You can also find her on Facebook and Twitter. Because she loves to (and can’t afford not to :-)), she specializes in frugal living and simplifying special diets (allergen-, gluten- and sugar-free). It's easy to understand why so many people avoid it. Gelatin can also be made by boiling the scales from fish. She has a passion to help others navigate the sea of information on the road to healthier lives while trusting God for the results of their efforts. Gelatin can be made from a variety of animal sources, by heating the collagen found in the tendons, ligaments, bones and hides of cows, as well as in the skin of pigs. In her past life she worked in the financial services industry and also taught in Japan.

Chocolate Almond Chip Coconut Milk Ice Creamĭo you have a favorite No Bake Summer Treat?Īdrienne Urban of Whole New Mom is a wife and a homeschooling mother of two boys, one of whom has Asperger’s and life-threatening food allergies.

Chocolate Coconut Squares (like Almond Joy).

Looking for other “No Bake” Summer Recipes to feed your hungry brood (or yourself)? How about: Or, you can use cookie cutters to cut the gelatin squares into fun shapes! One fun serving idea is to purchase small ice cube molds and pour the gelatin into them for molding. In its purest, powdered form, gelatin has a high protein content. You can add chopped fruit to this prior to chilling, but don’t use fresh pineapple because the enzymes in it will cause the gelatin not to set. What is gelatin made of, and is it good for you Healthy body tissues. I’m working on that recipe and hope to have it to share soon. Of course, you can make Homemade “Jello” with regular or whole juice as well. According to the company, gelatin doesn’t spoil :-)! One money saving tip: You can save by purchasing a large container. It’s made from pastured cows from Argentina that haven’t been treated with antibiotics or hormones. These tiny measuring spoons are on my shopping list to make scooping stevia more convenient. One scoop is only 1/32 of a teaspoon and equals about 2 Tbsp of sugar. Homemade Lemon or Lime “Jello” or Gelatin Squares This gelatin really hits the spot and we’ve been making it on and off ever since. I got out an old box of gelatin that I’d had sitting in my cupboard, took a tour of the internet looking for a way to make my own gelatin, and after tinkering for a bit, we settled on this recipe.

You know –one of those “I don’t want to eat anything” days. Well, if you’re like me and are trying to provide healthy, simple snacks for yourself and your family during the summer months, then this recipe is for you. Really, once the weather gets above 80 degrees, my oven basically goes on vacation–especially since we got our last electric bill. They are super hungry from all the physical activity, but mom is hot and really doesn’t want to be turning the oven on to bake cookies, bars, or anything of the sort. It’s hard because my boys are involved in a lot of sports this year and boy-oh-boy are they craving treats.

90 degrees has become the norm and the mercury (well, I guess most thermometers don’t use mercury anymore, right?) has even topped 100 a few times. Summer has really hit my neck of the woods with a vengeance.

Plain gelatin ingredients