The Great Grocery Smackdown (The Atlantic)

“It’s getting harder and harder to hate Wal-mart,” — Michelle Harvey of the Environmental Defense Fund
If you’re a mom who cares about sustainable agriculture and supports local farmers, but worry about blowing the food budget at high-end organic markets like Whole Foods, this article will surprise and delight you!
In the past, I’ve shopped at Wal-mart [...]

Sneaky Vegetables: Helpful or Harmful?

Tonight was leftover night in my house.  Because Sundays are usually my menu-planning and grocery shopping day, we try to wing it on Saturdays, cleaning out the refrigerator and making the meal more laid back.   Since I had some leftover macaroni and cheese (which by the way is the easiest thing on earth to [...]

Off the Mat Moms-Lesson 5: SAUCHA

We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than what we are. – Nutritionist & Author Adelle Davis
Being a mom is much harder than I ever expected.  One day it’s figuring out how to keep a kid in bed (when you have [...]

Flavors of Fall

October is my favorite month of the year.  Not only is the weather nearly perfect and the colors spectacular, but some of my favorite vegetables are in harvest.  As cozy evenings replace hot summer nights, I’m inspired to get back in the kitchen, and create healthy comfort food my whole family can enjoy.
One of these [...]

Eating Local Tips for Busy Moms on a Budget

I recently asked Tracey Miller, of Tracey Miller Wellness, what a busy mom on a budget can do when she wants to eat locally and minimize packaged foods.  Tracey, a holistic health counselor, health and wellness educator, cooking instructor,  and a freelance journalist, not to mention a busy mom herself, had some great ideas to share, [...]

Sale on Lemons!

Ronzoni Healthy Harvest pasta, 12-15 oz.:  10/$10.  Farm Stand Sweet Grape Tomatoes, 1 pint:  $1.49.  Quaker Simple Harvest Granola Bars: 2/$3.  Edy’s Ice Cream: Buy One, Get One Free.
These are just a few of the items on sale at my local supermarket today.   This is the sort of thing that used to mean nothing [...]

5 Energizing Snacks for Moms on the Go

With the new school year in full swing, we’ve all had some time to get back into the daily routine.   For me, the lazy days of summer are gone, and they’ve been replaced by strict schedules and lots of activity.  In the midst of signing permission slips, arranging playdates and carpooling to after-school activities, [...]

What’s an iPhone got to do with Brussels Sprouts, anyway?

I’m a self-professed geek.  I love gadgets and computers.  I was the first of my family or friends to own an iPod back in 2003, I am the one in our house who made it my personal mission to hook up the T.V., Cable Box, V.C.R. and D.V.D. player in the playroom, and I’m always [...]

Time for Lunch – A Campaign to bring Real Food to Schools

Time for Lunch!, National Day of Action to get Real Food in Schools, is a  nationwide campaign to bring healthy, wholesome, REAL food to school  cafeterias.   I was so excited when I first heard about this event, taking place on Monday, September 7th (Labor Day), 2009.  What better way to start off the [...]

What’s for Lunch when it’s 90 Degrees in your Kitchen?

Here in the Northeast, we had to wait until August to feel any real summer heat.  But now it’s here, an official heat wave, and although I’m dying to cook, I just can’t bring myself to do it.   We have no air conditioning this summer, for one, because we have to haul the huge [...]

Making Summer Last with Homemade Pesto

When I was a kid, my mother would prepare special meals for each member of the family on his or her birthday.  It seems I must have been Italian in a previous life, because when my big day arrived, I always chose something made with pasta — usually Fettucini Alfredo or Lasagna made with my [...]

Eat Local Spotlight: Corn

Here in the Northeast, sweet corn has arrived! Farmstands everywhere are selling the best of their crop, which was hurt by an unusually rainy month of June. Let’s support these farms by picking up some fresh corn for dinner tonight!
Corn on the cob is delicious and fun to eat, especially for kids. [...]