Again, another party tonight! Fun, fun, fun!
That means our focus AGAIN today has been to keep it healthy all day long so we can enjoy “tasty toxins” tonight if we so choose.
Breakfast was fresh fruit, whole milk organic yogurt, and some free-range organic eggs. Shortly after, the kids had almond butter (and grass-fed organic butter) [...]
The overall theme of today is definitely “fill up with health FIRST!”
We’re heading out for a soon-to-be-seven-year-old’s birthday celebration with some other little munchkins. We’re going to the movies and to Rainforest Cafe afterward. I’m not anticipating that we’ll be loading up with purity and sufficiency at either location!
We’d don’t get popcorn when we go [...]
As a parent in a free country, I’d like to think that I’m still allowed to choose how to parent my children. I don’t think that anyone has a more vested interest in the welfare of their child than that child’s parents.
I think it’s my job as a parent to keep my children safe and [...]
OK, fine. I’ll get back into “logging” what I/we eat around here… I’ve heard from several of you that it was helpful to read the reasons WHY I say yes to some things and NO to others.
I’ve also heard that you get a kick reading about my poor choices! Glad to know I have a [...]
I was just reminded by my kids that one of our favorite healthy, quick and easy snacks around here is carrot sticks dipped in almond butter.
Obviously, the raw organic carrots are chock full of nutrients. So is the almond butter… especially if you can get it from “raw” (not roasted) almonds, and organic. But even [...]
I love summer!
I love the casual gatherings, the spontaneous get-togethers with neighbors and friends, the relatives and friends from out of state that visit us each summer, the boat rides, the coolers loaded with snacks for a day on the boat… ahhh… it’s all good!
Then again, it’s not necessarily ALL good, in a literal sense! [...]
I was thinking about a casual chat I had with my neighbor yesterday as we spontaneously gathered out on our dock, munching munchies and sharing a cold beverage on a hot day…
I was commenting that I have a deep-seated affection for organic tortilla chips, especially when they’re seasoned with sea salt. Mmmmmm!
My neighbor friend said, [...]
Every once in awhile, I find some twisted pleasure in proving to myself that I still have SOME level of control over my children. It’s so wrong, I know. I’ll start saving for therapy!
Call it bribery, call it brain washing… I don’t really care! I call it getting my kids to do what I want, [...]
Hmmm… I’m thinking I need to change things up here, regarding these nutritional choices posts. I’m looking for a little feedback…
My original intent was to share how I incorporate some healthier choices into my diet (and my kids’), without worrying about being “perfect” or spending TONS of money on better nutrition. Logging my choices for [...]
Here’s an article I recently wrote that discusses many of the beliefs and behaviors that adults pass along to children regarding our nutritional choices.
Many health experts are warning us that we will be the first generation of parents to OUT LIVE our children, considering the overwhelming amount of chronic illness now affecting our younger population.
Chronic [...]
Another day’s worth of food and beverage choices… some good, some not.
Early morning: 1 cup of coffee, 1/2 cup kefir, 1/2 banana
(Pure & Sufficient): organic coffee (and less of it than usual), organic cream, organic kefir and organic banana
(Toxic & Deficient): I know, I know… the coffee. Causes release of stress hormones (cortisol and catecholamines). [...]
Another day… more opportunities to choose…
Early morning: 1/2 cup of kefir, 1 cup of coffee, 1/2 banana
(P&S): organic kefir - good protein, organic banana - good fiber and vitamins, organic cream
(T&D): coffee - triggers physiological stress response to release stress hormones, just like sugar, starches, etc.
Later with the kids: 1/4 of a turkey bacon ’sandwich’ [...]
I’m going to enter a couple days’ worth of food logs in order to get caught up… and to get some of the more toxic and deficient choices off my chest!!
Day one
Early morning: Plum, 1/2 dozen or so almonds, 1.5 cups of coffee
(Pure & Sufficient): organic plum, raw almonds, organic coffee and organic real cream [...]
Here’s a bit of a “refresher course”, to make sure you understand the method to my madness!
As I’m logging my food intake for the day I’m also sharing a brief cost/benefit analysis of sorts regarding my choices. These are the notes regarding “purity & sufficiency” or “toxicity & deficiency”.
Purity and sufficiency of our lifestyle choices [...]
Another daily food diary:
(One thing I’ve forgotten to mention so far is nutritional supplements. At this point, I only take 2 things: fish oil and a probiotic. Both are from Innate Choice and I believe are a superior choice because of their unsurpassed quality - purity and sufficiency. They have a completely organic multivitamin & [...]
(I’m not going to bother with the “Day 1, Day 2, Day 3…..” It’s just another day!)
Early morning: 1/2 glass of kefir, a handful of red grapes, 1.5 cups of coffee
(Pure & Sufficient): The kefir has a nice little dose of protein (and probiotics) to start the day right by boosting metabolism and balancing blood [...]
A few other things regarding food choices in this household:
1. I don’t count calories. I don’t expend much energy or effort combing labels looking for calories, fat content, sodium content, etc. What I DO look for is REAL food, as fresh and pure as possible. That means I read fewer labels by default!
But when I [...]
All right, all right… I give in! This has been a long time coming. Lots of you have been reading these posts, coming to workshops and seminars in our practice, or following me on Facebook and Twitter - you’ve been hearing about the Wellness approach to Nutrition that I teach for quite awhile now.
BUT, apparently, [...]
The next “Just One Thing” recommendation is to start your day with the right fuel ~ have some healthy protein, along with fresh fruit, shortly after you get out of bed.
We all know how important breakfast is. Fueling your ‘engine’ at the start of your day is critical to your health and your performance throughout [...]
There are definitely things in life that affirm to moms we’re doing a good job raising great kids (or have done a great job raising our kids).
Some of these are major moments, like your child making the challenging decision to do the right thing when faced with major peer pressure. Other moments are just tiny [...]
