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
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Cyber Week Non-Toxic Mattress Deals 2018
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
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
Thanksgiving Maple Yams Recipe
By Suzanne ("Nana")Thanksgiving is one of my favorites holidays.What better way to spend a day than cooking and eating with loved ones?Full disclosure: I always buy one bottle of expensive French champagne, which makes the day all the more enjoyable!For many years, our Thanksgiving meals did not include turkey. My vegetarian phase during the ‘80s and ‘90s inspired us to create
4 Ways to Have a Healthier 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 with Real Grass!
The last few years, instead of filling my kids' Easter baskets with tacky plastic "grass" and cheap plastic toys, I've taken the time to make Easter more about the Good Stuff. This year we are traveling to Costa Rica for my husband's 40th birthday and won't be home for Easter, so I am not planting Easter grass, but here are the instructions in case you'd like to!Here's what's on my shopping
How to Build a (Sort of) Healthy Gingerbread House
A new employee of mine, Casey, recently made the crazy decision to volunteer to make a gingerbread house with my kids. So on Friday evening, Casey came over, along with a couple of our other friends, a couple bottles of red wine, and big plans of making a healthy and delicious gingerbread house.The video below shows the highlights of the experience, which lasted all of one evening and then the
Great Deals on Good Stuff
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving! We hosted in our new toxin-free space and it was a (wonderful) insane whirlwind. Somehow I failed to take any photos besides this one:With Thanksgiving over, it's officially the holiday season! Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday: Gimme the Good Stuff has decided to participate in them all!We've got a bunch of sales happening in our
Old-Fashioned Gingerbread Cookies
If you're like me, you haven't finished your Christmas baking yet! It's not too late to make some delicious and healthful gingerbread men with your kids or grandkids. Below is my own recipe, which I adapted from one in Real Simple. Good Stuff: Blackstrap Molasses Organic, unsulphured, blackstrap molasses is the healthiest molasses, which is why I use it in this recipe! Blackstrap is much more
