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Juice makes you pee your pants (and other reasons not to drink it)

February 9th, 2012 · 59 Comments · Food for Thought, Kids in the Kitchen, My Story

Juice is fruit, so it’s healthy, right? Not really. First, let me make clear that I’m talking about the juice you find in bottles or juice boxes in the beverages aisle at a grocery store, not the stuff people make at home with a juicer or the purchased equivalents that have to be kept cold. [...]

Kelly Dorfman, Part Two: The Interview

January 11th, 2012 · 20 Comments · Natural Health, Science of Nutrition

Last week’s notes from a talk by Kelly Dorfman, author of What’s Eating Your Child?, seemed to resonate with many people. It’s always so clear to me that what we eat affects our health, our mood, and our children’s behavior. It’s not so clear to the rest of the world. I was pleased to get [...]

Why Christmas Makes You Fat (It’s Not Your Fault) {GUEST POST}

December 13th, 2011 · 13 Comments · Food for Thought, Science of Nutrition

This is a guest post from Selena Moffitt of 1 Mom’s Mission. Dessert. This one word can define the holidays and our waistline. What’s your pleasure? Cookies, chocolate, or maybe a hot toddy or eggnog. While we may be able to say “No” to these unnecessary delicacies under normal circumstances, the vortex that sucks us [...]

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Tags: desserts·guest post·holidays·sugar

Would You Feed Your Child a Twinkie for Breakfast?

December 9th, 2011 · 29 Comments · Food for Thought

News flash! Kids’ cereal has lots of sugar in it, and – are you ready for this? It may not be good for you. The Environmental Working Group released a study this week detailing the amounts of sugar in popular children’s cereals, noting that many of them have more sugar than a Twinkie. A Twinkie! [...]

Do Newborns Need Sugar Water for Pain Relief?

August 31st, 2011 · 150 Comments · Food for Thought

“Wait, what is that?” That’s what came out of my mouth, in a nicely polite voice. In my head, I ninja-chopped the nurse’s hand, sending whatever she was trying to feed my 12-hour-old newborn flying across the room, and cried in my fiercest mama bear voice, “Don’t put anything in my baby’s mouth without my [...]

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Tags: babies·birth plan·sugar

6 Steps to a Real Food Diabetes Diet {GUEST POST}

August 24th, 2011 · 56 Comments · Science of Nutrition, Special Situations

There are now 25.8 million people in the United States alone who have diabetes according to the American Diabetes Association. This number does not include the countless people who have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, gestational diabetes, or the many who live with the symptoms but have not yet been diagnosed. Diabetes is becoming a household [...]

A Sweet, Sweet Summer: Unrefined Dehydrated Whole Cane Sugar (Sucanat, Rapadura, Panela and Muscovado)

August 10th, 2011 · 54 Comments · Food for Thought, Science of Nutrition

Unrefined sugars can be SO confusing. Not only are they unfamiliar in the culture, tough to find at your local grocery store, and a maze of nutritional myths when it comes to the question, “Are unrefined sugars healthier than white sugar?” but then you’ve got 3 and 4 names for basically the same product. Want [...]