“First Stew” Lentil Baby Food Recipe
This lentil stew recipe for babies is just perfect for introducing more protein to your baby food, plus a few ingredients that will help get him ready to share in grownup foods. And it was super tasty!
Best Lists of Food Additives and Preservatives
It’s always a challenge to ensure that what goes in our bodies is chemical and preservative free! The following list of great links to food additive lists is becoming one of my new favorite resources. Often, you can just choose another brand and leave out the chemicals altogether, but sometimes there’s no chemical-free ingredient choice! Leading me to wonder, which food preservatives are the real baddies?
Got flame retardant in your blood? EPA says, “Just say yes.”
The EPA recently fired a scientific member of a peer review panel on PBDE toxicity at the urging of a chemical industry lobbying group. PBDE, a flame retardant, is found in many household products and may be an endocrine disruptor and developmental neurotoxicant. PBDEs have been found in mother’s milk, umbilical cord blood, and in household dust. Though PBDEs are banned in Europe, the EPA sided with corporate lobbyists in firing Deborah C. Rice.
How to Reduce PBDE Exposure in Your Household
PBDEs, or polybrominated diphenyl ethers, are found in most American households, causing concerns over environment and health. Here’s what you can do to protect the health of your family, laid out in specific steps, with links to product lists and other information.
My Books Are Coming!
It’s been a long time since I’ve bought books. I constantly have at least a dozen books checked out from the library, and I never truly have enough time to read them, but I glean pearls of wisdom that I can, betwixt nursings, calls for “the next homeschool assignment,” bumps and bruises, kisses and lately [...]
Natural Teething Home Remedies: 10 Most Popular Recommendations
What’s the best place to turn to find home remedies? Moms! Here is a list of the Top 10 teething remedies by natural moms — popular solutions to ease teething pain and comfort baby’s gums.
What to do with all that summer zucchini! — Recipes and Ideas
Late summer is the time to find all the zucchini recipes and ideas we can get our hands on. So here’s an offering of fun recipes, kids activities, and other ways to use the prodigious summer squash.
Zucchini Facts and Nutrition Information
Valuable facts and nutrition information for zucchini include its low calorie count, great source of dietary fiber, and a vitamin and mineral content which lends some useful healing properties. My research into zucchini’s use as a dietary aid and home remedy yielded some interesting results.
Chinese Stir Fry Recipe with Summer Vegetables
This authentic Chinese stir-fry recipe is my response to the question “What can I do with all this summer zucchini?” Stir fries are an easy way to use up vegetables like zucchini and summer squash. I’ve found this recipe to be tasty, simple, and kinda fun when you get a rhythm going!
Summer Grilled Vegetables Recipe
With the heat of summer and the abundance of summer vegetables like zucchini, summer squash and eggplant, here’s a recipe for cooking on the grill — a great way to avoid heating up the house!
Today’s Lunch: Some Ideas for Easy Healthy Nutrient Boosts
Today’s lunch menu was packed with all sorts of immune-boosting super foods. I decided to give it an analysis with ideas for boosting your nutrient intake while saving time. Included are links to health-based information, and some recipes to boot!
Miso Magic Dressing
This recipe is my adaptation of Joe Terry’s Miso Magic Dressing from A Cookbook for All Seasons (aff). I just had it with today’s healthy lunch! For more about the beneficial properties of miso, and a somewhat insanely OCD analysis of what I ate today, check out my post “Today’s Lunch: Some Ideas for Easy [...]