How I feed my family healthy and organically for $140 per week

If asked how much money I spend on my kids for their toys and clothes, I am hazy on the numbers, but I know exactly how much money I spend on food. A few years ago, fed up with throwing away rotted produce week after week from the fridge, I started counting my $$. Clearly, [...]

Yumkid’s Favorite Finds on the Web 01.20.12

Every Friday I take my favorite things from the web, for you to enjoy. 1) Biodegradable shoes: How awesome are these shoes? These shoes by O1M  are eco-friendly and 100% biodegradable. They are made from natural latex. And they are not yet available in the US at the moment. They just launched a kid’s line [...]

Yumkid’s Favorite Finds on the Web 1.13.12

Every Friday I take my favorite things from the web, for you to enjoy.    Crunch a Color: Have you heard of this awesome new game – Crunch a Color? It is a fun educational way to get your kids to choose nutritious food items. They get points for eating specific fruit and veggie, or [...]

Jumpstart the Season of Giving by Supporting Vitamin Angels in Reducing Child Mortality

I am out of the country at the moment and I am really missing all the Thanksgiving chaos/festivities. If I were in Los Angeles at the moment, there would be chaos in my kitchen. I have mixed feelings as this is the first time in almost 20 years I will not have a Thanksgiving meal. [...]

Yumkid’s Favorite Finds on the Web 11.4.11

Another week just flew by, I cannot believe we are getting closer to the end of this year and Thanksgiving is around the corner! I love Thanksgiving and that is by far my favorite American Tradition/Holiday. I love the idea of a table full of delicious food surrounded by people.  You have any favorite Thanksgiving [...]

Celebrating Diwali (Indian New Year) with Preschool Friends

Last week was Diwali. It is the Indian New Year and is probably the biggest holiday for people from India. When I describe Diwali to my non-indian friends – I pretty much say that Diwali is July 4th, Christmas and Thanksgiving rolled into one holiday. Growing up in India, the preparation would means getting the [...]

Is “This Is The House That Jack Built” book stinky?

First reaction when I saw this page in a book I was reading to my daughter  - wow.. so many varieties of cheese for the kids to learn Heck, even I learnt about “Port-Salut”.  I had never heard of Port-Salut till then. When I looked at the page further, I kept thinking – why on [...]

Yumkid’s Favorite Finds on the Web 10.14.11

Another week just flew by, I have idea where time goes between work and driving the kids around. One of the things that really surprise me about parenting is the amount of driving one has to do. Here is my list of favorite things from the web. Every Friday I take my favorite things from [...]

October Unprocessed Challenge – Will You Join?

When I heard about the October Unprocessed Challenge that Andrew from EatingRules.com was organizing for October,  I was instantly motivated to sign up along with 2100 other folks because sometimes you just need a challenge to push yourself to try new things and make changes in your life. So what is October Unprocessed?  It is [...]

Yumkid’s Favorite Finds on the Web 9.30.11

Every Friday, I am going to take my favorite things from the web and post them here for you to enjoy. I am loving these lunch box notes from SayPlease.com. What a perfect way to let your kid know that you are thinking of them during the day. I love this raincoat by Equilicuá made from [...]

Next Page »