I love spaghetti! It's one of my favorite meals but the sodium in commercial jars is usually quite high. Take a look at the ingredient list and you'll be shocked on all the words you have no idea what they mean. If you're looking for a quick and clean thick and hearty tomato sauce recipe, look no further! This recipe has Thrive Life Ground Beef but you can substitute Thrive Life Ground Turkey, Thrive Life... Read more →

I love orzo! They are just a fun and tasty way to add pasta to any recipe. They also cook quick which makes them a perfect addition to freeze dried foods since this recipe will be on the table in under 20 minutes. We're using the Thrive Life chopped chicken but you can choose to use the Thrive Life seasoned chicken slices or Thrive Life grilled seasoned chicken slices for the recipe. The chopped chicken... Read more →

A zesty marinade to bring extra flavor to your chicken! This marinade will coat about 12 small pieces of chicken. If you'd like to make this low sodium, increase the Thrive Salad Seasoning Blend to 3 tablespoons and omit Thrive Chefs Choice. To make sodium free, do that swap and then choose an extra virgin olive oil with no sodium. Most extra virgin olive oils are sodium free but always check to be sure. Thrive... Read more →

Recently there's been a shortage of flour and eggs. This recipe doesn't contain either and you can make these cookies low sodium as long as you're using unsalted peanut butter. These healthy cookies contain the goodness of peanut butter, strawberries, bananas, applesauce and most importantly...dark chocolate chips. Mmmmm how I love chocolate chips! As you know from my other cookie recipes, I do like to go extra heavy on the dark chocolate chips but for... Read more →

I'm always looking for low sodium and salt free alternatives. The easiest way is just to make it myself since I already have all the ingredients needed to make this tasty salt free fajita mix. Salt Free Fajita Seasoning Recipe Ingredients: 1 tablespoon chili powder 1/2 tablespoon smoked paprika 1/2 tablespoon cumin 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder 3/4 teaspoon Thrive Italian seasoning (can substitute oregano) 3/4 teaspoon onion powder 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional) Directions: Just... Read more →

If you've been looking for low sodium salsa, you know it's tough to find. When you do find it, it's not cheap. It always amazes me that when a company doesn't add salt to something, it becomes a specialty item and therefore there is an upcharge. So, I've been in the salsa conundrum for awhile. When I want to add salsa to a meal, I use a tiny amount because the sodium content is so... Read more →

It seems like everyone around me is coughing and sneezing and even worse...saying they have the flu. There isn't a more comforting food like Chicken Noodle Soup when you're sick. Most people reach for a can of soup but let's be real. The cans are full of sodium, preservatives and really not much chicken. The last can I had I think had 3 pieces of chicken. Sad. The other alternative is when you're feeling awful... Read more →

I've used this recipe for salt free taco seasoning for years. I honestly don't even remember what the packaged taco seasoning tastes like because it's been that long. BUT, what I do remember is that "salt" feeling. I'm all about reducing our sodium intake and there are easy little ways to do it, like this quick taco seasoning you can toss together. When I make my own salt free taco seasoning, I also don't have... Read more →