The BEST Plant-Based Eating Documentaries

The BEST Plant-Based Eating Documentaries

I hope you’ve had a fantastic Christmas and holiday season are ready to sit back and enjoy the relaxation that comes with this time of year.  If you’re anything like us, we have a few more wide open days before the kids go back to 

My Best Family-Friendly Amazon and Black Friday Purchases EVER

My Best Family-Friendly Amazon and Black Friday Purchases EVER

Our frugal tendencies lead us to wait until the Black Friday sales to buy anything we do or anticipate needing while it’s at the lowest price of the year. It also leads us to do a lot of research–if I am going to spend the 

2 Surprising Ways to Boost Brainpower at Any Age

2 Surprising Ways to Boost Brainpower at Any Age

What are you feeding your kids?!?! I was in a meeting with our son’s teacher as well as the gifted programming instructor. Both were amazed at the pattern of academic achievement my 3rd and 5th graders have demonstrated. While I’m hesitant to share what may 

How We Get Our Kids To Eat Healthy Food Without Power Struggles

How We Get Our Kids To Eat Healthy Food Without Power Struggles

My last post about some of our summer eats reminded me of some of the best eating wisdom I received and began following nearly a decade ago when my oldest was a toddler. Now, 10 years and 4 kids later, I believe it’s one of 

Healthy Foods You Won’t Believe My Kids Ate This Summer

Healthy Foods You Won’t Believe My Kids Ate This Summer

Whew. It has been a while. After losing my dad in May, somehow surviving the whirlwind that is the last few weeks of school and the following weeks that I thought would slow down but didn’t, I expected to be back at blogging in no 

How to Choose Food for Real Health

How to Choose Food for Real Health

I LOVE this TEDx talk from Dr. Michael Greger. In it he highlights how it took 7000 studies confirming the risk of tobacco before the surgeon general warned against the dangers of smoking. Likewise, today numerous studies clearly confirm the ability of a plant-based diet