Metabolism Boosting Apple Pie Oatmeal- 309 calories

Makes 2 servings-

1 cup Old Fashioned or Steal Cut Oatmeal

2 cups Almond Milk

1 Apple thinly sliced then cut into thirds (basically thin bite sized pieces)

2 tsp Cinnamon

2 tsp Maple Syrup

1 cup unsweetened Apple Sauce (if you have the little cups each is 1/2 cup)

 In a medium sauce pan combine the almond milk, oatmeal, cinnamon and maple syrup, heat on low until most of the milk is absorbed (string as needed), once most of the milk is absorbed add in the apple sauce and stir together. If you like your apples soft add them in now too, if you like some crunch wait until you are about to serve to stir in.

Once all the apple sauce and milk is absorbed, about 15-20 minutes total, scoop out and serve.

Natural Beauty Recipes Using Everyday Foods

Tone and Rebuild Skin With Avocados and Carrots
This recipe can work wonders. Combine 1 avocado, 1 cooked carrot, 1/2 cup heavy cream, 1 egg and 3 tablespoons of honey. Leave on for 10-20 minutes and then rinse. These ingredients add a multitude of vitamins, antioxidants and calcium to rebuild natural collagen, tone skin and remove age spots. There is plenty to read about the benefits of each of these ingredients, but all you need to know is that each natural element does more than any store-bought item can.

Soften Skin With Oatmeal
There are many concoctions and mask recipes that involve oatmeal, but you can use oatmeal by itself to help your skin. Ground up about 1 cup of oatmeal using a blender or coffee grinder, and add it to bath water to soften skin to baby-like quality.

Replace Face Wash With Skim Milk Powder
Switching face wash out with skim milk powder can make your face much softer and give you a smoother complexion. It’s also very gentle, so even the most sensitive can use it.

Degrease Oily Hair With Lemons and Aloe
Mix together 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon aloe vera. Mix the mixture in with a normal serving of shampoo. It will get rid of your oiliness in your hair with one shower.

Coffee Grounds in Conditioner
This one is really simple. Instead of throwing old coffee grounds away, toss them into your conditioner to make your hair extra shiny. That’s all it takes!

Freshen up the home naturally.

Freshen up the home naturally. We've been experimenting with different scents and have come up with not one, but two of our favorites! Try them out and see for yourself.

Materials

• Two 2 oz spray bottles
• A bottle of white vinegar
• One essential oil bottle of each: lavender, grapefruit, and lemon

Directions

1. Fill 1/2 of the bottle with water.
2. Fill the remaining space with white vinegar (to absorb the odor).
3. Now add the drops!

• For a floral scent, add 15 drops of lavender.
• For a citrus scent, add 15 drops of grapefruit and 8 of lemon.

First-Aid Antiseptic Ointment

This homemade antiseptic ointment is packed full with germ-killing properties that will help treat everyday/minor cuts, scrapes, and abrasions. You can use this ointment just as you would a tube of that pricey commercially-prepared stuff.

Best part of this is…you control the ingredients!

First-Aid Antiseptic Ointment 

Ingredients

-1 1/2 ounces beeswax, grated
-1 cup olive, almond, or coconut oil
-1/4 teaspoon vitamin E oil
-1/2 teaspoon tea tree oil
-20 drops lavender essential oil
-10 drops lemon essential oil

Directions

1. Over very low heat, in a small pot or double boiler, melt oils and beeswax.

2. Remove from heat and add vitamin E oil and essential oils. Stir with a chopstick.

3. Pour mixture into small sterilized jars (or a mason jar). Allow to cool on counter.

4. Store in a cool, dark place. Use as needed on wounds. Will keep for approximately 5 years