Category Archives: Healthy Eating

Choosing healthful, organic, and whole foods and special diets

• Toddlers’ Birthday Parties Made Healthy

  Don’t feel compelled to provide a mountain of treats, most of which will go half-eaten and tossed. A prettily laid out table, with attractive and colorful treats, will make any toddler happy.  MORE

• 10 Things *Not* to Do to Help Your Child Eat

  There’s a lot of talk these days about how to get your kids to eat. But really, it’s all about approach and finesse and what not to do. With that in mind, here are ten things that you need to give up before your child will come around to the foodie way of doing things.  MORE

• 200 Family Activities for Spring

  There are many great things about spring, and one of those is the ability to do some more activities outdoors and elsewhere. Check out our list of fun things to do with your family this spring!  MORE

• Ethics, a Budget, and Your Taste Buds: The 3/4ths Rule

  Part of an ongoing series to help you hit the perfect balance of budget-friendly, ethical, delicious meals. Today we talk picnic food and doing the best you can with what you have.  MORE

• Baked Oatmeal with Fruit – Egg, Wheat, Dairy Free

  Amy of Presence Parenting shares a simple recipe for baked oatmeal that can also turn into a take along snack.  MORE

• Oatmeal Pancake Recipe – Egg, Wheat, Dairy Free

  Amy of Presence Parenting shares a simple recipe for gluten free oat based pancakes.  MORE

• Special Diets: Vegan

  We’ve asked some of our volunteers to share their stories about how they got started on a special diet. This interview is with Melissa from Vibrant Wanderings, who has been vegan for eight years.  MORE

• Special Order: Requesting Allergy Friendly Kid’s Meals

  Most restaurants offer kids’ meals consisting of chicken tenders, hamburgers, and pasta. One day, I finally got fed up and sent a letter to one of our favorite eateries. This is what happened.  MORE

• Cooking from Scratch

  An easy to digest look at how easy it is to cook from scratch!  MORE

• Heartburn Help

  After suffering from heartburn through two pregnancies, Gretchen lists out some of her favorite natural remedies for soothing heartburn.  MORE

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