Baby Feeding Tips
20 Delicious Memorial Day Eats & Treats For The Entire Family
Our children, our babies and our families have the privileges that they do thanks to the soldiers and heroes who sacrificed their lives for us in battle. Memorial Day is coming up this Monday and gives us reason to remember and honor the veterans who fought in the Civil and World Wars. At 3 p.m. local time, take a minute to pause, reflect and remember those who died in service to our nation. Pass the tradition on to your little ones and celebrate the freedom of our nation with food and festivities. Why not help put the “memorial” into Memorial Day with a family event that is to be remembered each and every year?
Are you with me?
Good! ;-)
Every celebration requires a whole lot of food, which is why we’ve gathered some of the most delicious burger, salad and sweet treat recipes for the upcoming holiday.
A New Way for Big Sister to Help: Making Toddler Friendly Food
One of the things I have loved about having a fairly large age gap between my kids is that my older daughter is so helpful with her little sister. Sure, there are times when she wants to just do her own thing, and I respect her space, knowing that I’m the mom, and the help she gives me is just a fantastic bonus. But usually, Zinashi wants to be helpful with Elvie. Now that Elvie is exiting babyhood and becoming more of a toddler, there are fewer little things that I need a six-year-old’s help with. I’ve been trying to think of new ways that Zinashi can feel like a helper, and I’ve found just the thing: helping prepare toddler friendly meals! I’ve been looking for a cookbook for kids that is very simple, but has a variety of recipes that the whole family, including Elvie, can enjoy, and I think the Disney It’s a Small World After All: Feed Our Small World cookbook is just right.
How to Eat Cake: A Tutorial by Elvie
This past weekend, Zinashi, Elvie, and I traveled to my hometown in Missouri to celebrate my Grannie’s 90th birthday. There was a lot of family time, and then on Sunday, which was her birthday, there was a luncheon and reception, which of course included cake. Elvie is just now coming into her own when it comes to eating solid foods. She still greets each new food with trepidation, but there is one thing she knows she likes: chocolate. One of the cakes at Grannie’s party was chocolate…with chocolate frosting…and chocolate filling. I knew it would be a hit, and I was right. While everyone else merely enjoyed their cake, Elvie reveled in the joy of eating hers with wild abandon. No one enjoyed their cake as much as Elvie enjoyed hers, and thus she is offering this tutorial. Do you like to eat cake? Would you like to LOVE eating cake? Let Elvie show you how.
8 Things That Food Allergy Parents Want From You
In honor of Food Allergy & Asthma Awareness Week, I’ve invited Brooke to post today sharing her thoughts as a parent of a little daughter with severe food allergies. Feeding Beck is hard enough – I can’t imagine also having to consider allergies. Thank you to Brooke for sharing her tips on how to be considerate to parents of children with food allergies.
I’ve had moms sit beside me in music group saying how sorry they are about my daughter’s food allergies, then pull out a granola bar with nuts and let their child crawl around with it, trailing nut-filled crumbs behind. Their heart really is in their words, and they are thoughtful – they just can’t have the thoughts of an Allergy Parent. So, forgive me for grabbing at my first opportunity, but with Food Allergy & Asthma Awareness Week at hand, I’d love to share with other parents the 8 things that Food Allergy parents want from you.
Thoughts from a Parent of a Child with Food Allergies
In honor of Food Allergy & Asthma Awareness Week, I’ve invited Brooke to post today sharing her thoughts as a parent of a little daughter with severe food allergies. Feeding Beck is hard enough – I can’t imagine also having to consider allergies. Thank you to Brooke for sharing her story so I’m more aware.
Ever since Matt Damon played that hard-to-catch ex-assassin Jason Bourne, I have wished for such specialized skills. It’s awesome that he no sooner enters a room than he has observed every detail pertinent to his survival. Then he whoops up on everybody who’s out to get him!
Unfortunately, since my daughter was diagnosed with three severe food allergies a year ago, I have had to hone those same skills.
The mind of a Food Allergy Mom can be a hectic place. When she enters a room, she tries to maintain a look of ease and comfort for her child, be a good listener while greeting her friends, all while surveying the room for potential threats.
Okay, there’s a sippy cup of milk sitting on the floor, a kid with an unidentified brown substance smeared across his face (please, God, don’t let it be peanut butter), crumbs under the table (wheat? Most definitely. Containing egg? Probably.)
