One of my favorite parts of Thanksgiving is the food, starting with what is served as part of the Thanksgiving spread. It’s easy to get caught up with what people have come to think of as timesavers and convenience versus real, whole and hearty food. In reality, it doesn’t take much more time to make…
Hypersensitivity, Mood Swings, Sleeplessness – The Ins and Outs of Food Dye Sensitivity
Oftentimes, symptoms of food dye sensitivity and allergies get overlooked by both parents and doctors, as the symptoms seem to be brushed off as normal behavior for whatever age a child is at. Though all children will act out, not pay attention at times, and/or sometimes have trouble sleeping, consistency of this behavior is not…
Simple Summer Sauce
My children and I LOVE this dish. Quite frankly, it is the only way I have been able to get them to eat their peas! This is perfect for the warmer weather. You can serve it on rice pasta, wheat pasta, rice, or on top of spaghetti squash. One of the best parts – it…
Pink Pancakes – A Little Veggie Trick!
Inspired by a post I saw by Super Healthy Kids, I decided to make my kids pink pancakes for breakfast this morning! The trick to the pink color is the use of beet puree! To eliminate some of the work in the morning, I cooked and pureed the beets the day before, as suggested by…
Getting Kids Into Veggies and Veggies Into Kids TWO
“Slip some cauliflower puree into a bowl of instant mac and cheese, and aren’t you also inadvertently cementing a kid’s belief that cauliflower does not exist in a beneficent universe?” – Dara Moskowitz Grumgahl (Experience Life Magazine) I want to start by commenting on those naysayers of ‘hiding’ veggies. I fully support “hiding” veggies in…
What's Really in Your Food? You May Never Know!
A friend’s husband attended an OSHA workshop last week and the facilitator of the class gave the above handout to the attendees. Apparently the man teaching the class is very much into spreading the word about chemicals that people come into contact with on a regular basis and may not know about. It’s crazy to…
Going More Natural at the Supermarket – The Next Step: Do Your Best to Avoid GMOs!
Hopefully Going More Natural at the Supermarket – Where to Start gave you a good foundation of how to shop for foods that will keep your family healthy instead of making them sick (by sick I don’t necessarily mean symptoms that you see right away, but rather long term illness such as cancer, Alzheimer’s, diabetes,…
Going More Natural at the Supermarket – Where to Start
Because food and drink are the two things that we intentionally put into our bodies on a regular basis, they’re the best items to start with when it comes to detoxifying your life. Some Quick and Simple Tips When at the Grocery Store 1. When buying produce, make sure that if the fruits and vegetables…
My Mantra – Read Your Labels
This mantra started when I was pregnant with my first child. I was at work one day and I had that cliché craving for ice cream. The only ice cream available in the school I teach at can be found in a vending machine in the cafeteria. After making my selection, I quickly devoured it…
Ditch the Can This Year – Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Each Thanksgiving I make my own cranberry sauce. Sure, I could go to the store and buy a can of it, but really, it’s just as easy to make it, it’s a lot healthier, and I can add my own twist to it. What’s wrong with the can? Simple: There are five ingredients, two of…