One of the most common responses I get when talking about shifting a child’s eating habits is: “But they won’t like it!” Or…. “Not my child, they are VEEEERRRYY picky.” I’m not saying that it’s easy, or that your child will immediately run over hugging and kissing you for making the changes to their food. […]
Movie review: Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution
This documentary (available on Netflix) was inspiring. It details the story of a mayor in Barjac, France, who embarked on a mission that involved feeding organic food to all the school children for one academic year. It chronicled the various aspects of the journey, including working with the parents, the community, the farmers, and […]
Children do as you DO, not what you SAY
I find it fascinating how often a parent will tell their child something, but then turn around and do the very same thing they are telling their child not to do. I find myself falling into this same trap on occasion and try to catch myself when I do that. I watched a mom at […]
Stop marketing junk food to my child
Finally took the time today to dig into this Huffington Post article I’ve seen several times in the last few days. I suggest reading it – not too long, but gets the point across. Check out this brief video that is featured in the article: This is such a vital issue to the health […]
Eat a rainbow every day
Last year, I had the privilege of speaking to 24 of my daughter’s classmates at her Montessori school about nutrition. I wanted to make it fun, and simple, as the audience consisted of 3, 4 and 5 year olds. One of the most basic ways to teach children about healthy eating is to make it […]
An encouraging sign at Disneyland
The other day, my family journeyed to Disneyland for the day with friends who were visiting from out of town. It had been about 3 years since I had been last, with my then 3 year old. As we were walking around, the inevitable “I’m huuuungry” whine made its presence known. Somewhat dreading the experience, […]
Sugar at breakfast
So this morning, my 6 year old was asking for maple syrup with her organic chicken sausage instead of ketchup (though that is not much of an improvement over the syrup in terms of sugar content). I usually feed her a solid protein breakfast, as she’s super active and she gets a lot of sugar […]
Originally posted September 10, 2008: A Mom’s angst
I set this blog up a while ago, with the intention of sharing thoughts and ideas, answering questions that I get asked often, and commenting on information that comes across my daily practice of conscious health. Just in the last few days, it has become very clear to me what this may end up being […]