My baby doesn’t like baby food, and never has. He only wants what I’m eating, so I’ve always had my Baby Steps Hand Grinder
Category Archives: Nutrition
What is Trans Fat?
It’s so important to eat good fat while you’re trying to conceive, pregnant, and breastfeeding. It’s even more important to avoid trans fat, because it can actually displace healthy fats and can have serious consequences. If you’ve heard you need to avoid trans fat, but don’t know where it lurks or what it’s in, read the ingredients on packaged food. If it says hydrogenated oil, it contains trans fat- even if the nutrition info says 0 grams trans fat per serving. This is a loophole the FDA created which allows a food processor to say zero trans fat per serving if there is less than half a gram of trans fat in that serving. Continue reading What is Trans Fat?
Farm to School
There really should be no such thing as “kid food.” After a brief period in baby and toddlerhood when food should be tailored to a brand new digestive system, children should be eating healthful, nourishing, whole food. Juicy fresh fruits and veggies are a must, yet if you look at most school lunches, it’s no wonder kids don’t want to touch the mush that is supposed to be green beans. Farm Aid wants to help. From the Farm Aid Newsletter: Continue reading Farm to School
3 Stars for Starbucks
Starbucks hears us! Last year, to cut costs Starbucks stopped providing the option of organic milk in it’s lattes. This was disheartening, but now they are taking a step in the right direction. Starbucks is changing it’s recipes to remove all artificial ingredients, trans fats and high fructose corn syrup. We voice our opinions and they hear us! Now you can indulge in an occasional tasty treat without the added toxins. So now, let’s collectively start asking them to bring back the organic milk, and coffee while we’re at it!
Healthy Times Teething Biscuits
They make a mess, but contain no wheat, soy, dairy or refined sugar. I decided to hold off on giving one to my baby until I needed something to occupy his attention for a very long time. When, you ask? An 11 hour flight! Just as I suspected, he loved it, practiced his self feeding, and worked his jaw. Enter the messy period of baby feeding. We welcome you with open arms.