One-ingredient foods for a family of 12. What we are learning. 

I just watched this with Theo, my 2-year-old. When the video finished he said, "Love you, bye!" I guess you guys are family now. 🤗

As you were talking I recalled how there were so many heart-to-heart conversations that happened while hand-washing dishes, snapping beans, hoeing weeds, walking to the mail box or even visiting a neighbor to borrow a cup of sugar to put in a cake baked from scratch... Remember being cautioned not to run or stomp indoors so the cake wouldn't fall? I think that it's in the small daily moments of working that we gain so much! TIME is such a treasure and I think you are talking about INVESTING it in ways that our parents did.

The older I get the more I realize living off the land, although a lot of work, is a simpler life.

“Value the time it takes to live” I love this perspective!!! Definitely needed for our culture!

This makes me think of Brother Lawrence’s book “Practicing the Presence of God” . If you haven’t read it, so good for taking the daily and making it spiritual.

I went on a mission trip in college to Uganda and there where we were of course all their cooking was over fire. Or taking 20 minutes to sort rice. Or the pig you heard squealing is the same pig they fed us that evening. Their other food came from their own crops. We washed dishes in 2 buckets. With water that got quickly cold. Bar Soap that was odd and then we put the dishes on a wreck in the sun. And the ministry I was with brought them toasters, griddles, crockpots, water kettle. It made me sad because I so appreciated watching the process them teaching me the real way to cook those things. And just the way they were on "African time" nothing was rushed or stressful.

I know this video is about how you've been eating lately and I think that's awesome! But I just want to also thank you. I reached out to your church online after watching Solo's sermon last Sunday. I just felt called back to God after I've strayed over the years. And while I live in Pennsylvania, your church has welcomed me with open arms. God Bless you all 🙏🙏

I totally agree with Sarah! I started scratch cooking a year or 2 ago and it takes a lot of time, but it teaches you so much! I have learned the true value of a home cooked meal and have experienced such joy in setting down a beautiful and lovingly made meal before my family. I don't think that we can truly value the Lord's provisions until we have walked through the whole process of making something. When we eat processed foods now or just food from a restaurant, we find ourselves sluggish and not feeling great!

This new season is allowing persons to look back and repriortize.

I LOVE this! God has actually been speaking to me about the same thing! Enjoy the time to keep house, cook food, doing laundry, homeschooling, and living. I usually rush around to get it all done & I'm frustrated that I have so much to do, in order to mark it off the list. SO, I've been taking it all in and not rush around. I tell you, we have all (especially me) have calmed down and really enjoy each other and taking care of what God has given us! Plus, we are wanting to have chickens, a huge garden, and a cow too!!!! I never in my wildest dreams thought we'd be headed to that!

Sarah I can tell that you both adore each other ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Eating "one ingredient foods" is healthy eating like my great-grandparents ate. Thanks for the good video.

When you live the (old way) you have the beautiful smell of food in the house. E.g. Bread straight from the oven. The aroma of fresh fruit straight from the tree. Most important of all SEASONAL food. Much better for you. The anticipation of a season coming and appreciation of the seasons. A season for everything . Amen 🥬🥦🐓🐑🐖🙏

Sarah, I absolutely love your sentiment of “taking time to live.” I’ve found a lot of joy through practicing mindfulness in what I eat/cook :)

Amen Sarah!! Enjoying just life with our family. It does take time to live.

Thank you. I definitely need to change my attitude toward daily living tasks.

Love this! I totally agree! It's not always the finished project, but what God can teach us in the process to get there. Thank you for the reminder❤️

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and what God is teaching you! Good things to think about!

I tried the 1-ingredient challenge because of your channel. It is different, but I really like it! I plan to incorporate this kind of eating 3 days a week.🌟 😊

I love you guys! I am a heart failure patient and I am going to try this for my children and I. Thank y’all for all that you do, so inspiring! God bless your family 🥰

I'm learning to just be present. Present in my relationship with God and my relationships with others. Love your family!

I appreciate your perspective on taking time to live life and admire how committed you guys are to trying something new and seeing where the Lord is leading you want what he’s teaching you. Great job! Thanks for letting us join you!

