Vintage Homeschool Moms

By Felice Gerwitz

Preserving the best of the past with an eye to bless future generations the show offers no excuses, perfection or compromise. Felice hosts this weekly show on Monday at Noon Eastern, often with guests... more

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September 25, 2017Art of Kids Cooking
The Art of Kids Cooking
Raddish Kids Creator – Meet Chef Samantha Barnes with Felice Gerwitz
Podcast #225
Did you know cooking is an art? Did you know the art of kids cooking can be successful? Today, many people order food kits to prepare meals at home, now kids can learn to cook like a professional. How? With an amazing kit that comes right to your doorstep. Raddish Kids Creator, Samantha Barnes is our special guest and shares how she created this amazing kit for kids. Learn how parents can guide their children with easy to prepare meals at home, each month. The interactive sets include specialty items to cook with as well as laminated cards and step-by-step meals with wonderful illustrations.

Thanks to our sponsor, Raddish Kids!
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Show Notes: Raddish Kids Creator – Meet Chef Samantha Barnes
Samantha began as a teacher and soon realized her students loved cooking. She is the founder of Kitchen Kid and is a Culinary Coach. Samantha has merged her two passions – teaching and cooking. Soon she began Raddish Kids with the idea to send recipes home for parents to incorporate with their own children.
Homeschoolers love to incorporate “school” in creative ways … I love the concept of cooking with kids – share with us your goals for cooking: (Check out the website and the list “what will your Rad-Kid gain from cooking with you?” https://www.raddishkids.com/pages/cooking-with-kids
Getting kids to eat healthily I think is one of the most difficult parenting challenges – Samantha shares her suggestions including cooking with children. Be sure to leave enough time to cook so you are not rushed. Children love eating things they create.
Raddish kids include recipes for kids with allergies or dietary restrictions on their website
Special Thanks to our Network Sponsor!
We’d like to thank our Ultimate Homeschool Radio Network sponsor Raddish – a cooking club and curriculum, specially designed FOR KIDS by chefs and educators! Raddish is perfect for homeschooling families! Teach thematic cooking lessons that incorporate math, science, nutrition, geography, and culture. With Raddish, the kitchen is the tastiest place to learn! Use coupon code PODCAST at checkout for $15 off a 6 or 12 month membership. Visit RaddishKids.com/Homeschool to learn more and to download a free lesson.
Check out this info pack: Raddish One Page
Don’t forget to visit the website and enter the special money off coupon code – this offer is not available elsewhere and we are so blessed to offer this to our listeners just in time for the holidays!

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September 23, 201715 Healthy Recipe Substitutions
15 Healthy Recipe Substitutions & Alternatives
Episode 226
When I started to look at my favorite recipes I was shocked to see that most of them contained “bad-for-you” items. I found 15 Healthy Recipe Substitutions after I began looking and testing alternative substitutes. I had two goals and one was health and the second is that it would make my recipes taste the same if not better. In this episode, I explore some of these substitutes with an explanation of what works and why some choices are better than others.
Show Notes: 15 Healthy Recipe Substitutions and Alternatives
Coconut Oil in place of shortening
Here are some great food conversions you can try with your recipes. The first and the greatest is coconut oil – I found a wonderful oil that is flavor free and you can substitute it for anything that calls for shortening. It really imparts no flavor and gives cookies that chewy texture we love! Discount if you sign up for the ezine: Wilderness – Expeller Pressed Coconut Oil here.
unsweetened organic applesauce instead of oil in recipes, you can substitute (1:1 ratio of sugar)
Egg substitute:
Flaxseed – ground and you add water. 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed (grind it fresh –don’t use the ground variety) and add 2.5 tablespoons of water. You can use this for pancakes, muffins or some baked goods – doesn’t bind as well as eggs.
Chia seeds. Add 1 Tablespoon of chia seeds with 1 cup of water – let it sit for 15 minutes
Unbleached white, organic flour with flax seed (whole not ground).
Whole wheat flour milled at home with organic wheat
Dark leafy greens instead of lettuce (or mix it in – have the kids do this and it looks pretty!)
Zucchini for pasta – this may be a hard sell for your kids, but I love it! (spaghetti squash for pasta – not my favorite but some people love this!)
Corn tortillas instead of flour for gluten-free diets – but look for non-GMO and organic
Quinoa instead of couscous – or even oatmeal – but that is a hard sell for some –I love quinoa and kale – it is yummy
Lettuce wraps – my kids love them. We make chicken Caesar wraps on tortilla shells or romaine lettuce leaves – yum!
Ground chickpeas – makes hummus – who knew! If you add some fresh crushed garlic, extra virgin olive oil and salt and pepper to taste even your pickiest eaters – and you can use fresh veggies to dip into the hummus instead of chips.
Sugar substitutes:
Stevia for sugar. It is way sweeter than sugar so a little bit goes a long way, and there is an aftertaste – so use it sparingly. You can use liquid stevia – not cheap!
Vanilla extract: cut the sugar in half and add 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract. You can use this in pancakes, muffins, cookies. You may need to play with the exact ration depending on your recipe.
Unsweetened organic applesauce instead of sugar. You can substitute (1:1 ratio of sugar) the applesauce, but cut the liquid in your recipe down by ¼ a cup
Plain yogurt instead of sour cream. Works great in all recipes and even dips and baked potatoes. My kids never noticed.
Potatoes:
Sweet potatoes instead of baked potatoes or fries
Kale chips – wash, lightly toss with olive oil, salt, pepper paprika (chili powder – if you want a kick) and bake in the oven. Watch it – burns easily.
Sliced tomatoes instead of tomato sauce on pizza – it is delicious! My kids love it on focaccia bread.
Grate cauliflower instead of rice – delicious with black beans
Greek yogurt instead of mayo add a splash of lemon juice – also there is avocado mayo that is yummy

