Sneaking in the Healthy Stuff by Kristina Bjornbak
By kristinabjornbak | Category: It Worked 4 Me | Posted Wednesday, December 31, 2008
We all know it's hard to get our kids to eat right. I mean, it's hard to even get ourselves and our husbands to eat right, let alone the kids. So how do we sneak in the healthy stuff without the whining? I asked some other moms what they do, and here is what they suggest:
Toni's tip:
Puree or cut squash, carrots, zucchini or spinach into small pieces and hide in sloppy joes or meatloaf. Spaghetti is also great for hiding veggies.
Erikas tip:
Hide pureed squash, grated apple or mashed bananas in oatmeal or cream of wheat. She also recommends the books The Sneaky Chef by Missy Case Lapine and Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld.
Kristin's tip:
When Kristin is making dinner but her kids want something to eat right away, she serves them foods they normally would turn their noses up at, like carrot and zucchini sticks with hummus or honey mustard dip. She has gotten her kids to eat hummus, which she makes with cannelinni beans, by telling them it is dip. She also breads veggie sticks in a tempura-like batter and fries them in peanut oil.
Jessica's tip:
Limit snacks, and when snacks are served, make them veggies.
My tip:
Give whole wheat pizza a try. Use your cookbooks or google how to make pizza dough and use whole wheat flour. Make it even healthier by sneaking in some colorful veggies and maybe even some chicken breast.
If you have trouble getting your family to eat healthy, try these tips, although they may not thank you until they are older!
Smart Mom and Mom 4 Life on Twitter
By Heather Ledeboer | Category: Surprize Me! | Posted Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Two things:
1) All Smart Mom Teething Jewelry is on sale until tomorrow (20% off)! Simply visit Mom 4 Life and put "Smart Mom" in the search box to find the options (there are two styles of necklaces and a bangle bracelet)
2) I have started a Twitter account where I will post new products that I am considering for Mom 4 Life. I would love for you to take a second to create an account and "follow" Mom 4 Life so you can see whenever I post something new. You will be able to provide feedback or ask questions and I can easily reply back to you. You can see examples of the first two Twitter posts on the left hand side of my blog page.
What if they get lost? by Kristina Bjornbak
By kristinabjornbak | Category: It Worked 4 Me | Posted Tuesday, December 30, 2008
We teach our kids to never ever go with someone they don't know, and to kick, scream and bite until they get free if anyone tries to take them. But what if they merely get separated from us? Do they know what to do?
Here's what I taught my 4-year-old son to do. Look around and see if you can find a police officer, but don't walk around and look. Stay where you are and just move your head. If you don't see a police officer, find a woman, and tell her you are lost.
In addition, I taught him what I call the Address Song. I use the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, except the first line is "Owen lives at…" followed by house number, street, and town. For the second verse, "His mommy's phone is…" followed by my 10-digit cell number.
I was amazed the other day when I realized how these ideas have really sunk in. While Target, he and I got separated from my husband and other son.
"We lost Daddy," I said.
"Well," he replied, "I don't see a police officer, so find a lady."
I hope these suggestions work for you, but I really hope you will never have the occasion to find out.
So it is a little bit white here in Idaho!
By Heather Ledeboer | Category: The Journey of Motherhood | Posted Monday, December 29, 2008
We have had a white December. In the last few weeks alone we have had 6-7 feet of snow! Last year we had an amazing amount of snow too so we kind of expected this year to be more mild, guess not:)!
Click here to see a video taken today of our snowfall.
10% off Diapees & Wipees!
By Heather Ledeboer | Category: Surprize Me! | Posted Monday, December 29, 2008
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