Here it is! A whole month of activities, meal makeovers, snacks, and fun family exercise! Check the Facebook page for videos explaining the calendar and exercise demonstrations.
30
Nov
14
Nov
I am finally getting something out there that I have been wanting to do for a while–a family activity calendar that gives you a little bit of physical activity, some meal ideas, family activities, and hopefully some fun. With the colder weather that arrived in Iowa in literally about 4 hours last Thursday, the shock to the system of 70…
08
Nov
Today I am going to address two points from my Changing Family Habits post. Cutting back on both of these are things that I think some of us think will help, but in the end, don’t always have the desired outcome. You need the right amounts of both. Less fat generally means added sugar. Fats add richness and flavor to…
31
Oct
Last week, I talked about some nutrition basics in my post about Changing Family Habits. Today I would like to dive a little deeper into the first of Julia’s Basic Thoughts on Nutrition. When you are choosing foods for yourself and your family, I think that we all know that basic, unprocessed foods are best. However, having easy-to-grab and easy-to-eat…
24
Oct
Over the next few weeks, I am going to be sharing how I began changing some of our family habits, particularly around food, many years ago when the kids were little. As the kids have gotten older and as I have learned more about nutrition, some of my thoughts and practices have changed a bit. The biggest thing that I…
19
Oct
For a few years now, I have been looking into different meal planning methods, products, tips and tricks. I have actually been planning our family meals for many years, so the concept is not new to me. I used to start with the grocery list as a guide to what to plan. I would check ads and coupons, what we…
10
Oct
I’ve read many blog posts and articles about mindset for running, for pursuing goals, for gratitude, for everyday life. Most are really good and provide some good information about how to push through and stay on the path toward your goals. For some people, however, getting into a positive, collaborative, growth, or conquering mindset is not that easy. It’s great…
04
Oct
At the beginning of each month, you will find me at my kitchen breakfast bar with my planner and goals sheets reviewing how things went the last month and revising my goals for the next month. I look back at my quarterly goals to see if I am on track and check in on my yearly goals as well. Sometimes…
26
Sep
Nutrition information is everywhere we look. Someone always has a new diet, supplements, or theory on what we should and should not be eating. Parents start to feel guilty if their child isn’t eating organic everything or if they have any sugar at all. Kids can be selective about what they eat causing the dilemma of what to feed them…
19
Sep
You are all reading this post so you all know that the name of my blog and business is Julia on the Edge. Why did I chose that name? What does it mean? How could this help you? I think that there are some of us out there who are not comfortable with where they are in life. There is…
