Good Food v. Bad Food
Recently, my post 15 Tips for Raising Kids With a Positive Body Image, has received a lot of comments. I’m so glad people are finding the post and discussing this important topic! I have two follow-up posts: Big Fat Myths About Fat and this one. Many commenters had problems with #6 and #13 in my list; Do not label foods as “good” and “bad” Avoid talking about a nutrionalist approach to food – disassembling “food” into fat, carbs, calories, and other things that need to be obsessed about and counted (difficult since it is explicitly taught in many schools). For...
Read MoreRaising a Family on Food Stamps (SNAP)
The most surreal thing happened to me last week. I was asked to participate in a live, online discussion on HuffPostLIVE called Faces of Food Stamps. You can view the 1/2 hour program here. It is so awesome that my post I’m a Welfare Mom has generated so much discussion here and on Everyday Feminism. The HuffPostLIVE segment was prompted by a woman in Georgia who was harassed at a grocery store for being on Food Stamps (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program or SNAP). The guests were myself, Sandi Bachom, who is living on Food Stamps in NYC, Jojo Rhines, who is living...
Read MoreBig Fat Myths About Fat Part I
Recently, my post 15 Tips for Raising Kids With a Positive Body Image, has received a lot of comments. I’m so glad people are finding the post and discussing this important topic! I’ve been reluctant to talk about some of the naysayers because I’m not primarily a size-acceptance blogger and there are so many great bloggers out there already doing the work. However, I haven’t been able to reply to every comment so I figured it was time for a clarifying post. First, the post in question was a revisit of a previous post “I Don’t Think of You As Fat!” Raising...
Read MoreHand, Foot and Mouth My Ass
For the past two weeks we’ve been sick. And by we I mean Aellyn, Asher, Boston, AND me! We had Hand, Foot and Mouth (HFM) disease which is a common childhood illness caused by the coxsackie virus. It normally starts with a fever and sore throat and then two days later you develop a rash and blisters in and around the mouth, on the soles of the feet, and the palms of the hands. It isn’t dangerous and the biggest risk is dehydration due to difficulty swallowing. Asher got it first and holy hell did he get it bad. He ran a high fever for 48 hours. (I don’t own a...
Read MoreSpicy Pumpkin Surprise Muffins
Oh boy are these good! They are not super sweet and the cream cheese in the center is very creamy and savory so this is a great brunch muffin. If you wanted to make them more desert-like you’d probably want to add more sugar to the batter and mix the cream cheese with powdered sugar to taste to make kind of a spice cake/icing centered muffin. If you are sugar free you could add honey or bananas for sweetness. You can leave off the sugar sprinkle on top too (it makes a delicious crunchy top!). Alternatively, you could sprinkle some honey-soaked oats on top. I’ve only...
Read MoreYes Cookies: chocolate chip cookies to feel good about
I am always looking for easy ways to get my family to eat more healthy foods. My kids eat veggies and fruit but who doesn’t love a cookie? I wanted a Yes Cookie. Something the kids could eat for breakfast or anytime and I’d still feel good about what they ate. This recipe is inspired by a recipe in Jessica Seinfeld’s Deceptively Delicious. She uses chemical sugars and “food-like” stuff like margarine but it gave me a starting point for amounts. Yes Cookies 1 cup organic coconut sugar 3/4 cup organic butter 1 organic egg 2 teaspoons organic vanilla extract 2 cups...
Read MoreFollow Me