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September 18, 2017Cooking With Kids
Cooking With Kids with Felice Gerwitz
Podcast # 224
Do you realize all the reading, math, science and advanced thinking skills are involved when cooking with kids? In this podcast, Felice discusses the long history of cooking in her family long before “farm to table” was fashionable. With a large family, cooking is something we do often – so why not include your children in the process?
Thanks to our sponsor, Raddish Kids!
Check out this info pack: Raddish One Page
Kids like to eat what they cook. Allowing them to serve their own food helps them in their food choices. Set a good example by eating a variety of foods or having foods available for them to eat. Especially finger foods and cut up fruit.
Age-appropriate tasks and expect a mess!
Show Notes: Cooking With Kids
Children Helping in the kitchen:
Setting the table
Washing dishes / putting dishes in the dishwasher
Cooking with mom
Select food choices
Exempt for cleanup
Help plan the menu
Homeschoolers Cooking with Kids -Make cooking part of school:
Hands-on experience for the little kids
Cleanliness – teach children to be neat in the kitchen
Kitchen safety.
Writing out the recipes – the children can use it for copy work.
Reading and following directions.
Math skills – temperature to cook, measuring, calculating, fractions, dividing recipes or increasing them (two or three times), depending on family size.
Agriculture – learning about how things are grown
Geography: Source – where do foods come from?
Good nutrition – how food works to make us strong.
Cooking skills – learn various techniques.
Shopping for foods – putting together a grocery list.
Different cuisines – Asian, Spanish, Italian, Mexican, Thai etc.
Here are some things to ensure better quality time when cooking with kids:
If you are pressed for time, including the kids may not work.
Weekends – the best time for cooking
Age appropriate skills
Safety consideration – sharp knives, hot stove, etc.
Simpler dishes and meals again – again, Raddish kids offered things like chocolate pudding, sloppy joes, and tater tots and salad making. Very high on kids lists of favorite foods – and if you use organic ingredients.
Muffins, or assembling a pizza – you can use mini-bagels, or gluten free flatbreads or English muffin.
More thoughts –
Prep ahead. Sometimes the messier activities are better done in advance, like measuring out flour or sugar and having it ready in containers for the little ones to just pour, older kids can do this on their own.
Washing berries like blueberries – unless they are fresh (frozen makes a mess)
Keep paper towels handy.
Doing some prep work in advance, such as rinsing the berries for muffins etc. in advance does help – again with age appropriateness.
Cooking with kids – kid-friendly ideas
Set the stage for healthy eating – encourage kids to help
Teach kitchen cleanliness. Wash hands first, use clean surfaces.
Use stool to stand on or a separate lower table so they can reach
use charts with the recipes
Raddish Kids – great illustrated cards
Use kid friendly utensils – blunt knives so they can help
Be creative. Use skewers for bite size pieces.
Serve real food – nothing processed
As close to raw as possible
Organics or locally grown
Should recognize what you are eating
Kid favorites:
Kabobs
Smoothies
Fruits
Cheese
Meats
Resources –
Cooking with kids – https://cookingwithkids.org/
Jamie Oliver – Cooking with Kids Video Series – right here
Special Thanks to our Network Sponsor!
We’d like to thank our Ultimate Homeschool Radio Network sponsor Raddish – a cooking club and curriculum, specially designed FOR KIDS by chefs and educators! Raddish is perfect for homeschooling families! Teach thematic cooking lessons that incorporate math, science, nutrition, geography, and culture. With Raddish, the kitchen is the tastiest place to learn! Use coupon code PODCAST at checkout for $15 off a 6 or 12 month membership. Visit RaddishKids.com/Homeschool to learn more and to download a free lesson.
Check out this info pack: Raddish One Page
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26min
September 16, 2017Healthy Snacks
20 Healthy Snacks For Kids (or anyone!) with Felice Gerwitz
Podcast #223
Snacks are not going away, so it’s time to begin eating healthy snacks. In this episode Felice shares some of her family favorites as well as her passion which is helping her children reach adulthood with a good basis in healthy eating. Eating healthy is fun and there are ways to save money — all in this podcast.
Thanks to our Sponsor
Show Notes: Healthy Snacks:
Survey your family – what are favorite snacks.
When do your children crave snacks?
What are some areas of compromise?
How can you combat those snacks that “creep” into your home?
Make a list and look at ways to turn those snacks into a healthier version
Healthy Snacks: I’ll be adding recipes on my Cooking with Kids Podcast
Nuts – organic and raw if possible
Seeds – sunflower seeds, pumpkin, golden flaxseeds
Chia Seed Recipes
Dried fruits – apples, pineapple, bananas, dates, raisins, cranberries
Dried veggies
Oatmeal bars – home made
Granola bars – home made
Dark chocolate covered … nuts, dried fruits
Air-popped corn
Cheese and crackers
Kale chips (make them!)
Chia and cashew butter, or chia and peanut butter -organic
Smoothies
Fruit kabobs
Bowls of fresh fruit
Vanilla yogurt – homemade
Banana and peanut butter (or almond/hazelnut butter)
Beet chips – try them!
Fresh veggies with yogurt or nondairy dip
Protein balls
– homemade – dates, whey protein, nut butter, salt and cocoa
– homemade – dates, whey protein, nut butter, coconut, nuts
Special Thanks to our Network Sponsor!
We’d like to thank our Ultimate Homeschool Radio Network sponsor Raddish – a cooking club and curriculum, specially designed FOR KIDS by chefs and educators! Raddish is perfect for homeschooling families! Teach thematic cooking lessons that incorporate math, science, nutrition, geography, and culture. With Raddish, the kitchen is the tastiest place to learn! Use coupon code PODCAST at checkout for $15 off a 6 or 12 month membership. Visit RaddishKids.com/Homeschool to learn more and to download a free lesson.
Check out this info pack: Raddish One Page
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32min
September 11, 2017Kids Eating Healthy
Kids Eating Healthy with Felice Gerwitz
Podcast #222
Are your kid eating healthy? Most kids don’t and many parents believe that eating healthy is one of the hardest parts of parenting. Even those who only serve healthy foods find their kids gravitating to the sweets tables at birthday parties. What is a mom and dad to do? In this podcast, Felice shares what has worked for her family and talks about battles she has lost. (Can you say chips?)
Thanks to our sponsor, Raddish Kids!
Check out this info pack: Raddish One Page
Show Notes: Kids Eating Healthy
What do your kids like to eat? Do a survey
Do your children have food allergies?
Does your family like different foods?
Not so fun facts:
A popular fast food chain’s chicken nuggets only contain 50 percent chicken and the other 50 percent includes corn derivatives, sugars, leavening agents and completely synthetic ingredients.
Nonfood ingredients can affect your health
Foods to avoid:
High Fructose corn syrup
GMO – genetically modified ingredients
MSG – monosodium glutamate
Food Additives – preservatives and coloring
Foods In Order Of Ideal Consumption:
Mercola Food Pyramid – Download here
1. Healthful fats & Veggies – healthy fats include coconuts, avocados, olive oil, butter and raw nuts, raw, organic vegetables
2. Protein – grass fed, organic meat and poultry, organic eggs, fish – wild fish, dairy
3. Fruits
4. Grains and sugars – complex carbs, bread, cereal, pasta, potatoes, corn, rice, grain
What types of foods do you like to eat? Do you know what types of foods your children like?
Nutritional Typing
Extra Interesting Articles:
Dirt help promote kids immune systems
Dangers of eating chicken nuggets

