I was inspired by Gwyneth Paltrow’s latest Goop newsletter and her recipe for lentil “meatballs”. Of course, I couldn’t make it exactly as Gwyneth had suggested: for one thing, her recipe calls for cheese and I need to make my household’s lentil balls dairy-free. Her recipe also called for garlic and oregano, two herbs my […]
Category: Kids
Natural Sinus Remedies for Stuffy Noses and Colds
This question was posted on my local mom’s listserve today: My son has had a cold for several months now and after rounds of antibiotics, nasal steroids and surgery, his cold isn’t going away. A nurse at his ENT dr’s office suggested a sinus rinse. Well, it appears that a sinus rinse is torturous for […]
Sunbutter: A Peanut Butter Alternative
I’ve never been a rabid peanut butter fan, though I understand the appeal for a quick and easy, non-perishable, packable protein spread for everything from school lunches to hiking trips to an everyday snack. While I didn’t really dig peanut butter as a child, Sunbutter Sunflower Seed Spread slathered on an apple slice or a […]
What to Do with All That Halloween Candy?
Have you thought about sending it to the troops? Operation Gratitude Halloween Candy Buyback will pass your kids’ extra Halloween candy out to our soldiers deployed overseas and in harm’s way. It’s a way for your kids to feel good about forfeiting their sugary loot. The Halloween Candy Buyback program works with participating dentists. Find […]
Unreal Candy; Familiar Candy Made Better
The biggest problem with Halloween, in my opinion, is the amount of crap that my kids come home with. Today’s candy is rife with nastiness like high fructose corn syrup, food dyes, and chemical additives. Unreal Candy is “candy unjunked” TM. Unreal Candy has no: GMOs High Fructose Corn Syrup Trans-fats (partially hydrogenated oils) Artificial […]
