April 2011

Can Diet Changes Really Improve ADHD? A Mother’s Story

April 28, 2011

Are you or someone you love dealing with a possible ADHD diagnosis? Maybe you’ve heard that diet changes can improve signs of ADHD, but you aren’t sure what to believe. Recently I got an email from my friend, Kristin, and it was one of those FUN emails to find in my box because it was obvious: this was a Mom ready to make a difference for her family and she was *getting* it.

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Real Food Wednesday 4/27/11

April 27, 2011

It’s that crazy time of the week when you entice us with your links and comments to go check out your blogs and your great REAL FOOD WEDNESDAY tips and ideas or recipes! (Visit that link if you’re new and want to learn more about this blog carnival.) Remember, if you’re a blogger, you’ll draw some good traffic to your site by participating! (This is how I built up my traffic in the beginning.)

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When You Can’t Catch Chicken Pox

April 26, 2011

Did you forego the Varicella vaccine for your child? Did you plan to expose them to Chicken Pox and hope they would contract it naturally? If they haven’t contracted it yet, are you worried, because you’ve heard that Chicken Pox as an adult is horrible?

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Monday Morning Mix-Up 4/25/11

April 25, 2011

A picture of our UNnaturally dyed eggs, a link to my post where I tell you what a dingbat I am, a couple links out to some favorite bloggers, an article on early puberty, and some scoop from Jeffrey Smith along with his video, “Cap the gene pool.”

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Let’s Talk Gardening!

April 21, 2011

Living in Michigan keeps us forever guessing, and the scene above is how our deck looked when we woke up today…in the middle of April. But spring really is here because it’s seed planting time! I’ll also tell you how my herbs are doing (not so good), and you’ll learn about our new Real Food Media sponsor and the Tweet chat with them tomorrow!

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Finally, Homemade Chocolate Fudge Brownies as Good as Boxed Brownies!

April 21, 2011

Pretty sad to have boxed fudge brownies as my comparison point, huh? But I used to love those dumb boxed chocolate brownies and haven’t had them in years. Do you know that besides the preservatives and other nasty ingredients, they all still have trans fats in them?! (I just checked again recently!)

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Real Food Wednesday 4/20/11

April 20, 2011

It’s that crazy time of the week when you entice us with your links and comments to go check out your blogs and your great REAL FOOD WEDNESDAY tips and ideas or recipes! Remember, if you’re a blogger, you’ll draw some good traffic to your site by participating! (This is how I built up my traffic in the beginning.)

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Serving Real Food at a Wedding Reception – Is It Possible?

April 19, 2011

A longtime reader friend, Nancy, emailed the other day asking for help planning her daughter’s upcoming wedding reception. As much great advice as all of you have given me through the years with whatever dilemma I’m struggling with, I’m more than happy to return the favor when I have the chance!

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Monday Morning Mix-Up 4/18/11

April 18, 2011

An extra deal on the Rookie class for my readers, I’ll show you my new coffeemaker (and I need your advice), a new blog carnival to tell you about, something else to be freaked out about in our lives (like we need *that*), an article about a Chicago school district that six different people sent me last week because no one could believe it, and much more!

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The Easter Bunny Needs Your Help

April 15, 2011

The Easter Bunny needs some good suggestions for basket goodies that don’t include loads of sugary junk. If you’re like us, he will still bring some of the sweet treats, but nothing like he used to back before we knew better…

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