10 years ago when I had my first coconut honey macaroon at a local health food store. […]

Kids, for some reason, need snacks. Lots of them. If you try to find healthy kids snacks for your little ones you either end up spending a lot of money buying them at the store or a lot of time making them at home. For most parents, there needs to be a happy medium. Either […]

Has your child ever suffered from a bad case of constipation? Have you wondered how to go about managing it naturally instead of opting for over-the-counter fiber drinks or prescription medications? If so, you’re not alone.  Today, I’m talking about how to manage constipation in children naturally… not just prevent it from happening in the […]

Preparing healthy breakfasts for my family may be the hardest part of sticking to my meal plan and eating a nutritious diet. Nutritionists recommend that you eat something within 30 minutes of waking up. For my kids, this isn’t a problem. For me and my husband, it is. You’ve heard the TV jingle, “The best […]

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