Traditional Foods Modern Life

have to admit this is not really a health food or a traditional food or even good for you at all. But this recipe is a super simple treat for the holidays (or anytime!) Chocolate syrup is made with 3-4 simple ingredients. It tastes at least as good as Hershey's and it contains no HFCS!

How do you measure the danger your child is in? How quickly do you intervene when your child is in danger? I came up with for following informal scale for how quickly I react when my child is in danger.

Why obsess over natural body products?

1 in 3 American's will develop some form of cancer by age 75. The numbers are slightly higher for white females when compared to white males.  The statistics are slightly lower for black females and Hispanic males and females.

Personal care products often contain known carcinogens, and you may not know

Baby food should be a transition period for your child toward eating real nutrient and dense foods in bites that they can manage. Homemade baby food is a way to offer nutritious wholesome foods to your baby, but the process and the preparation is not a ritual that I enjoy dragging on longer than necessary.

There are times when rigid food guidelines are nearly impossible to live by, and its okay to give in a little.  Here is my advice for eating well while traveling...

This recipe is infinitely adaptable to your needs and desires. I included a simple combination and some possible variations. The recipe only makes 12 bites, so make a few batches at once if you don't want to leave any one unhappy!

90% of the noises kids make from 6+ months are whining, not crying
When your child is whining please don't run to theIr every whim and offer your best consoling. Let's all start to teach our children to solve their own problems whenever possible. It might sound like they are crying but they are really just whining loudly with an additional wail for dramatic effect.

My son really enjoys playing youth soccer. He loves practices and games. He is learning to be a part of a team, and to follow the coach’s instructions. Our son is not a standout in the six and under division, but he enjoys participating and I support his participation in youth sports. I loathe the after game snack requirement.

Chinese Swimmer, Fu Yuanhui, made international headlines when she discussed her period following her team’s Olympic performance. Her team placed 4^th in the 4x100 meter medley relay, narrowly missing a medal. (Fu went on to win an individual bronze in back stroke). Fu admitted she was grimacing with abdominal pain following the race because she started her period the day before

When you are blessed with a kid who sleeps through the night other
parents will tell you one of two things. My kids never slept, or the
next one is going to be a nightmare.  As the parent of two good
sleepers, maybe

Our 5 year old son recently began doing a regular chore once per day. Since we heat our house with a wood stove we tasked L with moving five pieces of fire wood from our wood pile to the front porch. Our son has been helping with the collecting and stacking wood since

When I found out I was expecting for the first time, I was devastated. I know most people are overjoyed, but I had just started my first “real” job, I was unmarried, and I was overwhelmed at the idea of growing a small human