Comments for Natural as Possible Mom

Comment on About by Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:26:06 +0000

I share your mission!!:-) I’ve just seen (and shared) your facebook post on the chicken nugget that was put in the kids lunch to ensure it meets the nutrition standards. I think it pretty much sums up what we are up against (I’m in Australia but we have some equally interesting examples of nutrition misdirection here). Everyone has different opinions on “social responsibility” when it comes to health. It is so hard to decipher what is “real” nowadays in regards to health information that the average person and parent finds them self having to straddle two polar opinions, there is virtually no middle ground any more and it makes it so hard for parents (and anyone really trying to integrate healthy choices into their life. Love your blog, love your mission.

Comment on Chocolate: The New Way to Get Slim? by Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:49:00 +0000

I’m starting to think I haven’t been eating enough chocolate;-) I’ve been getting into the raw cacao bars lately since needing to be strictly dairy free and there are some fantastic options out there.:-) I’ve just found this blog and am looking forward to read more:-)

Comment on WhoNu Cookies: Not What They Seem by Juliet

Juliet — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:17:27 +0000

I bought these today for my son, who is 6 years old and so ridiculously picky that I believe he has an eating disorder. He hasn’t had a single vegetable since he was 1 year old, eating jarred baby food. (Trust me, I’ve tried. My 4 year old daughter eats anything and everything with no complaints.) Or fruit. Or nuts. Very, very little meat. Sigh. It’s exhausting. I’m just hoping to get his calorie intake above the 800 he currently eats.

I’m certainly not playing up the healthy angle, as there is no way on earth I would ever tell him, because he’d instantly not eat them ever again. But if I can give him three cookies and get a tiny bit of nutrition into him, vs. three Chips Ahoy-type cookies (his normal favorite…the crispy WhoNu cookies look just like Chips Ahoy) I’m happy. I will treat them just like any other dessert in the house, and they will be limited.

I’m glad to have this information, though. It sucks that they have bad things in them. Polydextrose sounds revolting. The flavor I bought has corn syrup, but no HFCS.

Anyway, I guess I see them as a cookie, although a slightly more healthy cookie than normal. If the choice is Chips Ahoy vs. WhoNu, I guess WhoNu are better. (Although the name is ridiculously stupid.)

Comment on WhoNu Cookies: Not What They Seem by Mary

Mary — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:30:25 +0000

I looked at the listed ingredience in ‘WhoNu’ and I thought it was a nutritional cookie. I bought them and found out that they made me feel ill. The fructose and the salt content are too high. I know 6% sodium is in the normal range for any food, but I can only tolerate 3% sodium.

Comment on WhoNu Cookies: Not What They Seem by Nick

Nick — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:08:25 +0000

I agree with Rebecca! I don’t think the cookies are meant to be the “end-all be-all” of healthy snacks, but rather are supplement for Oreo’s and Chips Ahoy that you would be buying anyways.

Comment on WhoNu Cookies: Not What They Seem by zorkbox

zorkbox — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 03:07:08 +0000

Come on, they’re not broccoli, but they’re better than pure Oreo. Small steps, folks.

Comment on WhoNu Cookies: Not What They Seem by Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:34:31 +0000

You have to look at these cookies compared to what they would be replacing in your diet. They are not expecting the person who makes all natural granola bars at home to start buying WhuNu cookies instead, rather they are going after the person who is buying Chips Ahoy and would like something a little healthier. This cookie is not advertised as “All-Natural” or “Organic” and shouldn’t be treated as such. That being said, it does have a lot more nutrition than the Nabisco alternative. If you don’t want any processed food in your diet, don’t buy this product, but if you want a slightly better alternative when buying grocery store cookies, go for it.

Comment on Contact Lenses for a Child? by susan delg

susan delg — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 02:15:38 +0000

Funny thing, my mother didn’t think I was ready for contacts at 19! I’ve worn them just about every day since I (and my doctor!) said it was time. I don’t know that I would have been ready for the responsibility before that. I know that I would not get them for my 9-year old, but certainly by 12 or 13 I would feel comfortable.

Comment on Contact Lenses for a Child? by Jenn

Jenn — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:52:18 +0000

I got contacts 31 years ago, when I was 10. I too was a tightly wound, sensitive and daydreaming child. Yes, I lost one twice, and ripped one once, but they were the best thing for me. It didn’t take me too long to learn how to handle them, and for the first few days (when I couldn’t wear them all day) my mom would come to school and help me take them out, but I did learn.

I think she will be fine, and maybe the added responsibility will be good for her.

I’m looking forward to hearing how it works out.

Comment on WhoNu Cookies: Not What They Seem by Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:26:52 +0000

Okay, so I have an addiction to Oreo cookies. I LOVE Them. I am not big on purchasing ready made sweets, but I love Oreo’s. In the last couple years I’ve been trying to cut out High fructose Corn Syrup and have been appalled by how many products contain it. I saw these the other day and figure that they are not as bad as Oreos and the fact that they cost a bit more makes me buy fewer. I agree they should not replace vegetables. These actually taste closer to Oreo cookies than any other sandwich cookie I’ve tried. I’m not going to eat them like crazy because they are “healthy” but I’d rather have them than Oreo’s.