Special Thanks to our Network Sponsor!
We’d like to thank our Ultimate Homeschool Radio Network sponsor Raddish – a cooking club and curriculum, specially designed FOR KIDS by chefs and educators! Raddish is perfect for homeschooling families! Teach thematic cooking lessons that incorporate math, science, nutrition, geography, and culture. With Raddish, the kitchen is the tastiest place to learn! Use coupon code PODCAST at checkout for $15 off a 6 or 12 month membership. Visit RaddishKids.com/Homeschool to learn more and to download a free lesson.
Check out this info pack: Raddish One Page
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30min
September 09, 2017Erin Odom Author
Erin Odom, Author an interview with Felice Gerwitz
Podcast #221
Today Felice Gerwitz interviews Erin Odom, author, and homeschool mom. She shares her family’s personal struggle. Erin brings a unique message to bring hope to financially frustrated families in her new book.
Erin Odom, author of Just Making It: Hope for the Heart of the Financially Frustrated, published by Zondervan, a division of HarperCollins Christian! She blogs at Thehumbledhomemaker.com Erin blogs about motherhood, homemaking, healthy living and family finances.
Show Notes: More Than Just Making It with Erin Odom, Author
Erin and her family were struggling, even though she and her husband had college degrees and both were earning good salaries, one was a spender and one a saver. They found themselves without jobs and lost their home. Their story is one that resonates with many hit financially during the downturn in the housing market. Jobless and with little children, they turned to God for help and found it at church and with a financial planner. Erin turned to writing and soon created a blog that became successful. Thankfully, she shares her success with all in her new book. Newly published author Erin, Odom!
About Erin and her family.
Homeschooling using the university model
The one thing that impacted Erin to make a change.
About Erin’s blog
Root cause – income problem or a spending problem?
Create income – one chapter in the book delves into this topic…passion, skill set, God given’s gifts.
Contentment and gratitude of each day.

