It’s not even all about food this time. Clearly we thoughtful parents are going to try not to buy bags of jelly beans, sweet tarts, Cadbury eggs, and pastel M&Ms, to name a few, but we’ll shoot for healthy Easter baskets. Unfortunately, the alternative ideas are often things. Often cheap little things. I don’t know [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Special Situations'
How Do you Make a "No Junk" Easter Basket?
March 14th, 2013 · 58 Comments · Special Situations, Tips
How the STRESS Stole Christmas?
December 20th, 2012 · Comments Off · Special Situations
I hope you don’t even need to read my post today. I’m over at the Attune blog sharing about stress, its impact on your digestive health, and a few simple, quick healthy lifestyle habits for getting through the next week without getting buried: I’m way too late to offer you any suggestions for healthy real [...]
Tags: Attune Foods·holidays·stress
Quick and Easy {NO SUGAR} Elementary School Halloween Party!
October 27th, 2012 · 9 Comments · Kids in the Kitchen, Special Situations
Are you in charge of planning a Halloween party for your child’s elementary school classroom this year? Are you low on time and ideas? Do you wish Halloween (and classroom parties) could have far less sugar and hyped up children than they do? I’m here to help. After I posted this on Facebook yesterday: I [...]
Tags: games·halloween·kid-friendly·kids·parties·party food·pumpkin
School Lunch gets More Veggies but Ignores Sugar
September 20th, 2012 · Comments Off · Special Situations
I love getting the notes home from the district school lunch program. They always make me want to write letters and start teaching nutrition classes….to the federal government. Nothing lights a fire under a healthy food blogger like schools giving kids less fat and plenty of sugar! I’m over at the Attune blog today dishing [...]
Tags: healthy food·school food
Local First 10×10 EAT LOCAL Challenge
August 10th, 2012 · 10 Comments · Special Situations, What to Buy
Do you eat locally? Yesterday when we talked about Beth Terry’s new book and all her great tips on buying from bulk bins, I couldn’t help but think about a few great local resources that West Michigan residents should be aware of (and that might make other readers jealous). Treehuggers is a little shop in [...]
Tags: 10x10 Eat Local Challenge·bulk purchases·local·Local First
Monday Mission: If a Food Causes You to Hurt, Cut it Out
June 25th, 2012 · 23 Comments · Big Changes, Special Situations
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to choose to accept what you need to do in your diet to be healthy. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Leap of Faith In today’s giveaway post, you’ll hear from Lenetta, a friend of mine who had to cut out gluten because of the possibility of a [...]