I love that y’all are doing this! We eat this way mostly. Everything organic and from scratch. We homestead so that helps with a lot of our meats/veggies/eggs and dairy though.

Great words of wisdom. Really appreciate this!

My “medium” is convenience foods that the ingredients are whole foods, not preservatives and sugars. It’s not quite one-ingredient foods, but it’s saving me the steps of making things I’d make using similar ingredients that I’d make. And also Lily’s chocolate chips don’t count 😂

You are so right. Time goes by so fast. Enjoy life !! 💕

I have learned a lot in just taking that first step of reading ingredients and learning what is in "prepared" items you just buy for convenience. Love this channel just because I am always challenged to think about small things that can make a difference in our lifestyles.

I really hope you purchased a grain mill! We have been contemplating and for some reason I haven’t hit BUY- I can’t believe what they put in flour - anxiously awaiting.......Solo, your wisdom from yesterday - still chewing on that- so good. Thank you for allowing the Holy Spirit to speak through the both of you. Makes me want to drive up to Lincoln - which isn’t far from us at all- (I29 before St Joe!) and listen to him preach! The Church Needs to be the Church- and we need Pastors led by the Spirit not the world or the flesh- it’s refreshing. Thank you so much!

I have a very dear friend 0f 40 years that is battling cancer and wish you would pray for her.She is so tired.She is a good Christian woman and it breaks my heart to see her suffer.She lives in Mississippi and I live in Florida.I wish i could be there for her but cannot.Thank you.

I think you guys are awesome parents. You can see how much your children love you, and you them

Thank you for sharing. God has been showing me to slow down too and focus on whats important.

I like your perspective of recognizing there may be purpose in the tasks. I know I often enjoy the time of reflection and rumination when doing tasks that take time - mowing the yard, weeding, washing dishes, cooking. I have some health/disability issues, and my husband begs me not to do those things bc I pay a price being in pain for a couple days. But I genuinely enjoy the process of the tasks. And I sing, and pray, and think, and sort out my thoughts and feelings while I do them.

Love hearing your takeaways from this!!

Everyday you amaze me! Love your relationship and the interaction with your children. Thanks for sharing your journey!

Listening to the two of you is so interesting! Checking the tags is a habit I have been following for years now. It is worth it! All the best from Germany for your family!

So happy you shared the thought of valuable time. I have thought back to the past about how much time I spent with my daughter and whether it was valuable time or did I miss moments. I have one child and my husband and I worked full time. She’s now 23 and she herself has many memories of time spent with her, even if it was working in the yard or cooking or garage sale shopping and church. I guess i did not realize that daily living was actually very valuable to her. I’m so thankful that those were important moments as well, not missed moments. I still spend much time with her even if it’s just talking in my room or cooking a meal together. Everything we do with, for, and in front of our children are valuable.

I like that you two think the same and agree with each other

Way to go. You'll find overtime it's healthier too. It's also fun spending time as a family making those meals. My family actual cans foods. We make soap and candles which the kids love.

Sarah, I completely agree with you. Slowing down, enjoying the kids and the process. Those are the memories the kids will have and hopefully carry those values with them. God Bless!

Take some time to live.... that is really powerful. A great reminder ❤

I love the way you look at your husband your both doing something right may God continue to bless you your family is just pure love to watch god bless you all

I am impressed with this. I think it’s not only better for your health but with your children working to help provides valuable life skills.

My grandparents lived off their land and were very healthy. Both lived to be 76. I was very blessed to have them teach me.

So love this! I had no idea what one ingredient food meant! It was so helpful to watch and learn.

Most people would know it as "Clean Eating".

Yes! Thank you for the reminder to value the work it takes to live! So against what the "world" teaches us. Really helps keep my attitude positive toward taking care of my family and doing all the "things"...especially when life feels heavy. ❤️

I love both of y’all’s wisdom and your food storage video inspired me to start my own that I’ve been working on slowly!!!

Lately I’ve been burnt out cooking for my very large family and slid into serving more processed stuff. I’ve been doing this for over 32 years. This was refreshing prospective!

