Healthy treats for school birthday celebration

In honor of my daughter’s birthday, I wanted to bring something to the class for all the children to share.  Dreaded the idea of bringing cupcakes, or cookies – less because of the fact they aren’t the healthiest thing, but more because these children celebrate birthday parties every week and collectively, are probably eating…oh…..I’d say […]

Conscious Parenting FAQ: Are supplements worth it?

Frederic Poirot / Foter “I have taken vitamins before, but I do not usually stay with it because I do not know if they are actually doing anything for me, and I wonder if I am wasting my money. How do I know if it is worth the money or the time?” A day does […]

Are you confused by all the contradictory information on natural supplements?

selva / Foter Last week, I saw a headline that caught my attention.  It was “Vitamin overuse tied to men’s cancer risk.”  The article talked about how research proved that men who “took too many” multivitamins had higher risks of dying from prostate cancer. Rather than address the specifics of the study itself, and all […]

Conscious Parenting: Presence and Popsicles

Our homemade fruity dessert treat A few weeks ago, a wonderful post was floating around social media circles about making your own fruity popsicle treats.  I just loved the idea and with my little culinary inclined daughter, we made these one afternoon after school. We gathered up some of our organic fruits and began slicing. […]

Nourishing, tasty, healthy, AND convenient? Yup, it’s possible (and easy)!

With summer comes family outings, more sunshine hours, and loads of activities for the kiddos. Many parents want to just be able to grab something quickly and head out the door – without having to sacrifice quality and health, for convenience. Convenience does come at a steep price First off, we just need to realize […]

Fox 5 San Diego TV segment – #1 first baby food myth

I had a blast at Fox 5 San Diego this morning with Shally Zomorodi!  We talked about what I consider the #1 myth about about baby food. “What is the best first solid food for babies?” 9 out of 10 people would answer, “White rice cereal of course.” I remember when I was eleven years […]

Oh no! Am I THAT mom??

We all know THAT mom. The one that is a pain in the ass, the one that all the other mothers see and just expect a difficult time from.  The one that instills some sort of controversy wherever she goes.  Or in my case, the one that might make another parent squirm a bit because […]

Let me indulge myself for a moment in my fantasy

Nope, not that kind of fantasy.   This one gets me even more excited …. ♥ I often fantasize about living in natural foods town, where all the stores only carry organic, and foods made without additives, preservatives, colorings, artificial flavors, and the like. Kind of like it was 100 years ago. I long to go […]