Yesterday, my world was shaken to the core when I received some health news about someone I love. After hugging my husband and children, my next thoughts were to turn to friends who I typically only speak to "virtually". Old friends that I had lost touch with until Facebook emerged as a way to find these childhood friends and keep in touch with them. It surprised me that I could find such comfort, while sitting at a picnic table watching my daughter's cheer ... continue reading...
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What Is The Paleo Diet?
This article originally appeared over at Thrive Market. I am sharing this article with permission as part of Thrive Market's Partnership Program. The post includes affiliate links. Many of you have asked about the Paleo Diet. Although I only advocate eating real whole foods on a regular basis and no particular diet, the Paleo Diet does certainly fit into my eating preferences. Whole foods. Not processed foods. I found this article over at Thrive Market's blog and thought I would share it ... continue reading...
Rethink Your After Sports Snacks
Many of us are in the middle of football, cheer and soccer seasons. At the beginning of every new sports season, inevitably out comes the parent snack sign-up sheet. You have to know that I love food........for Pete's sake, I write about food all of the time. However, these snack lists always rub me the wrong way. Let me explain a little bit about why these snacks drive me nuts. I am very careful about what, when, and how much I feed my children. It just seems funny to me that no matter ... continue reading...
Sports Nutrition for Skinny Kids
My little guy is struggling. He is 7 years old and is playing tackle football for the first time. He loves the sport and is enjoying his long practices, but I can really see him fading during the practice. He just doesn't have the energy for these long practices. His current summer schedule has him at a camp all day while I'm at work. He and his sister take swimming lessons in the morning, play for a while, eat lunch, and then head back to the pool for an afternoon swim. I pick him up from ... continue reading...
Can You Be Addicted to Sugar? – Juggling Real Food and Real Life
Six years ago my baby boy was born the day before Easter. His birth gave us quite a scare, but thanks to some incredible surgeons and a week in the hospital, Lil C and I were both happy and healthy. Because he was born the day before Easter, I have always had an association with his birth and the holiday. Lil C's birthday and Easter has been celebrated joyously each year as I am sure you celebrate with your children. This is the first year that I have added a new association that ... continue reading...