Caught not taught. I'm going to remember that. Thanks 💜💜

I have been making our meals from fresh food and seasonings my son bought me an air fryer oven it's amazing cooks food half the time and taste so much better we are eating much healthier I love watching you all cook my children like to cook all grown up now but learnt from a young age like yours looking forward to seeing what you have purchased

this was so interesting ! I have been eating like this a long time and really enjoyed hearing your plans and experiences with it . Looking forward to the journey.

I love your videos so much:) Thank you for sharing your lives with all of us!

You are speaking my language! I am so passionate about the “old fashioned” lifestyle (although we are a bit more extreme... all the way to grinding our own grain and milking our own cow). I agree 100% that our “convenience” lifestyle has negatively affected our health and I’m so thrilled to see more and more people realizing that we need to get back to a simpler life (with utilizing modern technology).

I was going to start next month. But I started a day after the video. It does make a big difference. I'm doing it at least 80% of the time. I feel great. Thanks again!!

There is learning in the kitchen with the kids like doubling recipes is math and reading functional texts. It is memories that the kids will have for a lifetime. It is true that we have tried to find lots of ways to speed up life and save time to do more things. It isn’t always better! Can’t wait to see what you bought!

I really enjoy your talks! You gave us something "new"to think about.😄 Love your beautiful family💟

My grandma just turned 98, she never drove & doesn't eat much fast food. I wish I could live to be her age.

Finally a husband who is involved in stuff like this on RU-vid, it’s usually just moms talking about nutrition. That’s so cool! ❤️❤️

Thank you for that perspective! I’m due in a few weeks with baby #4 and feeling frustrated at how much time and effort it takes to feed myself and my family and take all my supplements throughout the day. This was a great reminder that there is value in spending time taking care of myself and my family.

Love the homestead idea and no holding back here I Love your Family videos but most of all Sarah I Love your honesty and I love the privilege of seeing in real time your pregnancy with Seth and his first year I think it’s huge what you do and you keep it real 😊

What a wonderful revelation God planted in you with this change in your eating. I got my daughters a weaving loom for Christmas and I realized life was much different days past. Oh, I wish I had your willpower! I am certain it is so much healthier. I want to make the healthier change, but this big old girl has become hard wired to love those easy/unhealthy foods.

Very thought provoking about the older generations. I did the same thing with my kids - convenience foods. Now that I am older and the kids are grown, I have found the concept of Being Present in my life. When I was raising kids, the kids kept me present in the Now for long periods of time, but when I wasn't present I was always thinking about the next thing, and the next thing, and the consequences of not doing this thing will impact that thing, etc. I am learning that being Present brings me many gifts, and the Present is a present from God. It is hard to retrain your brain, but that is what I feel like I am doing. Being present means just enjoying what I am doing when I am doing it and not thinking about the past or the future. It is where Joy lives. Since you are all pretty joyful, I would add that the gift of kids is a Present and they teach being Present and Joy. Our kids are our greatest teachers. You are very blessed.

Love to watch the two of you and your family.

What you said we all need to take time to just live our lives snd enjoy our families! We all seem to get tied up with other things at times! Thsnk you for reminding us!

Love love loved this video!!

I agree, I really enjoy cooking, even though I live on my own. I find the time spent is often like meditation, I think about things, I enjoy the act of chopping and combining. It does take more time than eating a ready meal but I feel better for doing it. Teaching your kids to cook is really important as well and it is lovely to do that together.

I started gardening after learning of food allergies our family was dealing with and having to stand in the store and read all the labels to make sure we weren’t getting any of those ingredients that we had allergies to. We are on our 3rd year of gardening with the hopes of just feeding our family better after we too saw all the crazy stuff that was being put into food these days. We aren’t perfectly eating but have improved greatly over the years and intend to keep putting our hand to the plow and improve as we go. I had no idea I would love gardening and get excited about this time every year to start buying seeds and planning where to plant everything. We are still learning but it has been a wonderful “classroom” to be in.

Taking time to live ... love that insight. Was thinking that tonight as I was making biscuits from scratch with my kids. It was such a bonding experience, cheaper and healthier.... just takes more time.

I can agree with you on making your food at home. Depending on what you are making some may take much more time, but the reward is wonderful. I actually enjoy cooking. I used to laugh, when I worked at a bank, most of the people that I worked with opened a container, put in microwave and that was dinner for them. I was never that kind of cook. Not that I don’t use a microwave, but I don’t use many prepared items. My co workers were amazed that I actually cooked a full meal each nite. I had growing children at that time to feed. That was my motivation to cook real food.

