Most Americans are not getting enough whole non-processed foods. And if your family is surviving on processed food, you may struggle with getting produce into your family’s diet. But regardless of how your family eats, most people LOVE avocados. The taste, texture, versatility, nutrition and color make it a mom’s secret weapon. Avocados make for a …
Girl Scout Cookies: What’s Really in Them?
I was somewhat reluctant to delve into America's favorite overpriced cookies, because it always seems to be an off limits topic. The Girl Scouts of America has become a part of so many young girl's lives. I, myself, was a brownie and my mom was cookie mom. The organization's mission is to build girls confidence and character among other things. For …
10 Reasons to Avoid School Lunches like the Plague
If I asked you what you had for lunch, you could probably tell me without hesitation. If I asked what your child had for lunch at school, could you answer just as easily? Even if you know the lunch menu, what's actually in the school lunches may be a mystery. A look at one school's burger found it had 26 ingredients. Among those 26 components, it …
St. Patrick’s Day: Celebrate in a Non-Toxic Way
St. Patrick’s Day is upon us! Food, beer and festivities accompany parades and parties as the Irish – and those who want to be Irish – celebrate this holiday in March. But the menu may just be hurting you with a toxic food mashup of colorants and additives. Can you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and keep your family safe from toxins? Here are some of …
The Dangers of Eating Canned Soup: Toxic Brands & Better Choices
Winter is here and it’s the perfect time to serve your family a warm and healthy soup. But making soup for the whole family can seem like a big hassle, especially when the soup aisle is full of so many options of canned soup. After all, a can of soup is a quick and easy choice for lunch or dinner, and it can help you keep fit and fight illness, …
Top 10 Reasons to Feed Your Family Organic Food
I write a lot about eating organic food, whether it be how to eat organic on the cheap, or choosing healthier organic options instead of conventional processed foods. So what makes organic food my Mamavation muse? It is really all it's cracked up to be? I've done the research and narrowed it down to the top 10 reasons to feed your family organic …
10 Processed Foods to Never Feed Your Kids
It may be easy to reach for one of these foods when your child is hungry, but have you ever really thought about what's inside those processed foods targeted at kids? Flip those colorful cartooned packages over and you'll find almost as many artificial colors lurking in the ingredients. That list of ingredients is a long and confusing jumble of …
Unhealthy Chocolate Brands: What’s In Your Valentine’s Day Candy?
Valentine’s Day often means a box of candy from your sweetie, but just what are you getting in that candy? That annual indulgence could cost you a lot more than you bargained for. Unhealthy chocolate brands are full of more than just sugar. Following our exposé on toxic ingredients in children’s cereal and peanut butter, this week we take a look at …
Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Support Grass Fed Organic Dairy Farms
Recently, we’ve talked about the benefits of grass fed organic dairy and cheese, but did you know that cows are not ONLY fed grass? According to Eat Wild, grass fed cows are often also fed legumes, such as clover or alfalfa or lower quality hay and grass silage at times. Cows that are 100% grass fed produce milk with the highest omega-3 fatty acid …
Top 10 Toxic Kids Cereals to Avoid at All Costs
When we think of kids’ breakfast foods in America, we tend to think of the icons we grew up with: Cap’n Crunch, Tony the Tiger, and Count Chocula. This kind of marketing has encouraged kids to demand cereal loaded with sugar, and has also eroded our concept of what comprises of a healthy breakfast. Cold cereals can dominate an entire aisle in your …
Affordable Organic Food: How To Find Deals On Non-GMO Food
As a careful shopper and parent, I work very hard to make sure that nearly all the food I purchase for my family is organic or Non-GMO Project Verified. Finding affordable organic food can be a big challenge if you are also on a tight budget. Saving money on Non-GMO foods involves hunting for coupons, scouring rebate apps, shopping at multiple …
Grass Fed Dairy Cheese: The Top 10 Benefits
Cheese is the ultimate snack for your family. Full of calcium and healthy fats, it’s convenient to pack in a lunch box or top a sandwich. But when you're buying cheese for your family, there are a lot of choices: grass fed, organic and conventional. We tend to think that an organic product is better than its conventional counterpart, but is cheese …