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The Food Cravings Have Found Me

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The first week of the Atkins diet was very easy for me to do. The second week, however, has been a little bit more of a struggle. In addition to having times when I felt crabby for no good reason, I was starting to experience food cravings. If I was going to stick with this diet, I needed to find ways to fight those cravings. One of my friends, who is also doing the Atkins diet, had a great suggestion. Make some variations to the food you can eat while on this diet, and this will prevent you from getting … Continue reading →

Home School Blogger Spotlight: Mama Smiles

Authored by Mary Anne, Mama Smiles, is a blog about parenting, crafts for children, and the daily life of engaging three young children in the world. Mary Anne is a well educated young mom with a PhD in Medicine, a Masters degree in Education, and a BA in Music. She uses these skills in her adventures of her new professions; a stay at home mom to three children. That gives a mama a lot to smile about! Mama Smiles allows you to enter into this lovely world of Mary Anne and her adorable children. The blog is truly focused on … Continue reading →

Ending a Food Love Affair

Dear Cookie, Although it pains me, I will have to bid you a fond farewell. I can no longer be tempted by your witchy ways. You can be chocolate chip one day, peanut butter the next and so on. The temptations never cease so I can no longer flirt with danger. Sadly, The Struggling Dieter Dear Ice Cream, Smooth and creamy…though it calls my name I must not reply. Forgive me for ignoring your sweet advances but the time has come to set aside my desire. My taste buds say “yes” but my hips say “can take one more inch!” … Continue reading →

The Food Monster

There is a food monster in our house. At some point during my daughter’s second year, it began to creep into our meal times and steal away some of the vegetables that she liked. By the time she was four, she was down to just a few preferred vegetables and nothing more. What happened to her love of vegetables, to the baby who adored yams and avocadoes and was the pride of her grandparents, who said that they’d never seen a child more enthusiastic about vegetables? I was doing everything right. That is, until she turned three and developed the … Continue reading →

Preschoolers and Monsters

Sometime between the age of three-and-a-half and four-and-a-half, the monsters under the bed (and in the closet, behind the curtain, in the hamper, etc) start to appear. Your preschooler may suddenly be afraid to sleep alone in her own bed and may describe bad dreams or associate noises in the home with monsters. Why is this happening? Well, there are a number of reasons. The preschooler is now at an age where she is growing in a few developmental ways. Her imagination is really taking off. You may witness a lot of imaginative play that involves complete story lines with … Continue reading →

Home Blog Month in Review: October

As I sit here looking out my window at the backyard, the birds are hovering in the pine tree against a strong wind and steady rain. The temperature is chilly today, and the calendar reminds me that we have left October behind. October 1st Buy a Home for $1.75 It seems that the housing crisis has made some interesting news lately. Home Month in Review: September 2008 Has the weather turned cooler now that September has passed? Pretty soon, it will be time to get that heat turned back on! Meanwhile, check out all of the articles that were posted … Continue reading →

Summer Picnic Food: Kicked Up Sandwiches and Chips

Don’t look now but summer is more than halfway over. Soon those bike paths you’ve been using to save gas will be covered with snow and ice. Now is the time to make the most of summer’s warm days, not only to play outside but also to dine al fresco. A picnic in the park can be a great way to cap off a lazy summer day, but instead of packing the same ol’ bologna sandwiches considering kicking up your outdoor meal with the following recipes. The first is a traditional muffaletta sandwich. The hearty sandwich originated in 1906 at … Continue reading →

Four Frugal Food Gifts for Father’s Day

We all know the popular saying, “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach”. Not only is the saying 100% accurate, it is also a great reminder of a few frugal ways that you can use food to celebrate the men in your life on Father’s Day. 1). Monster Cookies – Men love monster trucks and monster movies, wouldn’t it make sense that they would love an over-sized monster cookie too? Grab the kids and make a super-sized version of their dad’s favorite cookie recipe. If you want to be extra creative, shape the dough into a heart … Continue reading →

Dog Food Grade: Purina One Healthy Weight Formula

My Moose monster is currently on a diet of Purina One: Healthy Weight Formula in hopes of controlling his ever-expanding girth. I’m curious to see how his food falls on the dog food grading scale. Start with a score of 100. Easy enough. Here are the ingredients: Turkey, brewers rice, poultry by-product meal, corn gluten meal, corn bran, whole grain corn, whole grain wheat, oat meal, non-fat yogurt, animal fat, animal digest, dicalcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, salt, potassium chloride, l-lysine monohydrochloride, choline chloride, zinc sulfate, Vitamin E supplement, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, … Continue reading →

Taming the Cookie Monster

No, this is not a blog about how to stop your kids from demanding cookies. I am indeed talking about your friend and mine, the beloved furry blue monster from Sesame Street. He has been tamed. He’s learning that you should eat a variety of foods to stay healthy. One cannot live on cookies alone. And I say, NO WAY! Beginning last year – and I suppose I’ve not noticed because we canceled our cable service – everyone on Sesame Street contributed in some way to promoting better health: exercise, healthy eating, etc. And that’s all well and good, I … Continue reading →