I'm trying to follow the one ingredient with you. Had one real off day by having pizza. Have lost 12 pounds. . Love your family and how honest it is. Real life!

That's amazing and so true. Even with alllll the things are used to make our lives easier, we have less time with our family and more stressed out

Hey from Glasgow Scotland I've been watching your channel for a while now and think it's great they way you both are and ur kids they growing up to be smart individuals who all love cooking etc. I wish hear more ppl would be like this with there kids. I only have 1 child due to my health hip dysplasia spina bifida scoliosis and pcos I wanst able to have any more and I would have gave anything to have atleast another 1 anyway me n my daughter have a great relationship shes nearly 22 I'm 39 40 this year I was 17 when I had her but while she was growing up I let her help weither it was cooking diner or making cakes she loved it n now she is a good little cook and a great baker you see my gran taught me to to bake she was my world i was 17 when me and hubby got our first house together 22 years later and still wee cook from scratch I watch the things I use I hate processed food . Over the last few years I started batch cooking we have 2 freezers now and although daughter has moved out I still do batch cooking with certain things as I want to know n my food but alsos some days I cant even stand because of pain so we always have fresh cooked meals on hand hubby is a good cook to . but my daughter she has picked up alot of my habits cooking from scratch ct and her fiance loves her cooking. Just shows not only what wee teach out kids but them watching the things wee do they learn from and adapt to there own lifes when they grow up. I love the relationship I have with her shes not afraid to speak her mind or tell you she loves us I always made sure she knew her own mind and could make her own decisions when she was even little kid even thro her teenage years when out with friend she always made the right choice ie not to drink alcohol or get into trouble she wanted to always have fun but fo the right thing . But like I always say we can only do our best xxx

Great move for you and kids. It is more convenient to buy processed foods but not good for growing kids or avoiding heart disease, diabetes, etc. Glad to hear you say it is not more expensive.

I’m surprised to hear that it’s cheaper too. But that’s good news! I’m hoping to follow some of your new examples. Thank you!

Such good thoughts..the time to LIVE...

At a "young" 74..I am with you. One thing Covid has taught me is to slow down and live a more simple life. I grew up in Birmingham UK, a big city, of working class family. Not much spare money but we ate well. We got our food fresh each day from the butcher, greengrocer(vegs) and bakery. The bread was basic bread and I believe in those days no foreign ingredients I now live in Ontario Canada.. I have volunteered all of my life, but I think it is now time for me. Keep us up on what you are doing/cooking. Blessings to you all.

Love the comment, " enjoy the process". We all need to slow down and enjoy the process and the time it takes to live life. Can't wait to watch your next grocery haul and your meals!! I need more ideas. 😁I need to get better.

I completely agree. There were times in college that I ran out of bread or crackers so I tried to make my own. There is something almost spiritual about rolling out dough in the early hours of the day.

It's amazing how we ALL have almost run to keep up with what's going on in the world. I think you are doing what you need to do. I never actually slowed down until my children were older. I always valued the time spent with my children, gardening, cooking, cleaning, and playing. Some things have to be put on hold to get to do those things with kids. Kids will not last forever, the other things will. God gave them to us for a minute, and we need to treasure them. I want to die knowing I have done the best I could do with and for my family. It's our choice whether we get caught up in the fast pace. Most important, is when we recognize it and do something about it. I love your channel. Don't do anything differently. You put God first and family second, and that's the way it needs to be.

We give ourselves more time with shortcuts and then cram in more "things".... Priorities are out of order most times.

