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…
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…
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…
For many of us, we have seven weeks until school starts again. Some of you may be thinking, “Only seven weeks?! Summer is almost over! There’s so much I want to do!” Others may be thinking, “Seven weeks?! These kids are already bored and making me crazy!” Either way, the school year is coming and with it will come packing…