by lcbaker | Apr 10, 2013 | Green Living, Healthy Food
Cold and flu season is supposed to be long gone by now, but this year it’s hanging on like winter in Narnia. In my house, anyway. One or another of us has been sick for so long that I’m not sure I remember what healthy feels like. One illness has followed...
by lcbaker | Jan 7, 2013 | Healthy Food
Ah, the new year. Time for resolutions and all that. Which, for 97.52% of moms, means it’s time to lose weight. I won’t lie: I’m on the bandwagon. Mind you, my baby only just turned a year old, and considering I didn’t even start losing...
by lcbaker | Dec 17, 2012 | Healthy Food
Last week I was at the grocery store. In the juice aisle. I know, I know — juice isn’t that great for kids, but I started sending juice boxes in my daughter’s lunch as a special treat and now she kind of expects it and at least if she’s...
by lcbaker | Nov 5, 2012 | Giveaways, Healthy Food
If your toddler will only eat macaroni & cheese, raisins, and occasionally ketchup, you’re not alone. Your toddler is perfectly normal. Every child goes through this stage — and for some, it lasts for years. But unfortunately, that doesn’t make...
by lcbaker | Jul 5, 2012 | Advice, Breastfeeding, Healthy Food
My baby has started solids, and I’m realizing now why it’s hard for some families to maintain breastfeeding for a year. Both the AAP and the WHO recommend that breast milk or formula be the primary source of nutrition till age one, with solids serving only...
by lcbaker | Apr 25, 2012 | Healthy Food, Pregnancy and Birth
Don’t you hate women who look gorgeous postpartum? Okay, maybe hate is the wrong word. I don’t hate you. Really. I envy you. Actually, I might hate you. Especially if you claim that some simple activity, like running after your toddler, breastfeeding, or...
