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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008I interrupt my normal blogging schedule to tell you about Froose, “an innovative new beverage for children that combines the best of organic whole grains and fruit to make a delicious and nutritious alternative to juice that is naturally low in sugar and a good source of fiber.”
Froose® is different from other juices because it [...]
Cookbook Review: Favorite Family Meals by Annabel Karmel
Monday, February 4th, 2008Annabel Karmel is practically a celebrity in Great Britain. She is a bestselling author, a TV personality, and the mother of three. Her fame comes from her cookbooks that focus on nutrition for families and cooking for babies and toddlers.
I recently had the pleasure of reviewing Karmel’s Favorite Family Meals, a cookbook originally published in [...]
FitMama Friday: FruitaBu Review
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008I’ve been trying to clear my pantry of processed, sugary, and fatty snack items. In their place, I’m putting organic, healthy, and natural treats that still taste good (and, actually, usually taste better).
One snack category that most kids love is the “fruit roll-up”-type. Now, there’s a healthier alternative to those neon blue and green stretchy [...]
Meal Planning System Review: Lily on the Fly
Monday, January 28th, 2008It seems that there is no one cookbook or meal planning system that is the end-all solution to the “What should we make for dinner?” question. There are bound to be recipes in each that take too long to prepare or that involve ingredients that are not readily available or that just don’t look appetizing. [...]
Book Review: mom-a-licious
Saturday, January 26th, 2008If your New Years resolutions involved eating healthier, losing weight, or purchasing more organic products, then you’re sure to be interested in Mom-a-licious, a new cookbook out by Chef Domenica Catelli.
This colorful, “magazine style” spiral bound book has glossy pages with bold, beautiful images of nutritious meals (and of Catelli’s family and friends enjoying them).
The [...]
FitMama: Eat More Fruits & Veggies (the easy way)
Friday, January 18th, 2008I like to think that our family eats healthier than the norm. We eat in on most nights. We don’t drink soda. We don’t have chips, candy, or cookies (except healthier cookies like Snikiddy Chocolate Chippers and Earth’s Best Letter of the Day Cookies) laying around. We often buy organic. BUT I’m fairly certain that [...]
FitMama: Healthy Snack Options for Moms, Part 2
Saturday, January 12th, 2008I have another healthy snack option for you to consider. MI-DEL Cookies are all-natural cookies made with organic/natural flour and without high fructose corn syrup.
Most of the cookies in the MI-DEL collection are “snaps”: you’ll find ginger snaps, vanilla snaps, chocolate snaps, oatmeal raisin snaps, and lemon snaps. MI-DEL also offers honey graham crackers and [...]
FitMama: Healthy Snack Options for Moms
Saturday, January 5th, 2008Exercising regularly has many benefits, but we can’t be completely healthy if we don’t pay attention to what we eat as well. The food that we put into our bodies can give us energy (or take it away), can help make our metabolisms, our minds, and our digestive systems work more effectively (or less effectively), [...]
Quick and Easy Meal Planning for Moms
Friday, November 2nd, 2007I just stumbled upon Menus 4 Moms, a website that offers, “FREE weekly menu plans with 5 nights of dinner menus including recipes and grocery list.” Many companies offer similar services…but at a cost…so I was happy to find this one.
I just got my first week’s worth of meals in my inbox. My menu for [...]
Easy Crock Pot Recipe: Beef Stew
Saturday, October 13th, 2007Thanks to new blogger and cool girl Ashley Post for giving me the inspiration to post my favorite easy crock pot recipe.
Moms are queens of ease. They need meals that can be prepared quickly with one-hand in under 20 minutes. That’s why this recipe is among my top ten all-time favorites.
Beef Stew
Ingredients:1 lb. small red [...]
In Search of Cookbooks and Recipes for Busy Moms
Saturday, September 29th, 2007I like cooking and I like “eating in.” I actually prefer it to going out to restaurants. It’s just generally healthier, less expensive, and more delicious.
That said, I have a one-year-old who either wants to be held or entertained - and doesn’t appreciate her mama cooking for more than 20 minutes at a time. If [...]
Recipe: Beef & Bean Tostadas
Friday, February 23rd, 2007Beef & Bean Tostadas are quick, easy to make, and delicious.
Ingredients:* 1 pound ground beef* 1 can refried beans* taco seasoning mix* 8-10 tostada shells* 1 medium tomato, chopped* 1 head of lettuce, shredded* grated cheddar cheese* sour cream* salsa
Directions:1. Preheat oven according to directions on tostada shell box and bake shells (usually only 3-5 [...]