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31min
September 04, 2017Refreshment For Moms
Refreshment For Moms with Meredith Curtis and Felice Gerwitz
Refreshment for Moms? Is that possible? If you are you a mom-this show is for you! In this episode, Meredith and Felice discuss their take on refreshments for moms. Each shares several points on how to live a balanced life, to look at each crisis as it comes along and deal with each with prayer and discernment. For any mom, especially homeschool moms these daily events can take your breath away. Veteran moms give great help and advice for you!
Podcast #220
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Meredith Curtis –
Meredith Curtis – Refreshment For Moms
Fix your eyes on Jesus –the person of Jesus
Relax and fix our eyes on Jesus
Normal Christian Life – book recommendation
Jesus loves and is with me – He has over come
Realistic expectations
Here in this life we will have trouble
Things don’t work the way we expect
Worship in your homeschool

Felice Gerwitz – Refreshment For Moms
Be quiet before the Lord – A Few Minutes with God Podcast
What is He asking
Are we following His will
Are we swimming with or against the stream?
Like minded friends and families
Learn to say NO – without guilt

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41min
August 28, 2017Authority, Discipline and Respect
Authority, Discipline, and Respect
Podcast #219
Do you have authority to discipline your children and earn their respect? How can we successfully parent when our kids are not respectful and won’t follow our directions? That is a struggle many families confront no matter what time of the year. In this podcast episode, Felice Gerwitz tackles this problem with experience from a long-time mom and homeschool mom with practical and insightful suggestions.
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Show Notes: Authority, Discipline, and Respect.
Sadly, many of you may not get along with your own parents, perhaps there are some hurts or unforgiveness of past wrongs. Unfortunately for many, the way they regard their parents is the way they regard God – especially a Father figure. The Bible talks about a loving father – and if your maternal father was not loving there is not much to go on …
Authority:
Authority is the ability or power to give orders, command, control, or rule – it sounds harsh!
Parental authority is the power to give instruction to your children
It allows us to in essence shape and form their behavior
Basically – authority gives us the “right” by sheer power of birth to parent our children.
Discipline
This is the enforcement of our parental rights of authority
Setting up the rules
Teaching our children to obey the rules
Teaching our children self-restraint and self-control (model this and it will work beautifully)
Allows for punishment and correction (pray for solution – it works!)
Respect
Esteem regarding another person
We admire or look up to them
We respect them – honor them
How do we earn our children’s respect? How do we discipline with the authority of God in a way that is successful? After this quick commercial break…
Younger:
Be consistent
Be firm – do not back down
Do not expect your child to parent others
Take parenting books and suggestions with a grain of salt. What works for one child does not work for all
Around 2 – explain rules. You will wear a seat belt in the car, you will hold my hand when we get out of the car. You will sit in the cart when we get into the store.
Use a wall chart when practicing new rules
Play act – practice – them coming
Middle:
Discipline wrong behavior – “bad” isn’t a good term – I’m not trying to be politically correct here, but telling a kid they are bad doesn’t tell them what they did wrong. Explain.
Punishment fits the crime (chips)
CONSISTENCY
Clever solutions – pray
Practice – if needed
Older:
Creative solutions – taking away electronic devices, privileges
Be careful of intent. Knowing your child’s reason for disobedience here is the key to future issues – why is there a disruption in trust or authority? What has been done to break that bond of trust?
Puppy analysis – especially for homeschool kids. Who are your kids bonding with? Friends? Kids at church? On the sports field?
Listen – important – spend time in discussing and talking to your children. Listen to what is on their hearts
Night time – unlocking the key to their hearts
Scripture verses:
Psalms 103:13
“He is like a father to us, tender and sympathetic to those who reverence him”
Proverbs 3:12
“For whom the Lord loves He reproves, even as a father the son in whom he delights”
Matthew 7:11
“And if you hard-hearted, sinful men know how to give good gifts to your children, won’t your Father in heaven even more certainly give good gifts to those who ask him for them?”

