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Feeding a Family

I took the Velveeta Challenge, Sort Of

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

With budgets tighter and the price of groceries uncomfortably high, many families are once again turning to an easy, affordable way to put a delicious meal on the table- the casserole. It’s so easy to take any kind of cooked meat, vegetables, and rice or pasta and turn them into something delicious, especially if you [...]

Why Milk? Because it’s healthy AND inexpensive!

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Did you know that Chocolate Milk is the “official” drink of Halloween? Me neither! This Friday, streets will be lined with ghosts, goblins and ghouls in search of sweet treats. Now, moms can make Halloween a little healthier for their kids by serving chocolate milk: The Official Drink of Halloween. Experts agree that lowfat chocolate [...]

Book Review- The Dinner Diaries

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

The subtitle of this book is “Raising Whole Wheat Kids in a White Bread World”, and I can attest to the fact that doing so is not easy! In fact, it’s not just harder to get my kids to eat healthier, it’s hard for ME to eat healthier because I was raised with white bread [...]