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Another year, another valentines day. You might know by know that food holidays are not one favorites. I’m not a fan of schools, preschools or daycares having food themed parties that are centered around, candy, junk food and chemical and dye filled foods. Why can’t kids make hearts out of salt dough and decorate them […]
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I’m not sure how or why it happened but sometime a few months ago I noticed that my toddler started equating “snack” with something that comes out of the pantry. We’d be at home and it would be snack time and I’d offer her some fruit or veggies or something equally healthy and she’d say […]
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Don’t be fooled by what you hear about burning off all your pregnancy weight by breastfeeding. While some moms will, others, like me, will still be struggling with baby weight almost three years later. Sadly the struggles of pregnancy weight aren’t talked about as often by the moms struggling as the moms who nursed it […]
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I am currently sorting my life into boxes that will soon leave Fort Worth and end up in Portland, Oregon. This move isn’t my first time at the rodeo – it marks my 11th move (not counting moves within the same city) since graduating high school in 1999. 11 moves. And it hasn’t gotten any […]
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You may have noticed my blog has been a little slow – but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been writing. If you follow me on Facebook (and if you don’t you should!) then you may have noticed some of my recent posts have been my articles on nutrition for motherhood, from my favorite supplements for […]
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Some think of me as crunchy and some think of me as a little bit hippie but at the end of the day I’m just a mom trying to do the best I can. For the most part I think I’m a pretty good mom and I willingly accept the compliment because I work my […]
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Not chicken broth from a box or can but good, old fashioned, home made broth that has spent hours, or even days, simmering is one of the best foods you can eat. Not only for fertility but also during pregnancy, lactation and every other stage of life. It even makes a fabulous addition to baby […]
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Are you as crazy about sweet potatoes as I am? There’s just SO many reasons to love them, they’re a great, easy toddler food, it’s chock full of vitamins and minerals and it may even help you get pregnant! Here are some fun sweet potato facts: one serving will give you 7 grams of fiber […]
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I spent the last few days researching the link between diet and ADD/ADHD and was surprised by how little American research showed a correlation- instead making blanket statements of “insufficient evidence”. There’s plenty of European Research linking them, so much so that in 2010 the European Union began labeling food products containing certain dyes and […]
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How do you make a toddler want to help around the house? Make it fun, and give them a ton of stickers! A few months ago I had a fabulous friend and personal organizer come and help me organize. One of my favortie suggestions that she made was to move all of Annabelles dishes somewhere […]
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