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Peas and Carrots, Carrots and Peas! A Choice in Ending Childhood Obesity

Childhood obesity starts young and I am starting to understand why. I was shocked as a first time mother and nutritionist to see the lunch menu options for the two year olds at my sons daycare. The hot lunch program as it is promoted in most daycare centers consists of corn dogs, fries, pizza, cheese burgers, taquitos and some other fried food options. Nutrient VOID foods. I actually thought I would not be dealing with the school fast food challenge till my son was in high school! What a shocker. I Have to Admit…

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How to Save on Your Grocery Bill

At the beginning of the year I made a few goals, I am not calling them resolutions! So far I have been successful at one of them, I won’t share the failures, I still have 7 months to turn them around. My success has been saving money on groceries. I have always clipped coupons, but truthfully did not really “get in” to the whole idea of saving money with coupons the “right way”.

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Save Huge On Your Grocery Bill!

At the beginning of the year I made a few goals, and I am not calling them resolutions! So far, I have been successful at one of them (I won’t share the failures- I still have 7 months to turn them around). My success has been saving money on groceries. I have always clipped coupons, but truthfully did not really “get into” the whole idea of saving money with coupons the “right way”.

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Mommy is doing the best she can, honey.

I can’t tell you how many times I repeated that phrase to my four-year old while visiting my Mom this past weekend. Swimming nonstop for 6 hours straight combined with the fact that I overcooked her mac and cheese and forgot to pack her favorite Hello Kitty underwear really sent her over the edge.

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I’ll Screw Up My Kids No Matter How Hard I Try…

I can’t tell you how many times I repeated that phrase to my four-year old while visiting my Mom this past weekend. Swimming nonstop for 6 hours straight combined with the fact that I overcooked her mac and cheese and forgot to pack her favorite Hello Kitty underwear really sent her over the edge. And I didn’t miss the small smile forming on my mother’s lips as she watched Miss R demand the crust be taken off her bread or when she told me that my singing “hurt her ears”. (In her defense, I am a TERRIBLE singer. But still.)