If you kept up with us yesterday, you heard that I have the task of making snacks for my kids for VBS that look like the snacks they are serving the majority of the kids. I was given a list for the week (last minute) and I went off shopping to whole foods to mock [...]
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Just got a call from a volunteer for the VBS school that I’m sending my kids to this week. It’s in the evening and they’ll be serving a snack. Anytime my kids are going anywhere where I have to sign them up, I list in their medical needs section that all food must be parent [...]
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Uh, I just had a not-so-great moment with my first grader. We have one of those awesome Shaklee Get Clean water pitchers that remove all the lead & mercury from our drinking water. It was empty and my daughter was going to fill it. She pulled the stool by the sink and was looking right [...]
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Just a quick trip to the grocery store can be a disaster or a success for your family’s eating habits. Tomorrow I’m heading to the grocery store to stock up for the week, including school lunches. I’ll make the 40 minute drive to Whole Foods, even though there’s probably a dozen grocery stores closer to [...]
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Ever think you’re hungry, but then you grab a glass of water or tea and your hunger goes away? Kids can mistake thirst for hunger too! When you’re kids are home over winter break for the next week don’t let the snacking drive you crazy – offer water, water, water! Then after slugging down some [...]
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Today is international Blog Action Day, an annual event that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day on their own blogs with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance. This year, we’re all talking about climate change. Climate change affects us all and it [...]
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Hey Moms & Dads, Now you can send your green tweets to me at www.twitter.com/missioncleankid We’ll be posting your favorite Green Tweets on how you are helping your children live healthier lives. Our first Green Tweets: @rooneycj Oh, & we use captured h2o from inside house (drops from faucet, pasta h2o, gray h2o) to water [...]
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