Category Archives: Healthy Living

Eating wholesome foods and keeping fit

• Sweet Oatmeal Lactation Cookies

  Making milk is a full-time process, so why not reward yourself with a sweet treat that will likewise help provide your body with the nutrients necessary to whip up batch after batch of Mama Juice?  MORE

• Is your child ready to use the public restroom alone?

  Is your child ready to use the public restroom independently? Laura of WaldenMommy: Life Behind the Red Front Door gives some signs that your child might be ready!  MORE

• Feeding the Picky Eater

  A reader asks our NPN Mentors about feeding her picky eater.  MORE

• Coming to Terms with Sugar

  I just gave my kids roughly twenty grams of sugar.
  At snack time.
  The sugar “rules” are crazy-making!  MORE

• Why Outdoor Play Boosts Children’s Happiness

  Outdoor play is fantastic way to boost happiness, self-confidence and practice social – emotional skills. Children’s basic needs to belong, to learn, to create all get refueled when playing outdoors.  MORE

• Questions to Ask When Interviewing a New Pediatrician (with Printable Questionnaire)

  Finding a new doctor can be a daunting task, but you are entitled to interview doctors and select someone who is a good fit for you and your family. Please use and share this handy printable questionnaire when you are interviewing your next family doctor or pediatrician.  MORE

• 5 Foods to Eat when You are Stressed

  Stress doesn’t have to completely tax the body. Learn 5 easy-to-make natural foods that support your body in a stressful time. Drop that gluten-free cracker!  MORE

• Peanut Butter Pebbles

  I’ve seen recipes similar to this here and there over the years, but the ratios have never been quite right, so we set about experimenting until we hit the sweet spot: enough binder to keep it together, but not so much that you feel like you’re overdosing on peanut butter and honey. We’re calling them Peanut Butter Pebbles, and I …  MORE

• Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

  Fill your garden bounty with a perfect protein for a healthy and satisfying meal!  MORE

• 27 Pasta Sauce Recipes The Whole Family Will Love

  Pasta sauce season is upon us as gardens overflow with sauce making basics! Check out these 27 recipes for all kinds of mouth-watering sauces the whole family will love.  MORE

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