Monthly Archives: May 2011
Childhood Obesity: Who is to Blame?
The 2010 Dietary Guidelines estimate that “approximately 32% of children and adolescents ages 2 to 19 years are overweight or obese, with 17% of children being obese.” This is a scary statistic, and I think it’s safe to say that … Continue reading
Filed under Dietary Guidelines, Obesity, Parenting
Saving Time With Slow Cooking
Hi everyone! We’re halfway through the week now, and I’m counting the days until the weekend. I’m still a bit tired from all the traveling last weekend. I have to say that this week has been pretty stress free though. … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
Eating on the Road
Hi everyone! I hope everyone had a great weekend. We definitely did, even though it was tiring. As I said in my last post, we went to Houston for the weekend. We raised a lot of money for the Angelman … Continue reading
Filed under On the Go
Isaac’s Lunchkit 5/18/11
Hope everyone is doing well! I can’t believe it’s already Wednesday. Today I decided to try something new for Isaac’s lunch. I found his lunches getting a little boring with sandwiches and wraps. Baked potato - In my quest to … Continue reading
Filed under Isaac's Lunchkit
Banana Pancakes
The weather has been gorgeous in New Orleans! I found it hard to get stuff done in the house, so we spent the majority of our time outside. We’ve been working on our rose bushes in the front yard. We … Continue reading
Rise & Shine With a Healthy Breakfast!
What did your child have for breakfast today? I’m not going to pretend that Isaac eats a home cooked omelet everyday, but I will say that he eats something. It’s estimated that 8 to 12% of children in the US … Continue reading
Saving Money and Staying Healthy
Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend, especially all moms celebrating Mother’s Day. I had a blast! We had brunch at the Court of Two Sisters in downtown New Orleans where we ate some delicious local favorites and … Continue reading
Filed under Grocery
R is for Raisin
Did you know that May 1-7 is National Raisin Week? I figured now would be a great time to discuss this healthy little snack. Raisins are dehydrated grapes and because the water is removed, they are very dense.This means that … Continue reading
Filed under ABC's
A Healthy Start
Lately it seems like new babies are coming into the clinic left and right! Must be that time of year, but I find myself counseling new parents a lot lately. One thing that I stress to them is that it’s … Continue reading
