Thrive’s January monthly delivery specials didn’t seem to have a lot of ingredients for a regular “meal” so I thought it would be fun to try making a dessert-in-a-jar this month! I have really been wanting to try butter powder to make a pie crust … the consensus is it works! Hope you enjoy this Fruit Galette […]
Thrive Fruits
Patriotic Jello with Freeze-Dried Fruits
We originally posted this on our Food Storage Made Easy blog but thought it would be fun to share it here too since it uses Thrive freeze-dried fruits. This patriotic jello is completely a “shelf stable” recipe if you use freeze-dried fruits in it. It also works perfectly fine with regular fruit and cool-whip. It’s […]
Super Easy Green Smoothie Mixes
Everyone wants to try to eat healthier these days, but it’s not always very convenient. I’ve been trying to eat more green smoothies lately to get in some extra nutrition when I don’t want to take the time to cook a healthy lunch for myself. My problem is that I’m not consistent enough to keep […]
Homemade Popsicles
With summer in the air (finally) I thought it would be fun to share something I’ve been doing with my kids as the weather has gotten warmer. My little 7 year old loves to cook with me, loves to use my blender, and loves to eat. For a few weeks he kept asking me to […]
Ways to Use Freeze-Dried Fruits
SNACKING: We love to just eat the fruit straight. Our kids eat them instead of fruit snacks, and they are a much healthier snack. BAKING: Adding freeze dried fruits to baking is so easy. You can add them to muffins, pies and more. Check out how Jodi made a Blackberry pie for her husband using freeze dried blackberries. Jodi also used some freeze dried fruits in her famous 4th […]
Hi there! I’m Jodi. I teach busy moms how to save time and money in the kitchen while making healthy and delicious meals using freeze-dried foods.