Have you ever looked at the label of your vanilla extract? Do you know its ingredients? Did you know that there are two types of vanilla extract you can choose from? A few years ago, I wouldn’t have thought twice before buying a bottle of vanilla extract. I would buy the cheapest one on the shelf and that was about [...]
If you know me, chances are I have been bugging you to do this for your child. It is such a dear topic for me that I can't stop talking about it. So you probably have been wondering: "what is this thing that would greatly benefit my child?" Drumroll... it's omega-3 fish oil. Yes, that omega-3 fish oil. The one [...]
Do you remember how during the months of August and September, articles about school lunch ideas were everywhere - how to plan, how to prepare, tons of ideas and recipes? It seems that nobody talks about school lunches by December. We all plan and prepare school lunches 5 days a week (or we help our kids do it) and we [...]
And here it is, the first Tasty Tuesday on a Friday with Christmas Vanilla Balls! I have been meaning to share this recipe with you for a long time and decided I could not wait any longer. Today is the day. It is not Tuesday, but it is definitely tasty. I have been making these delicious balls for years. Not [...]
I have not written a book review in a while and not because I don’t read books anymore, but because I have not found one in a long time that I feel compelled to write about and encourage you to read too. Lately I have been reading more books on picky eating as I have been trying to gain as [...]
As promised, I am sharing with you an update on my 6-year old son and the gluten- and dairy-free diet he follows with my help. When my son was 3 ½ years, he was diagnosed with gluten and dairy sensitivities. I talked here about the symptoms he used to have and I shared here the results of his blood test. Since [...]
I “met” Kathy Lycka through on online business course we both took at the start of this year. I checked out her site and loved it the second I laid my eyes on it. The art that Kathy creates is fun, colorful, and uplifting. I ordered art cards for my business and was very impressed with the quality of the product [...]
A few weeks ago I shared photos of school lunches I made for my 1st grade son. It seems that it resonated with a lot of you. I hope you found it useful and that you had the chance to use some of those ideas into your children’s lunches. Please let me know if you did as I love hearing [...]
I am guilty of saying some of these and I have heard many parents use some of these too. We are all guilty of using them, but let's put a stop to that. Let's help our children have a great relationship with all foods. So here they are, 9 things NOT to say to your child at the dinner table: 1. [...]
As promised last week when I shared my thoughts on if you should hide vegetables in your child’s meals, today is story time. I would like to tell you the story about my son and his love-hate-and-back-in-love relationship with cherry tomatoes. When my son was less than 2 years old (he is now 6 years old), he used to eat [...]