Listen, I grew up and am still a happy meat eater, but with so many awful things going into meat these days, I question how much (and just where I choose to eat it). We don’t just pop into a “unrated” Chinese restaurant and order the chicken, you know. Luckily, Max is a picky eater and doesn’t really like a lot of meats. He will eat chicken nuggets and sausage… Keep Reading
Farm life. Man it was good. As I get older, I remember more and more of the things I used to do with my gram: grow our own veggies and flower gardens, bake real cookies and not worry about calories, enjoy fresh, raw milk from the cow and trade up for eggs with our Amish neighbors. One of the things I forgot was how my gram would can pretty much… Keep Reading
Ruby’s to the rescue! Or that’s how I like to think of them at least. Every. single. day. The Ice Cream Truck comes down the hill (in the photo above) playing his taunting and torturous music to all the parents in the neighborhood – letting children know to come running out and fill themselves with delicious over-sugared and over priced treats that melt before you can even get them back upstairs… Keep Reading
To juice or not to juice. That is the question. Today it’s known that many “juices” that claim to be natural really aren’t, and they’re pumping so much sugar into these “healthy drinks” that really, it’s just best to give them water. And water you should. But, I’ve been doing a lot of research for my job (and as a mom) and I’ve found that not ALL juices are bad… Keep Reading
I am not judging all you moms out there who don’t have time to make gourmet meals everyday – who does? But it came to my realization this week that many don’t realize just how easy it is to make your own spaghetti sauce – that is WAY better tasting than anything out of a jar. Plus, you can make a huge pot and freeze/can your own sauce to… Keep Reading
Ever find that trying to be healthy and green is just overwhelming these days? It’s like – CONSUMING us. And that’s a good thing, totally – but I mean, just how bad of shape is the earth in that we’re all so concerned anymore? We’ve all read Al Gore’s book, we’ve all seen the pink slime in McNuggets, and we are all aware (hopefully) that GMOs are something we should… Keep Reading
I was in the Hamptons the other week making my rounds to all the farmer’s markets before heading back into the city, when I overhead a lady holding a spaghetti squash and how to cook it. I almost lost my sh** when the farmer told her to just “pop it in the microwave for about 10-15 minutes.” Don’t DO that. Microwaves aren’t ALWAYS bad to cook food, but you have… Keep Reading
Hey dudettes – newsflash: I’ve been traveling a lot this summer. Oh please – it’s mostly for work don’t get too jaded and stop reading already! One thing really started to bother me while I was sitting in over 10 hours of traffic to and from Baltimore this weekend – I realized how hard it is to find something descent, let alone healthy to eat on the highway. Maybe it… Keep Reading
Way back many many years ago when Maximo was first born, I read a few articles about cancer-causing agents in top brand shampoos like Johnson and Johnson. They “claimed” they were going to remove them (in up to five years), but who really wants to take their chances on a newborn? Well, in the last couple of years I have done some research, and while I am not perfect, I try… Keep Reading
“I participated in a Blogger Activation on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Stonyfield. I received coupons to facilitate my shopping trip and a promotional item to thank me for participating.” It’s no secret that organic and healthy food is emerging fast on the market. However, as parents, it can still be a challenge to find them – or even afford them. Trying to keep chemicals out of Maximo’s diet is a… Keep Reading
