Do Disposable Back to School Lunches Keep Kids Safe?
Going back to school in 2020 raises a whole lot of questions! Will our kids be going into the actual school building at all? Will…
Understanding Your World
Food Fix Book Review: This is the Year to Save the World!
When Katie suggested that I read a book published earlier this year by a doctor I’d never heard of, I had no idea how relevant…
How to be Eco-friendly During the Pandemic
We’ve talked before here at Kitchen Stewardship® about all the good reasons to reduce plastic in your life, especially single-use plastic that you throw away…
Potential or (Soda) Pop: What’s the Future of Food Pantries?
Not long ago, we had a conversation on the Kitchen Stewardship® Facebook page about whether food stamps (actually called SNAP benefits) should be used for…
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:…
Why I Won’t Listen to Consumer Reports on Sunscreen
I get it. Consumer Reports is widely respected and well-known for really knowing how to do reviews and being very thorough. I’m just a mom…
Why I STILL Don’t Use Aluminum Foil (even though it probably doesn’t cause Alzheimer’s)
For years I understood that using aluminum in my cooking and personal products was going to increase my risk of Alzheimer’s Disease. I avoided it…
Is Pressure Cooking Too Hot, Too Fast, or Too New to be Healthy and Safe?
Is pressure cooking healthy? Are Instant Pots safe? Set your mind at ease – here’s the research, logic, and a video to explain it all. …
Why Not Give Out Cigarettes at School Events?
Would there be an uproar if parents found out the school had passed around cigarettes – only one per kid, mind you – at the…
3 Reasons You Should Never Touch Spray Sunscreen
Aerosolized and spray sunscreens will never be found in my house. Read on to find out why I will not use spray sunscreen, not even…
Sun, Sunscreen, Skin Cancer, and Safety: How Much Do You Need?
Does sunscreen cause cancer? Like almost any topic in the field of health and wellness, it seems there is a tangled web of research and…
Vitamin D: Why Your Levels Didn’t Go Up After Supplementing
Take your pick: pill, drops, or rays? What’s the best way to get adequate Vitamin D? Could that sunshine (gasp) be healthy for you?? The…
Why Essential Oils are Better Than Penicillin
I’ve been fascinated with bacteria and how our bodies interact with them ever since I did an experiment in college about hand-washing and learned how…
7 Ways YOU Can Help the Bee Population Survive!
“How did I get myself into this? What am I doing?” my mind kept asking. Nervously, I glanced in the rear view mirror of my…
WiFi May be the New Cigarettes
A man drove his car into that pond next to a busy downtown road nine years ago. Last fall, someone finally noticed his car. He…
Is Wi-Fi in Your Child’s School? A Parent’s Guide to Taking Control
This post is by guest writer Andrea Fabry of It Takes Time. Nearly half of all elementary schoolers, even more middle schoolers, and 71 percent of…
Girls Hitting Puberty Earlier, 10x Faster Than Boys–and it’s NOT all About the Chicken!!!!
Just because everyone is doing it doesn’t mean it’s right. Generations of parents have known, understood, and parroted this fact to teenagers with raging hormones…
Why I’m Tempted to Ditch the Organic Foods Movement
They say parenting changes you. And they aren’t kidding. I remember looking down at our firstborn when she was a tiny little bundle. Such a…
How To Cook Eggs Without Using Nonstick (And Answers to FAQs About Enameled Cast Iron)
As I sat down to write this post on how to cook eggs without using a teflon-like nonstick pan, I kept having a twisted version…
Nonstick Cookware Controversy: Our Family’s Journey to Natural Cookware
I’ve been reading foodie blogs for close to seven years now. I’ve seen the medium change, grow, entertain certain fads, and inspire. These blogs have really…