Today I want to talk about meal planning. It’s funny how my perception of meal planning has changed over the past 13 years, when my husband and I were first living on our own together, versus now with feeding the two of us plus three kids.
If you follow my Facebook page, you’ve likely heard me talk about how I fell out of the habit of cooking during my last pregnancy. I was working more (both more hours and later into the evenings) to help pad
Hey there, Mamas! We have rule in our house about drinks. L only gets milk at meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and water any other time. (We don’t do juice for several reasons, many of which can be found here,
Hey there, Mamas! It seems like now days if you’re eating at a restaurant kids meals come with dessert. It doesn’t matter if they’re fast food or a sit-down restaurant – ice cream seems to follow. One thing I see
It seems so harmless. The three bites of mac and cheese. The half-eaten graham cracker. A quarter of an apple. But these seemingly innocuous things can have a huge impact. These and so many other foods are leftover when kids
Hi there, Mamas! Here’s a question for you: What is the most common chronic disease of childhood? Some thoughts might be asthma, anemia, or now days, type 2 diabetes? Actually, the most common chronic disease for kids aged 6-19
Hi there, Mamas! We’ve talked a lot about starting baby on solid foods (When to Start, Which Foods to Choose, and even L’s Solid Food Timeline), but besides formula and breast milk, we haven’t talked too much about drinks. Juice
My daughter has been weaned for six months. I’m not really sure how that makes me feel. Once she turned one, I decided to stop pumping at work, since, honestly, my supply had dropped a lot and I was hardly
Hi there, Mamas! Things have been pretty exciting at our house lately. As L is approaching 18 months, she is communicating and talking more than ever! One of her biggest recent achievements has been learning to shake her head “no”.
Hi there, Mamas! This weekend (Derby weekend!) last year I covered the dietitian’s booth at a health fair at the hospital at which I worked. It was the “Safety Fest” – a family-oriented event where kids received free bike helmets.