My twin toddlers LOVE fresh veggies, but prefer them with a delicious dressing or dip, so I’m always searching for new, nutritious ones to add to their menu.
Last week, while playing around with ingredients in my kitchen (aka, my CHEMISTRY LAB), I discovered this one.
It’s full-bodied, the perfect mix of tangy and sweet–and has a fun, crunchy texture that the boys LOVE.
It’s also very high in minerals, omega 3 fatty acids and the amino acid, tryptophan.
Filed under Whole Food Recipes
If you’re considering having your child vaccinated with the HPV vaccine, Gardasil, you might want to take a look at this post by Dr. Mercola, then follow up with further research.
It’s a subject that I’ve written about in the past and feel very passionate about.
This post features a video of a 22-year-old woman who lost her ability to walk (& is suffering various other serious health conditions) following the administration of this vaccine.
To date, 213 women who have been injected with Gardasil have suffered permanent disabilities, including multiple-sclerosis-like symptoms and neurological complications, including seizures, paralysis and speech problems.
According to Dr. Mercola’s post, 26 new deaths were reported to the government following HPV vaccination between September 1, 2010 and September 15, 2011 alone.
Jessica Ericzon died after Gardasil
That’s 26 reported deaths of young, previously healthy, girls after Gardasil vaccination in just one year.
Filed under Health
As many of you know, dark, leafy greens are nutritional powerhouses–and most Americans (especially American children) don’t eat NEARLY enough.
2 Cups of Arugula
Calorie for calorie, leafy greens are one of the most concentrated sources of nutrition of any food. Not only are they incredibly rich in vitamins and minerals, they’ve been shown to protect against many cancers and lower risk of heart disease.
My twins expressed a fleeting interest in greens when they were 7 months old. Although they’re huge veggie lovers, they decided at some point before turning 8 months that they didn’t particularly like greens.
I added 6 cups of arugula to this marinara sauce. You can barely tell, right? And you definitely can't taste them.
Since then, they’ve gotten most of their leafy greens via green smoothies and sprouts (which, thankfully, they LOVE).
A few months back, though, I decided to experiment and blend a cup or so into their soups and sauces.
And guess what? They had no clue they were even in there and readily ate every little bit of them.
As you can see, Ryan DEVOURED his spaghetti. Arugula and all!
I’ve read just about every “healthy” recipe book for children that’s on the market, yet I’ve never seen anyone mention this insanely easy way to add more greens to children’s meals.
I wonder why that is?
Filed under Whole Food Recipes, Whole-Foods Nutrition
I was on Facebook, discussing toddler bowls with a friend of mine, when Ryan decided to put his second helping of beans and rice on his head.
Yes. He’s proud of himself.
And so damn cute.
As you’re about to see, his little “food on head” experiment quickly caught on with his other half. I wish I’d taken video so you could hear all the giggling. It was as if I had a couple of little school girls. 
Filed under Twin Mommy
These are the aminos that I’m taking for my depression symptoms, anxiety and lack of energy. Yes, there are a lot of them. And yes, I take a lot of each one… for now.
But I’ve already begun lowering my dosages and soon I should be off of most (if not all) of them. I should reiterate, too, that these aminos had an almost immediate effect on most of my symptoms. To this day I’m still astounded at how powerful these natural chemicals are.
If you’re just stumbling across this post, you’ll want to leave this page and start here.
To put together your own amino acid plan, I encourage you to read “The Mood Cure“ and “The Diet Cure.”
These books have literally changed my life… as any great book should! The author REALLY knows her stuff.
Filed under Twin Mommy
If you’re a fan of pumpkin, you HAVE to try this upside down pumpkin crumble!
Whereas most traditional recipes call for almost a cup of white sugar, evaporated milk and a crust made of refined wheat flour, this recipe calls for unrefined sweeteners (& less sugar overall), NO dairy and a crumble consisting of a simple blend of mineral-rich medjool dates and omega 3-rich walnuts.
My twin taste-testers and husband ALL gave this recipe an enthusiastic thumbs up. I, too, couldn’t be more pleased with the results!
Not only did I substitute healthier ingredients, I also eliminated the gluten the traditional recipes call for. So if you know someone with Celiac disease or a gluten (or dairy) sensitivity/allergy, you might want to share!
Filed under Whole Food Recipes
