Yumkid’s Favorite Finds on the Web 9.30.11
September 30, 2011 by Rashmi
Filed under commentary on life, Diet and Nutrition, Featured
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 [...]
Dreamfields Pasta Review
September 2, 2011 by Rashmi
Filed under Diet and Nutrition, Featured, Gestational Diabetes
I love my carbs – rice, freshly baked bread, pasta. However, over the years I have been limiting my carb consumption and eating more of a protein, fruits and veggie diet because I want to control my sugar and fight insulin resistance. Before I eat anything that I am not supposed to, I always ask [...]
What is your DREAM for your child?
August 20, 2011 by Rashmi
Filed under Diet and Nutrition
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of UPromise for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Have you heard of Upromise? If you don’t already have an account with them make sure to sign up with them. It is a great way to accumulate $$ for your kid’s college education while [...]
A new healthy snacks for kids — roasted black chickpeas or roasted kala chana
August 11, 2011 by Rashmi
Filed under Diet and Nutrition, Featured, School Lunches, toddler bites, vegetarian recipes
source: indiabizclub.com each store carries different brands and they are all good. What if I told you about a kids snack that was highly nutritious and tasty? It is crunchy, can be carried around easily, and does not go bad. It requires no preparation and is quite cheap. It will also not hurt your kid’s [...]
Introduction to Safest Choice Eggs
August 9, 2011 by Rashmi
Filed under Diet and Nutrition, Featured, Products
Have you heard of Safest Choice eggs? I hadn’t till a few weeks ago and I am really glad that I did. You see, Safest Choice Eggs are pasteurized eggs, so you can eat them raw or undercooked and not worry about Salmonella. No more worrying about sunnyside up eggs sending you to the hospital. [...]
Taking stock of your family’s eating habits
July 27, 2011 by Rashmi
Filed under Diet and Nutrition, Featured
No I haven’t stopped blogging, I know it’s been a week since I have posted. Every day I have attempted to type a post but my fingers don’t move. It’s not for the lack of content; I think I have about a 20-30 blog post backlog at the moment. I have been reflecting on my [...]
What produce to buy organic in 2011
June 13, 2011 by Rashmi
Filed under Diet and Nutrition, Featured
The must have organic produce list has been updated for 2011. The dirty list is pretty much the same as last year with the exception of cherries. You don’t need to buy organic cherries anymore if you were buying it. Similarly the clean list hasn’t changed much since last year. It is very important to [...]
Book Review: Overweight Kids in a Toothpick World
June 9, 2011 by Rashmi
Filed under Book Reviews, Diet and Nutrition, Featured
Over the last few weeks I have read the “Overweight Kids in a Toothpick World” book by Brenda Wollenberg and I have walked away with lots of new information on raising healthy kids. Brenda is a Registered Nutritionist. To me, that’s a huge plus because she knows what she is talking about. When Brenda reached [...]
To serve chocolate milk or not in schools?
May 24, 2011 by Rashmi
Filed under commentary on life, Diet and Nutrition, Featured
To serve chocolate milk in schools or not? There has been way too much debate going on about whether to serve chocolate milk or not at schools. Both sides of the issue make valid claims. The anti-obesity community claims that all the extra sugar results in added calories that leads to an increase in childhood [...]
Raising Healthy Eaters – Secret #2
May 5, 2011 by Rashmi
Filed under commentary on life, Diet and Nutrition, Featured
My heart melts every time my 15 month old says “Boucci”. “Boucci” is the first thing he eats off his plate when it is served during meals. If he sees “Boucci” in the steamer he reaches over and tries to grab some. He loves his “Boucci” or Broccoli and I am a proud mama [...]
