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I ain’t no April Fool
Thanks to the reader who B.) reminded us today is April 1st* B.) April 1st is April Fool’s Day** C.) sent in this link http://familyfun.go.com/aprilfools/ to trick/prank/fool your family with recipe ideas and activities. Not that we support fooling your family. Have you read Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food…
Pancake Tuesday
Someone reminded me today is Pancake Tuesday (Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras if you swing that way). Fan-ta-bu-lous idea to eat pancakes for dinner. Yum. Back in the day; my mom would make “silver dollar” and “quarter” (size) pancakes for me. For some reason it made the pancakes even better when you could eat a…
Throw back to June Cleaver
What the friggin’ heck is wrong with us MOMs?! Seriously, this is a cry for help – take me out for a cup of tea and talk some sense into me…and I’ll do the same for you. What I’m bloggin’ about here is our insane shame over things-not-home-made. Damn you media-marketing-health-sport-industries. Given, childhood obesity rates…
BlogHers ACT Canada – Green Valentine
Check out my new article at BlogHers ACT Canada; Green Valentine I am, admittedly, a curmudgeon when it comes to Valentine’s Day. My thinking is that it is a holiday created by card companies and marketing firms to take advantage of February blahs and boost sales. Valentine’s Day – Bah Humbug! That confessed; I am…
You want to EAT too?
Someone needs to take the S off of my Supermom costume because I just don’t deserve it this week (no mom, I don’t actually have a costume nor do I actually have a naughty drawer). I don’t roll that way*. Between les poux and the laundry — I am Le Tired. And, on top of…
Kid Birthday Party Planning
Hosting, yet another, birthday party this weekend. Since it is an 8 year old party — I’m trying to keep it kid-centred (with parental intervention for fires and fights). Here is the general plan…8 kids to celebrate 8 years old (ok – really 9 kids bc Thing 2 doesn’t get counted in the birthday invitation…
Halloween Snacks & Activities
This looks like an easy Halloween activity and also a special snack treat. Love that it is narrated by a kid! (My Thing 1 is getting increasing fearful of ghosts this year — she is coming home from school about “Mary Black” being in the washroom — I remember being scared to death of the…
Make lunch smart
After being on a field trip with six kindergarten classes recently – I had a good look at what “lunch” looks like. One kid had a jam sandwich. Another ate cut-up, cold, hot dog (no bun) with ketchup. Parents, we are all busy — but remember that lunch is the fuel for our kids gas…
Loblaws Offering Canadian Home Grown Produce
Until September 12th, Loblaw, a partner of Canadian farmers and their families for years, offers 150 to 180 Canadian produce items during the peak of harvest season. It’s worth eating Farm Fresh for your health. Eating “outside the box” means you aren’t getting preservatives. It means you are eating your foods at the peak of…
More on Lunch
If you didn’t catch the Ideas for School Lunch article – now is the time to read it – click on that link (yes, that one). We’ve searched out a few other resources for lunch ideas (for either you or someone school bound this September). Eat Right Ontario: that link (yes, right there) will take…
Ideas for School Lunch
Think outside the lunch box when looking for ideas for school (or work even). Pre-packaged lunch meats contain high contents of sodium (plus oodles of other preservatives). Roast an extra chicken breast, ham slice or roast beef and slice these leftovers into homemade healthy sandwiches. Under the Category of cold lunch: Sandwich, pita, wrap, cheese…