Feeding

I’ve got a recipe for you to try that will save you money, is good for the earth and your health, helps clean out your fridge, and expands your palette! Don’t believe me? Read on! My family is not vegetarian,...

Every new nursing mom has to pump at some point.  Whether it is because your baby has a bad latch or you want to be away for more than a few hours, you need to plan ahead and express...

Ok, a bit of click bait. Seriously though, you can! You can do it on your lunch break at work, or waiting to pick up your kid from school. While you wait at the doctor’s office, or sitting on...

Easter is just around the corner, so naturally that means that moms everywhere will be very busy “bunnies.”  This is yet another “first” for our daughter and I’m looking forward to another round of new holiday traditions. Plus, her...

A few weeks ago the Iowa City Press Citizen featured a piece on local, healthy restaurant options. The author promised places where you could eat and still maintain your New Year's resolutions. I read about the first three great places and...

Make-ahead meals and being more frugal, avoiding processed foods and weird ingredients, clean Mason jars with white labels on front, these are a few of my favorite things! *** And it just so happens that I’ve got a nifty thrifty...

So much talk is focused on the early days and months of breastfeeding, as it should! Those days were so hard, but I was prepared mentally for that struggle. Weaning...not so much. I dreaded it, but I had a...

A few weeks ago, I started something that seemed SO far off several months ago:  I started weaning.  More accurately, I dropped one pump session per day.  Let me tell you, it has been nice, especially when at work! ...

Two weeks ago I wrote about my family’s experience with a vegan diet. I am a licensed and registered dietitian, so I am always interested in various eating programs and wondered what the result would be if I incorporated...

“What’s for dinner?” Seems like a fairly simple question, right? In our family, though, this hasn’t always been the case. Over the years, my husband and have I struggled to come up with meals that are truly easy to prepare. Between...