I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and I'm so deeply thankful for all of you. Your questions, insights, and ingredient sleuthing--as well as the love you have for your children and our planet--inspire me every day. Because so many of you support us by shopping in our store, we get to wake up each morning excited to go to work. So truly, thank you.As a small token of gratitude, we are
Healthy Holidays
Cyber Week Non-Toxic Mattress Deals 2019
We always tell our private consulting clients that their mattress is the first thing they should upgrade when detoxing their homes because of the number of chemicals they usually contain. That said, organic, non-toxic mattresses don't come cheap, which is why many of you are probably considering taking advantage of some of the Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, or Cyber Monday
2019 Natural Gift Guide
It's that time of year again! We are proud of this natural gift guide, which was months in the making. We've beaten prior records and this year have 99 gifts to recommend at a variety of price points.A few of these gifts area available in our online store, where we will cover shipping if you spend $50. The rest of the items on our list are available online and are all sold by companies we love
Healthy Thanksgiving Ideas
It seems like the minute Halloween ended, the Christmas season began, with the stores in my neighborhood decked out with trees and stockings in their windows, and my inbox full of gift guides!The 2019 Gimme the Good Stuff gift guide is in the works, but first can we talk about the other holiday? The one in November that we all celebrate?Here are some of the ways you can make this year's
Finding the Good Stuff/Healthy Food at Disney World
For Felix’s tenth birthday, we surprised him with 4-day trip to Disney World with his cousins (who are his favorite people on this planet—he was actually more excited to see them than he was to be at Disney World, if that’s possible!).My husband and I are not theme-park people, but we can appreciate the magic of Disney, and decided that we had one trip in us before the kids were too old to
4 Ways to Have a Healthy Halloween
Halloween is clearly the most unique of our annual traditions in America, and is just behind Christmas as the favorite holiday for my kids.But, as usual, here I am ready to rain on your parade and tell you that’s it’s also a time of increased exposure to a bunch of Bad Stuff (nope, not just the candy).Read on for my tips for making this Halloween fun-scary, not SCARY-scary. I hope you'll
Natural, Non-toxic Easter Baskets (Optional: Real Grass!)
The last few years, instead of filling my kids' Easter baskets with tacky plastic "grass" and cheap toys, I've taken the time to make Easter more about the Good Stuff.Here's what's on my shopping (and growing!) list this year, plus some ideas for younger kids.Real Easter Grass! My mom always grew really grass in our Easter baskets when we were kids, and I assumed it was complicated and
Christmas Stocking Stuffers for 2018
Looking for holiday stocking stuffers that aren't full of Sneaky Stuff? It can be tough finding the perfect, pint-sized items to fill stockings--especially grown-up stockings!Below are some of our favorite non-toxic stocking stuffers for all ages! Deep Lavender RubThis deeply comforting chest and neck rub utilizes the heat-producing essential oils of ginger, rosemary, and eucalyptus to
Holidays 2018 Natural Gift Guide
If you're looking to give only Good Stuff this holiday season, here are some of our favorite natural gift ideas for everyone on your list.Some of these you'll find in our online store, where we will cover shipping if you spend $50.Otherwise, we've linked to where you can buy these unique natural gifts. In some cases, we may earn a small commission if you shop from these Good Stuff-approved
Meep’s Healthy Cranberry Sauce with Maple Syrup & Chia Seeds
Growing up, my mom did most of the cooking in our exceedingly health-conscious kitchen.At Thanksgiving, she delegated a share of the labor--grate this daikon radish, rinse these aduki beans, scrub this large hubbard squash that will serve as our turkey, roll out this cardboard-like pie crust made of sprouted spelt and ghee--but most of the recipes were her own.One exception, and one of my
