WIC woes

I was looking through some old materials my wife received from the WIC office, and I ran across a few pages of recipes that use various ingredients that we can receive from WIC. One of the recipes caught my eye, but not in a good way. continue reading »

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 »

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 »

Despite the influence that food politics and our income level has on our food choices, we must still place the ultimate and primary responsibility for our eating choices on ourselves. continue reading »

What’s a WIC family to do with all those beans?!? Chili is most people’s go to basic for using up the beans because you can make a big batch of it, it’s pretty kid friendly, and it also freezes great! But if you’re tired of chili and tired of making up Mexican dishes, what else can you do with all those beans? continue reading »