I spent most of my life surviving and trying to catch up with the fast pace of life,then not many years ago,I realized that I was not living life to its fullest. We've had good times,but not really enjoying life as it should be. I lost time with my children that I can't get back,and had no time for myself as I should have had,so I'm spending time enjoying all the little things,and making sure to take time to do God's will. I've even learned a lot about what I've been taking into my body and into my skincare as well,it's a new awakening. Nice video.👍

I have so enjoyed watching all your RU-vid videos. I have not watched them all but plan to do so! I grew up in Kenya. I went to Hospital Hill primary and high school. My parents were missionaries there for 52 years We were from England. We lived in Eastleigh and went to church in Ofafa Jerusalem. Now I have been married to an American for 34 years and we have two adopted adult children from Brazil and two biological children. So your mixed family is such a blessing for me to watch. I am also a Christian and I love how all Christians all over the world are one big family in Jesus! Praise God! Thank you for sharing your lives with us! Asante sana!!! Mungu akubariki!!! P. S I just watched the mandazi video made by Solo’s mother and my mouth is watering😋

I lost my mom in 2018, Pancreatic Cancer. Now I realize why I so enjoy this channel. 🙏 📖 Our Tribe of Many. 🧡 FAMILY!!!!! UNITY!!!!! Our family is separated now, that our mom is gone. It has been tough. 😔 I've only made it because of Jesus, & God. Amen. 🙏 📖 🧡 Thank you for sharing your world with us all 🥰 🧡 🤠

Good for you, that you're chancing your diet. So nice to see the whole family is on board. I had my doubts when Sarah mengend 1 ingredient meal 🤔 what does she mean. But now I know what you ment I always was amazed how much packaged food you bought, when I watched your grocery hauls. We never buy canned food or eat food out of a jar. Our kids don't even like it. We both we'rent raised like that. Our parents had a vegetable garden. Most of our fresh food and fruit we buy at the local market (once a week) or grocery store. Here in Holland is canned / jar food cheaper than fresh food, but if you eat by the season, it is affordable even whit a large family. I admire you for once a month grocery shopping. I tried (several times) , but it isn't working for us. So I go once a week. Just like you we have a budget for grocery's I love your honesty about so many things and the way you talk about it. My compliments beautiful

Thats very good cutting out additives and preservatives. Fresh farmers veggies, fruits, eggs. Grown own herb garden.

I am glad you faced this challenge. I honestly had no idea of this way of eating. We have tried it with you a few days a week. I was suprised learning all of the sneaky extras in our food that we personally eat.

I made bagels today, from scratch. It was easy and so satisfying! I think we (I) can do more of this.

We made a switch 5 years ago that we purchase things found in nature and limited what came in boxes and bottles in our home (except for spices). I made more from scratch recipes and I have grown to love the results. It amazes me how adaptable children can be and how they can teach you.

I hear what your saying about a new perspective on everyday life things. Lockdown has helped me realize that there’s something to be said about slowing down and enjoying the moment, even though it’s may be a mundane task

We garden on a small scale and take advantage of our local farmers markets and fruit stands, I can/ferment, sew/quilt, make butter, bake bread, hunt, fish, tote a gun and I may go buy one of those prairie dresses at Target 😂 lol. I was taught all of these skills from my parents and grandparents and I am so Thankful to have this knowledge. There may come a time when those skills will be valuable or a necessity for survival.

Sounds like good clean eating. Thanks for sharing.

Can’t wait to see that!!!

Solo seems like such a good man. Great family and Seth is the cutest

I hear what you are saying about the time it takes to live life and working on enjoying that process. I feel like we can appreciate that process more now because the pandemic has opened more time...and schedules are less haggard. Looking forward to seeing you in that Prarie dress😉

I love guessing and as you were talking about the surprise and homestead I came up with a butter churner(maker) or something to do with making own cheese ? Can't wait to see... I thought the same about taking time in making things as life around seems so busy.

This video made me think about the pleasure of slowing down and simplifying that we experience when camping.

Sarah, I understand exactly what you are saying, daily tasks have value sometimes the time spent have added benefits. My daughter (20) made bagels from scratch yesterday. It took a bit of time but they were amazing! More than that she did it by herself, she was glowing with self confidence and sense of accomplishment. She soooo needed that lately. Great video.

Solo, that sounds like a challenge for you- Travelling in one day. Sounds like my kind of challenge!!😃 We do need to go slowly with our lives with our families and ourselves and preparing homemade, unprocessed foods🥗🥘🥧 Aaah! Seth is back! I had a feeling that he would pop in at some time!!😊

Absolutely!

I would love to see videos on what you are doing for lunch and breakfast now!