Having a long day? Work all morning, then run around from school, to soccer, to ballet or CCD, only to come home to starving kids and no clue what to make for dinner? Yeah me too….until I started meal planning again. Last year I started a feature called Meal Plan Monday where I linked to recipes we Read Post
The Importance of Hydration in Young Athletes
It’s that time! Back to school means one thing, back to sports. Ballet, gymnastics, and soccer prevail in our home, and we’re always searching for the perfect snacks to fuel our littlest athletes. But equally important is hydration. As most people know, hydration is key for fueling our young athletes. Miami Dolphins Team Nutritionist Mary Ellen Bingham Read Post
How to Keep Your Kids From Getting Sick
It’s back to school so you know what that means? Back to germs. We have completed just one week of the new school year and already our oldest has a full blown cold, and our little one has the sniffles. After a pretty quiet summer it’s hard enough to get back into the swing of things, so Read Post
Acupuncture and Infertility
I was the girl who passed out at the blood lab. The one who would just see a needle and instantly feel my palms start to sweat. So when our infertility doctor said after a few years of trying to conceive that IVF was our only option, I was devastated. Injections everyday? More needles? I couldn’t even bear Read Post
Meal Plan Monday #17 – Back to Paleo
Meal Plan #17? Yes…back in the early days of this blog I was an organized mama and was pretty careful with what we ate. Then life happened and I sort of fell off the proverbial healthy eating wagon. This summer has been terrible, and instead of budgeting, we eat out all the time and are Read Post
How and Why to Give Up Coffee
It’s like a warm hug in the morning that makes you feel so good. The ritual of brewing and sipping that decadent drink has become your best friend. The spicy aroma of the coffee coupled with your favorite sweet cream perks you up and prepares you for the chaotic day ahead. But after awhile that one cup turns Read Post
The Best Guacamole Recipe Ever
Before pregnancy number two I had never eaten an avocado, or even knew what they looked like. But for some reason I craved guacamole with Emylia, and ate it plentifully through those 36 weeks. There was something about the creamy cool texture juxtaposed on those salty yet crispy corn chips. No it wasn’t entirely healthy, Read Post
Top 5 Healthy Snacks for Kids Playing Sports
Last month the Miami Dolphins, in partnership with USA Football’s national initiative of Heads Up Football, and DE Olivier Vernon hosted their second annual Mom’s Clinic. The free clinic included information about nutrition including healthy snacks, heat and hydration, and equipment fitting. It concluded with interactive drills that showed proper Heads Up Football tackling techniques. I Read Post
Swim Survival With Baby Otter
Last year the one thing happened to us that we swore would never happen; our two year old fell into our gated pool when no one was watching. It was a Saturday morning and our friends were over for some summer swimming fun. I went inside to start making lunch and asked my husband and friend Read Post
How Pilates Benefits Kids
Sports, exercise and activity have always been important in our home, though we don’t engage nearly enough. Our oldest would rather have a pencil in her had to sketch than get sweaty, while our little one is so fast we can’t keep up with her! But nowadays with kids on phones, iPads or other screen time Read Post
15 Sneaky Recipes to Get Kids To Try One New Food
I’ve read probably every post ever written on picky eaters…and tried almost everything. We’ve picked a new color food each week, we’ve cooked together, and we’ve even let our children choose their meals. And through this one new food journey each time something different is on our girl’s plates…cue the water works. Sometimes don’t you feel like giving Read Post
7 Tips for Getting a Good Night’s Sleep
Remember what sleep was like before kids? Me either. Let me refresh your memory…eight to nine solid hours a night, sleeping in every weekend, and naps whenever you wanted….those were the days huh?! I don’t know if I remember what it feels like to be fully rested, but I do know now that our girls Read Post
