The Care and Feeding of the Natural Male Penis
No, this isn’t the post where you all learn I’m secretly a porn mogul. Sorry to disappoint. (And, Dad, sorry to scare.) My title seemed to fit since I’m only passingly familiar with the Male Penis (Male Penis? Is there another kind? Ok, let’s just go with Penis) in the way that most heterosexual women are. Furthermore, although I’m obviously vehemently against the mutilation of the infant penis through circumcision, I’ve never actually seen a Natural Penis* in the Wild. The primary** Penis in my life, while Unnatural in that the...
Read MoreUSDAs New Food Pyramid – My Plate – Misses the Mark
Have you seen the USDA’s new take on the Food Pyramid, called My Plate? I certainly think it is better than the pyramid (below top) and the recent sideways pyramid (below bottom) that was indescribably confusing. The plate in particular is such a good way to visualize healthy eating as it can be implemented easily at the dinner table. HOWEVER, Dairy? It just doesn’t fit. Dairy is not a nutrient category like protein, grains (carbs), fruits and veggies. It seems like maybe the Dairy industry had some pull? I’m not anti dairy or anything but Dairy is primarily...
Read More“I Don’t Think of You As Fat!” Raising Size-Accepting Children
People get very uncomfortable when I refer to myself as “fat.” I’ve been doing this for years. I was much thinner when I started and I said it in a way of dissing myself before someone else could. It wasn’t a very healthy thing. Now that I’m older, I say it for a much bigger reason which is what I want to address here. Whenever I describe myself as fat my friends will normally say “I don’t think of you as fat.” I used to feel pleased when they said this (and I was probably fishing for just that) but now I’m just confused. I...
Read MoreHealthy Cookies
If your toddler is like mine she has a steady rotation of only a few foods over and over and over! And chocolate? Watch out! She could eat a pound of it. So I wanted to make a chocolate cookie that she would want to eat that had some hidden goodness in it. I came up with this recipie that I call Carrot Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Some of the secret goodies in these: Prunes – prunes are the highest fruit in antioxidant level and a good source of fiber. They add a sweetness but also a stickiness that replaces fat in the recipe. It makes shortening or butter uneccessary...
Read MoreA Very Long, Overdue (not-so-sunday-ish) Sunday Surf
I finally caught up in my Reader so I have a long list today! Here is some of the great stuff I read this week! You can always see what I’m reading at my Google Reader Public Page. Visit Authentic Parenting and Hobo Mama for more Sunday Surfing! There were so many great posts related to breastfeeding! Don’t forget you can help normalize breastfeeding by participating in the Carnival of Nursing in Public. Avent Survey Suggests Half Of New Moms Aren’t Comfortable with breastfeeding in public from A Good Clean Life Kardashian’s Call to Cover Up from Code Name:...
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