Leading up to Valentine's Day you are likely to read articles about gift ideas, ways to make it magical, or perhaps what candy and chocolate is the most ethical and healthy. You don't typically see articles about what to do if your kids came home from school with a metric ton of candy and sweets and you don't actually have the heart to confiscate it. That would be me. I don't buy any Valentine's candy his time of year. Not a single piece for me or the kids. When we have to send the kids to … [Read more...]
Staying Healthy and Boosting Immunity AFTER Halloween
Much of the information you find about staying healthy around Halloween addresses what you can do beforehand... aka keep kids away from the candy. You see advice to have the Great Pumpkin come and trade the candy for books and toys or you forgo trick or treating and make healthier treats yourself. That is actually great advice. Halloween candy is actually terribly bad for your kid's health. Those are just the facts. It is loaded with immune suppressing sugar and other junkie ingredients like … [Read more...]
8 More Things About Me
I was tagged for the 8 Things About Me meme again, this time by Activist Mommy.Remember the last eight things I told you about? Well,I do love to talk so it is not hard coming up with 8 more things. ;) Though I think I will borrow some things from the same meme I did over on my personal blog. So here goes: 1. My earliest memories are of being in the front seat of race cars. Both my mom and dad were professional drag racers when they met and married. 2. I am a BIG time movie buff. New … [Read more...]
The Healthiest Kids
I just finished reading The Healthiest Kid in the Neighborhood by William, Martha, James, and Robert Sears. I think I pretty much adore every single Sears book I have read but this one was especially good. The subtitle of the book is 10 Ways to Get Your Family on the Right Nutritional Track and if I had to recommend a book to anyone about healthful eating for children, this is the book I would tell them about. Our children are facing a nutritional crisis with increases in diabetes, obesity, … [Read more...]
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