Let’s not call her the picky one. No, let’s call her my muse. A source of inspiration. A fruit and vegetable avoiding force to be reckoned with. See, I can make a fruit smoothie for Ava – no problem. Frozen strawberries, frozen blueberries, banana, a couple glugs of almond milk. Sounds good, right? For Ava, … Read more
We were out of town for the long holiday weekend, but I was excited to get back knowing the black raspberries in the backyard had probably started to ripen while we were away. We didn’t get home until nearly dark last night, so I accepted the fact I was going to have wait until sunrise … Read more
11 Reasons to Eat Locally and In Season
June 17th, 2011 | Posted by in Healthy Habits - (4 Comments)Our latest homeschooling adventure was one called Pick Your Own – and no, I’m not talking “noses” here. No lessons needed with that one I’m afraid. We’re already pros. Yes, we went berry picking. Another day, another field trip – this time for more local, fresh strawberries. Our third trip in the span of a … Read more
Remember Banana Whip? Well this would be Fruit Whip. Banana Whip plus some frozen strawberries and blueberries too. And remember that part in Jurassic Park where the scientist dude explains how the Velociraptors systematically test the electric fence by attacking it, trying to find its weaknesses? Well I am the Velociraptor and Maxine is my … Read more
Once upon a time, (in March) a couple of little gals traveled two and a half hours north to hit up the city of Toronto for a long weekend. One of the many kid-friendly tourist stops we made on our trip was the Royal Ontario Museum – a totally cool place where the kids made … Read more
I’d love to be able to tell you that my kids are vegetable chow hounds. I have blog with “vegetables” and “kids” in the tag line after all, shouldn’t it follow that I get to tell tales of my little posse begging for broccoli, beans and beets? Shouldn’t I be writing posts about how easy … Read more
Recipe for an hour of peace and quiet. Ingredients: 3/4 c Arrowhead Mills Organic popcorn 2 Tbsp butter, melted 1 tsp salt Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale Directions: Pop popcorn in your ancient air popper from the 1980′s, top with melted butter and salt. Insert Barbie DVD into laptop, plop two small children in pajamas (or … Read more
Let’s say you were in the mood to give your kids something sweet and sticky for breakfast this holiday weekend. You don’t really care if your family is in on the Celebration of Sugar that everyone partakes in this time of year – but you do care about pesky preservatives and high fructose corn chemicals … Read more
This was one of those “Homeschooling Rocks the (Gingerbread) House!” kind of days. For the third year in a row, the girls and I hit up the annual Gingerbread House exhibit at The George Eastman House – a local museum that hosts this high fructose architectural extravaganza every year. Gingerbread days of yore, we’ve come … Read more
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