I received an email last week from Nimali Fernando MD, a pediatrician who blogs as Dr. Yum. She ran across my blog and wanted to let me know that she liked a certain post that I had written about juice, and directed me to a post that she wrote that may be useful to the readers of my blog. It was such good information that I thought about simply directing you to read her article (and you should!), but I’m sure you know that I’ve just got to add some of my experiences and thoughts :) continue reading »
Several month ago, Dr. Oz pointed out that Apple Juice contains arsenic. It stirred up enough attention that Consumer Reports had several juices tested and found both lead and arsenic in many of the juices they tested, and in amounts higher than what’s allowed in bottled water. continue reading »
I ran across an old article written by Sally Squires for the Washington Post titled, “How Far Can Your Dollar Stretch?” The article is from 2007, but it’s still as relevant today as it was then. continue reading »
Peanut butter is a staple in our house. We eat the kind WIC approves: the kind with sugar and hydrogenated oils added. But even with the extra sugar and hydrogenated oil, I think it’s one of the more nutritional foods that’s both super tasty and affordable. continue reading »
You all might remember a while back we did a couple giveaways from Fresh Baby. Well I have another one for you! They sell a baby food tray that allows you to make baby food and freeze it in small portions. It’s basically an ice cube tray with a lid on it. It’s plastic, but BPA free and dishwasher safe. Fresh Baby sells these on their website for $13.95 for 2 trays. They’ll also sell them in bulk at a discount to any WIC office that wants to give them out to help encourage moms to make homemade baby food. continue reading »
