Nurturing creative young minds and wiggly bodies
16
May
This week your child will learn about good health . We tend to take our health for granted, until we don’t have it any more. However, there are five basic steps you and your child can do right now, to help you maintain and respect your health. They are:
Get plenty of sleep
Eat [...]
Tags: activities, children, children's books, Early Childhood Education, encouraging creativity, five steps to better health, GORP, Health, home school, homeschool, nutrition, Preschool, toddlers
22
Aug
My third week of raw menus is finally posted. I tested all of the recipes except the Banana Creme Pie – I’m going to make that tomorrow, but it sure sounds good. I don’t know if I’m getting better at this whole raw-foods diet idea, or if my taste buds are getting sharper [...]
Tags: feeding toddlers, Health, nutrition, Preschoolers, raw food, toddlers
14
Jul
1/2 pound bacon
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
Cook bacon until crisp and drain, then break into 1/2-inch pieces. Set aside. Beat together the butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine flour and soda and stir into butter mixture. Stir [...]
Tags: breakfast, breakfast cookies, cooking with preschoolers, energetic, healthy breakfast, nutrition, Preschoolers, recipes, spirited, toddlers
8
Jul
As I reported earlier in Raw for Life, I won the Dr. Ann Wigmore Raw and Living Foods Home Study Program. I’ve had the course for a couple of months now, and I’m still not even half way through all the information! I’m on information-overload, I think. But the small steps I’ve [...]
Tags: Child Health, family, food, fussy eater, Health, nutrition, raw food
4
Jul
Years ago when my husband and I were young, we struggled to make ends meet. We were both full-time students, with one infant and another on the way. For about a year we lived in subsidized housing. We used food stamps, medical assistance, and stood in lines to receive government commodities distributions. [...]
