Alternative Grocery Shopping
This year we became involved in a fresh vegetable co-op. Each week I email my order to the farmer and receive fresh-from-the-garden organic produce. I have loved it. It is … Continue Reading →
Category: Nutrition
bearing fruit
The little, highly productive cherry tree. Children picking ripe cherries. Here we picked about 4 gallons of cherries. After washing them, I used my Food Saver to package the cherries … Continue Reading →
meal time shlump encouragement…..
At 3, he has many quirks and difficulties we all have to deal with on a daily basis. One of them is food issues. All of the sudden, our happy, … Continue Reading →
Meal Planning Article
I ran across this article called Once-A-Month-Cooking: How To Make Your Plan Work by Crystal Paine. It is also a great resource for those wanting to learn or expand their … Continue Reading →
RDAs for non-pregnant, pregnant and lactating women
Here are the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) of some nutrients for nonpregnant, pregnant, and nursing women between the ages of 25 and 50. Non-Pregnant Pregnant Nursing (to 6 mos.) Calories … Continue Reading →
notes on meal planning
Some notes on meal planning: I do not plan a month in advance all the time. Some times I go week to week. Like this month-after coming off a big … Continue Reading →
info on chicken pox
The most common season is late winter and early spring. The incubation is anywhere from 10 to 21 days. Usually fever starts before the appearance of the bumps by 1 … Continue Reading →
the thing i hate most
I absolutely hate any sickness that includes throwing up. This past week, the 18 month old caught some sort of stomach bug that was really bad! This wasn’t an easy … Continue Reading →
prenatal vitamins
I just ordered vitamins and noticed that vitacost lowered their already low price on the Rainbow Light Prenatal vitamins to $28.89 currently. I was shocked to see that they had … Continue Reading →
The Art of Meal Planning
The Art of Meal Planning: I think I could write scads of info on the subject as it is something that I have had to develop and use out of … Continue Reading →