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38min
August 26, 2017Wellness Products 4 Life
Wellness Products 4 Life with Felice Gerwitz and interview with special guest, Nate Kievman
Episode #218
I dislike taking any medication. Until I was introduced to wellness products from 4 Life. I feel great, energetic, and my health has never been better. In this episode we discuss protein shakes that are great for before and after exercise. If you are interested in taking your exercise up a few notches these products may be something you want to add to your regime.
For more information about 4Life.com products visit here
Visit our podcast sponsor! Get all these books from our Media Angels Membership website.

Show Notes: Wellness Products For Life
Recently I learned one of my homeschool friend’s father was ill and her brother, a board certified doctor had recommended the 4Life products for her father’s health. What an additional confirmation that the products are helpful and that even a doctor recommends them!
Wellness aspect – we can’t eat everything we need for good nutrition. However a healthy diet is important.
My journey to wellness has been a few years in the process.
Protein powders and exercise.
Favorite protein shakes. Shakes for breakfast.
Family wellness – focus.
Exercise, eating right and adding the right supplements.
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August 21, 2017Feel Better 4 Life
Feel Better 4 Life with Felice Gerwitz and special guest, Nate Kievman
Podcast #217
Are you tired of feeling tired and sick? Do supplements work? It is time to feel better and I want to introduce you to 4 Life. It is hard to believe that about four years ago I was often so sick I had to stay in bed all day. Whether it was a migraine or stomach cramps, either one ruined whatever plans I had for the day. As a busy homeschool mom, there were no built in sick days in my schedule. Life had to go on with or without me. Fast forward and now with addition of natural supplements and essential oils I’m feeling great! In this episode I want to introduce you to a long time friend of mine, Nate Kievman. Nate and his wife homeschooled for a season and have been interested in wellness and fitness forever! Nate introduced me to this wonderful product and it has ramped up my health to new limits. I’m so excited to share this information with my Vintage Homeschool Moms Family.
For more information about 4Life.com products visit here
Visit our podcast sponsor! Get all these books from our Media Angels Membership website.
Show Notes: Feel Better 4 Life
This show is a little different for me. In this episode I interview the first every man – gasp! – on Vintage Homeschool Moms. Nate is like a son to me and has helped me, unselfishly with my business through the years. When he introduced me to 4Life I was … I will admit, concerned to hear yet another get-well-info-product. Yet the research and scientific information caught my eye. No surprise, you know how science is important to me. So, I decided to try it and I feel SO great that I had to share it with you. Because he (Nate) is better at explaining the products, he’s used them so long with his family, I felt it was a better option to have him on the show to explain. I hope to do another show with Nate – “Wellness for Life” on Vintage Homeschool Moms.
Here is a synopsis of this podcast:
Meeting Nate almost ten years ago in a business venture.
Nate’s helpful advice through the years
4 Life and wellness – and 4 Life transfer factor
Personal stories of the benefits of 4 Life for Nate, his family and his sister
Personal benefits of 4 Life for myself, my husband and kids
4 Life benefits for the immune system (587%) and how they work
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