I‘ve been wanting a Vita-Mix ever since two of my friends got theirs a few years ago and began extolling its virtues. But they were always too expensive. Without really knowing what I was missing I happily made do with my mini food processor that I got as a birthday gift when I moved out [...]
Welcome to the November Carnival of Natural Parenting: What Is Natural Parenting? This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our Carnival coincides with the launch of Natural Parents Network, a community of parents and parents-to-be who practice or are [...]
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November 1st is World Vegan Day. While I am not vegan I still think it is a suitable diet for anyone who wants or needs to completely eliminate animals products from their diet. If they do it right. A bag of chips, a tofu dog on a white bun, and some carrot sticks is a [...]
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As a frugal mom, breastfeeding activist, real food advocate and environmentalist, I take my shopping purchases seriously. It is because of this that this Halloween I find myself in a dilemma about what to hand out to the trick or treaters. For the past 6 years we lived in a semi-rural neighbourhood where my kids [...]
Look at me. I’m on the ball this week participating in Sunday Surf hosted by Authentic Parenting! And I’m so excited to share my favourite reads! Food and Drink Have You Got A Waston A. Price Smile? at Food Renegade is an excellent read. The basic premise is that people who eat a traditional diet [...]
Last weekend I went to the local Farmer’s market and picked up a bunch of seasonal organic vegetables. While the kids taste-tested honey and listened to a guitar jam session, I planned my week’s menu based on the tables of veggies I saw. Daikon for a Chinese stir fry, tomatoes for a hearty tomato sauce, [...]
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Nutritionism is a new word for me, and I’ve decided I don’t like it. Not one little bit. I was just introduced to it this week upon reading a post at My World Edenwild called I don’t believe in Nutrionism anymore. Then I learned even more about it over at Food Renegade where, in her [...]
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