Category Archives: Healthy Eating

Choosing healthful, organic, and whole foods and special diets

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

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

• Wordless Wednesday: Harvest

  This week we asked you to share your harvests with us.  MORE

• Wordless Wednesday: Exploring Food

  This week we asked you to share exploring food with us. Read more about healthy eating and living on our resource page. Link up!  MORE

• Censored for Talking about Lactation

  Amy W. asks what’s so wrong about discussing lactation in casual conversation as she reminisces about being censored for discussing the topic.  MORE

• Organizing Your Natural Medicine Cabinet

  When I opened up the bottle though, all the tablets were warped and split, totally wasted. As I looked around, I realized that my many natural remedies and supplements were not being stored properly, which was proving to be an expensive mistake. It was time to do a little spring cleaning!  MORE

• 33 Reasons to Grow Bee Balm, Lavender, and Basil

  When I’m looking for plants to add to my gardens, I lean toward options that will not only give me beautiful blooms, but will also add value to our lives in other ways. I’m really excited about three plants I’m adding this year: bee balm, lavender, and basil. All are members of the mint family, and all have multiple benefits for our home and garden.  MORE

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