Because natural isn't always possible — or easy.
Posted in Eating Healthy, Education, Food, School and education, Siblings, parenting on Aug 20th, 2010
That’s a pretty bold thing to say, right? School lunches were never really on my radar before this summer. They were something I never had to worry about. Big Girl was in private school. A very nice private school without a cafeteria. We were instructed to send in whole, healthy fare — vegetarian if possible. [...]
Every Tuesday we get our organic vegetable share. It’s always so exciting — what will be in the box this week? The farmer has a blog that highlights recipes and gives a little background about the crops: what’s coming, what’s going on, how they are getting along. This week’s newsletter contained the following: We were [...]
Posted in Food on Aug 4th, 2010
I bought a sandwich today. It came on a square roll dotted with poppy and sesame seeds. The roll was crunchy on the outside but fresh and yummy on the inside. I got honey turkey on it. I picked my own accompaniments: tomatoes, lettuce, salt and pepper and mayonnaise. It cost $5.97, which may not seem [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Favorite Things Friday, Food, Health on Jul 30th, 2010
I’ve been complaining about the quality of kids’ snacks for a while now. Many traditional manufacturers seem to put little if any thought into the ingredients. High fructose corn syrup. Preservatives. Artificial colors. Artificial flavors. Hydrogenated oils. The more unpronounceable the ingredient, the better. Case in point: traditional General Mills Fruit Roll-Ups. Check out the [...]
Posted in Eating Healthy, Food, Health on Jul 28th, 2010
Dear Self, Hey, I know you work at night. Working full-time at home WITH kids means you have to do a little creative scheduling. However, your lack of planning shouldn’t mean your kids suffer. For example, when you don’t get out of bed until 8:30 and you’ve got to get Big Girl to camp by [...]
Posted in Eating Healthy, Food, parenting, toddlers on Jun 30th, 2010
I’ve spent the better part of a week counting calories. Not for me. For Little Girl. I hate it will all my being. I brought her along last Friday to her sister’s sick visit. While we were there I decided to stick her on the scale. It read about the same as it did two [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Eating Healthy, Food, Health, Organic on Jun 23rd, 2010
Ask my sister and brother if I can cook. As my husband. They are probably going to tell you no, she can’t. My mother, too. I usually concede the point. I am the person who, one time, made cupcakes and forgot to add eggs. The one who, two days ago, almost burned down the house [...]
Posted in Eating Healthy, Emotional development, Food, toddlers on Jun 16th, 2010
I use food as a reward for my little girl. There. I admitted it. I’m doing something I absolutely shouldn’t do, and I don’t know how I feel about it. I was way more careful with my big girl. I never used food as a reward. Hugs and kisses, yes. A cup of yogurt or [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Eating Healthy, Food, Friendship, Organic on Jun 9th, 2010
As many of you know, I belong to an amazing community-supported agriculture program called the Golden Earthworm Farm. This year, in fact, I am a drop-off location, which means my house is the place where 19 people come to get their just-picked organic veggies. While the price is pretty reasonable — about $20 per week [...]
Posted in Eating Healthy, Food, New York Times on Jun 2nd, 2010
My first CSA came yesterday. A huge box literally brimming with veggies and berries. I got two huge heads of Boston lettuce, an equally huge head of red leaf lettuce, a pint of strawberries, a huge bunch of spinach, a bag of arugula, French breakfast radishes, baby Japanese salad turnips and about ten or so [...]
