Where does Nature Mom go when she needs allergy-free recipes and clear reasoning for changing her eating habits? Making Love in the Kitchen with Meghan Telpner. I seriously can’t recommend her site/blog enough. And if you are lucky enough to be local (she’s in Toronto), her cooking classes completely changed my boring, tasteless cooking void…Read the full article.

Super Foods are nutrient-packed, disease-fighting foods, many of which you probably have in your refrigerator or pantry right now. They aren’t unusual or difficult to find. A lot of our customers have asked Nature Mom about the super foods that she uses, how she includes them in meals for the family, and how much she…Read the full article.

One consistent theme among all of my friends is the need to save money in the current economic climate. For the next month, Eco Baby Steps will offer tips to save money. This week, we’ll look at essentials like food and heating. What else do you want to save money on? Yes, I know: EVERYTHING!…Read the full article.

The holiday tradition of spiced cider or mulled wine stretches from Halloween to Twelfth Night through all of the holidays in between. Wassail is most usually associated with Christmas now, but it wasn’t always so. Wassail is both the drink and the act of going house to house asking for the drink. “Waes Hail!” is…Read the full article.

Meet my organic potato. Potatoes are among the Dirty Dozen foods most likely to have pesticide residues. They are one of the foods we should always buy organic. My husband, who buys the groceries in our family, is a sucker for a sale. He has also agreed to buy only organic potatoes. Combined, organic and…Read the full article.

Late January is the time of the year when CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture) open to seasonal subscriptions. I’ve noticed several farms I follow sent their notifications last week. You could wait until April and hope for the best, but many farms have limited shares available, and they can go quickly with popular farms. If you…Read the full article.

Cheese balls. I dread them. If there is a cheese ball at a party, that is where I will find my children. It’s not that I hate cheese balls. I don’t. I love them, but it’s a solid wad of cheese, and that is just not the way to keep me healthy and happy. So,…Read the full article.

Egg allergy is the second most common food allergy in children after cow’s milk, and it is more common in children than in adults. About 2% of children have some form of egg allergy. Sometimes a baby will show allergic reactions to eggs then grow out of that allergy by 5 years old. Breastfed babies…Read the full article.

Most parents have a general sense that it’s a good idea to feed children organic food, but buying certified organic foods can be expensive. If you have to make choices, make sure you know when and where it is most important to buy organic food for your children’s snacks. What snacks are you most likely…Read the full article.

If you planted a garden with your child earlier this year, she’s probably been eager to sample the results. Now is the season for fresh garden snacks with children. Eat It Fresh and Raw Fresh fruits and vegetables straight from the garden can be such an intense taste experience that they become lifelong memories. I…Read the full article.