I've been "green" since I was a kid, trying to reduce my human impact on the earth, and I'm still making improvement in how I live my stewardship, like working to reduce single-use plastic food packaging.It wasn't until I was an adult, navigating a safe and healthy life for my babies, though, that I really started to understand the impact of our environment on us. When I started writing at Kitchen Stewardship, in fact, striving to help people balance their family's nutrition, budget, … [Read more...]
Reducing Single-Use Plastic Food Packaging
I have long been baby stepping my way to reduce plastic use in our family. Contributor 'Becca has a passion for waste reduction, so I asked for her advice on different ways to reduce single-use plastic in areas I was still working on. -Katie This post is from KS Contributing Writer ‘Becca Stallings of The Earthling’s Handbook, with photos by her son Nicholas Efran.The enormous effect of single-use plastic on our environment is getting a lot of attention! The European Parliament voted to … [Read more...]
Five Weird Tools to Improve your Sleep Without Spending One More Minute of your Time
My college roommate has always said about me, "You are the most sleep-deprived person I've ever met!"This is unfortunately probably more true now as a mom of four kids (who all never slept well) and a small business owner than it was in college.As much as I read about the importance of getting more sleep, to me it always means getting less done. I've even said to people, "Sleep is about to become the new kale." But I'm not on board yet personally. Knowing I might be sleeping all wrong … [Read more...]
New Research: Common Personal Care Ingredient May Cause Newborn Bowel Obstruction with 80% Mortality
Is your baby's colon worth having pretty eyelashes?Would you trade your child's ability to poop for a pretty smelling shampoo?Let's make a deal: You get convenient spray sunscreen, your newborn gets bowel surgery. Sound like a plan?This is the trade-off pregnant women using conventional beauty products may be making every day because of the ingredient oxybenzone, recently under fire for harming coral reefs and even possibly getting removed from the GRASE (Generally Recognized as … [Read more...]
Sunscreen Takes a Hit – Only 2 Ingredients Will be Left with “Safe” Status from the FDA
I've been saying for YEARS that we must stop using conventional sunscreen because of its endocrine disrupting quality (and other reasons). As of last month, February 2019, the science is finally starting to get some momentum beyond the Internet and the FDA is paying attention.What's an "Endocrine Disruptor?" Quite simply, it's a chemical that interferes with, destroys, or mimics human hormones - the endocrine system of our bodies.There are plenty of endocrine disruptors in your … [Read more...]
Vegetarian Food From Around the World: Kid-Friendly Meatless Meals
This post is from KS Contributing Writer ‘Becca Stallings of The Earthling’s Handbook.When you need a meatless meal for a Friday in Lent, do you instantly think of cheese pizza, fish sticks, or macaroni-and-cheese? Those options please most kids, but they're not especially healthful or interesting. Especially if you're going meatless year-'round or more than one day a week, you really need some more options.Meatless meals are hard when you're used to eating meat, potatoes, and a … [Read more...]
Sun Protection Trends Finally Swinging in the Right Direction for People AND the Earth! What’s Happening Now with Tatyana Cerullo of Kokua Suncare
Remember last year when Hawaii banned some conventional sunscreen ingredients that were totally toxic to the coral reefs?And now last month the FDA is actually beginning to take steps to remove GRASE status from pretty much ALL the conventional, non-mineral sunscreen ingredients! Things are moving in the right direction for the health of our oceans AND our children's development (and future fertility) and I couldn't be more excited.Today I get to host Tatyana Cerullo to talk about … [Read more...]
How to Cook Steel Cut Oats in the Instant Pot
This post is from contributing writer Mary Voogt of Just Take A Bite.I am a morning person (don't hate me!).I kind of feel like I have to be with four kids. Getting up early is the only way to get anything done. I am also someone that wants breakfast as soon as I get up. Roll out of bed (or out of the rocking chair and lay the baby down as is the case lately), shower and EAT.This is a habit I started in college...and 20 years later it's still how I function. Up early. A healthy … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Hide the Power of Bone Broth in Chocolate
This post is from contributing writer Leah Vachani, CNC, of Lunch with Leah.Unless you have been hiding under a rock for the past few years, I’m sure you have heard the buzz about bone broth. Nutritionists, doctors, personal trainers, even estheticians are touting the magical benefits of bone broth to their clients, their friends, and anyone who they meet on the street. But why? What’s the deal?First, let’s go back in time. Bone broth is a traditional food that has been consumed by … [Read more...]
Best Kids’ Cooking Videos Online (for Healthy Foods)
Check out some of the best kids cooking videos online...Did you know it is thought that people will remember 90% of what they see in a video, but only 10% of what they hear? And if you consider that children usually only listen to less than half of what their parents try to tell them, that means you have less than a 5% chance your wisdom is being heard! But who has time to make videos for their kids? Good news: there are lots of videos online to teach kids to cook. Here are some of the … [Read more...]
