The Magic Powder for Easing Baby’s Teething Pain

Teething pain got your little one down? I have experienced both extremes with respect to teething. With my first kid the teeth just popped one day. No warning, no pain – nothing, nada. With my 18 month old, they have been slowly inching their way to the top even though he still only has 6 [...]

Introduction to Safest Choice Eggs

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. [...]

Fun plates for kids

Aren’t these the cutest little plates? Actually it is one face plate that can be decorated. I love how you can decorate them with food to keep things interesting and fun for kids. Anything that makes food fun and interesting for kids cause you know they are likely to eat it and try new foods. [...]

It’s Non-GMO Month – Here’s What You Should Consider

I hear a lot of talk about GMO and I don’t know what to make of it. GMO refers to Genetically Modified Organisms. Basically, scientists modify the genes of an existing plant or animal to improve a feature that is beneficial to humans. People think GMO is something that is in the future but in fact GMO has been around for over [...]

Shopwell is a great site for busy parents

One of the best features of the Internet is that it allows for very personalized products. I found this great website called shopwell.com A lot of times, recipes call for raw ingredients, but let’s face it, few of us have the time to prepare every meal from scratch. Rather than admitting defeat and going back to [...]

Review of Kix – a new healthy natural cereal

The General Mills Company sent me a box of their enhanced Kix Cereal to taste and review (full disclosure – I did not get paid for it), I was very excited to try something new as I am always eager to find new healthy products for myself and for you my readers. Boy have we [...]

How to make fresh homemade baby food in 5 minutes

We are BACK! After a 3 week unplanned hiatus we are finally back in Los Angeles. Over the last few weeks a lot of things have changed.  We experienced a flash flood in our home in India, and it was surreal to first hand learn the force of water. Being away from home has made [...]

Lead Found in Children’s Juice Boxes, Fruit Products

A California environmental group has found lead in popular children’s juice, packaged fruit, and baby foods. The Oakland-based Environmental Law Foundation tested a wide range of brands, and found that a single serving of many of the products would put children aged six and younger over the state and federal daily limit for lead. Why [...]

Research supports coconut water is a good alternative to Sports Drinks

In one of my previous posts I had talked about how Coconut Water is a good alternative to sugar loaded sports drinks.  New research published supports this statement as long as hard core athletes are not drinking Coconut water.  Hard core athletes actually need Gatorade as that is formulated with the right proportion of carbohydrates [...]

Not all children sunscreens are safe for kids

I know this blog focuses on what we should feed our children, research around childhood nutrition, children recipes, basically anything that can help parents raise healthy children. Good sunscreen is vital for the health of your child. Most parents struggle to get their kids to wear their hat, and t-shirts and put sunblock on. Well [...]

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